T&C Nivomat shock replacement

Have a '03 T&C which I decided to swap out the standard shock
with the Nivomat shocks. Found a great deal, shocks arrived,
installed with no real problem.
BUT....the van now sits about 1.5" higher than before. Called
Sachs, was told you can't just swap out the shocks, the springs
have to be matched to the shock !
Just beware, anyone that has Nivomat's in mind.
Also....have a good deal on unused Nivomats ! !
Zork

 

What's the deal???? You should put them on eBay.

 

Have a '03 T&C which I decided to swap out the standard shock

Unless there's some fine print that you may have missed, I'd demand
my money back. Tell them that matching the springs to the shocks is like
matching the arm to the Rolex©. Maybe they'll understand that not everyone
drives a Porche©, or a Nissan NSX©, but a few people who like their ride, and
have disposable income, is no different than a former Timex© owner wanting the
correct time to come from the feel of a Rolex©, and asking him to change out
his arm is a bit more than reasonable. KaChing --- refund due!

God Bless,
Dan'L

("If I'm going to reach out to the the Democrats then I need a third
hand.There's no way I'm letting go of my wallet or my gun while they're
around.")

 

Chances are that, since he indicated he "found a great deal", he did not get
them from a Chrysler dealer as these are expensive shocks and a dealer isn't
going to give a "great deal" on them. Additionally, a dealer would have told
him that there is more to do than just replacing the shocks. When I bought my
'96 T&C LXi I waited for those shocks to become available before ordering it so
I could get them. At the time I was a publishers representative that hauled
textbooks around in my company vehicle which was a '96 Caravan. I asked my
dealer service department manager if shocks cold be retrofitted to the Caravan
so it would level out with the heavy load I always carried. He informed me the
whole rear suspension would have to be replaced for that to be possible.

 

Not at all. Nivomat is a *system*, and the shocks aren't intended as
simple swap-on replacements for ordinary shock absorbers. Your analogy is
faulty.

 

Not at all. Nivomat is a *system*, and the shocks aren't intended as

In that case, I stand corrected. Thanx everyone!

Complete aftermarket suspension system, . . . . Hmmmmmmmmm!! That's
exactly what I need for my '38 Plymouth. Anyone think this'll be easy??
Currently, I'm running a differential from a Cordoba, on the original
sheet-metal-wrapped semi-eliptical leaves, and they wanna wrap themselves under
the force of my fairly stock 360/904 combo, (with Edelbrock carb and 2.02 340
Heads), as well as causing some inner tire-wall interference issues on anything
other than easy cornering. I'd really like to tackle this, during the cold
weather, this winter, and spend something less than $1200 in making the
upgrade.


God Bless,
Dan'L

("If I'm going to reach out to the the Democrats then I need a third
hand.There's no way I'm letting go of my wallet or my gun while they're
around.")

 

Just pick up a pair of leaf springs for a Nivomat enabled van at the junk
yard. It is an easy swap.

Richard.

 

I am interested in the shocks! Do you still have them? If you don't
where can i get a pair? Thanks