Can I lift my odyssey??

[scoutinkeith]

You may think I'm crazy, but bear with me for a minute.
We currently live in a small town in a rural area. Several times this winter we had issues with getting the van stuck in the snow. It was NOT stuck because fo bad tires (not getting traction). The van was getting high-centered. In the next month or two, we are going to be moving farther out into the country, and will no longer have county snow removal. I'm worried that next winter we'll have even more trouble with the van getting high-centered, and will be stuck a lot more.

It appears that we have two options,
option 1: sell the odyssey and get a different vehicle.
option 2: find some way to lift the odyssey (would only need to lift it an inch ot two), to increse the ground clearance.

We really like our odyssey, it's a great family vehicle, so if there is any way at all to lift it, I'd rather do that, and be able to keep it.

[cherryelky305]

2500 silverado quad cab, if your living in the country and have deep snow.

[scoutinkeith]

How easily/comfortably can you fit 4 adults and 2 kids in booster seats in there?

[BullShifter]

Get a Pilot or something like that.

[cherryelky305]

just get a cap for the bed and throw the kids back there, lol just kidding. but a pilot might not fit that many people either, you need three rows which almost limits you exclusivly to vans. the only thing done with odysseys Ive seen has been lowering kits.

I did see one van that was adapted with a handicap ramp and that had a body lift on it, might look around and see what you can find from people that do those handicap vans.

[Moppie]

Lowering a vehicle is very different to raising it, and creates a whole different set of problems.

To raise it you would need taller springs, longer shocks, and most difficult, some kind of camber correction.
You would also have to find away to deal with the change in centre of gravity. There would be huge negative impact on the handling.

[702VegasLife]

I don't think raising an odyssey is the right move. I would suggest a suburban, three rows of seats, with extra space for cargo in the back. Also I know you can get some nice tires and a lift on one of those. I'm pretty positive you can get them in 4x4 also, just not 100%

[scoutinkeith]

Quote: "I did see one van that was adapted with a handicap ramp and that had a body lift on it, ...." quote
I'd like to see that LOL!!! the last time I checked, the odysseys were uni-body construction.

I wouldn't mind a sub, but my wife doesn't really like them (or any of the large SUV's for that matter). And you are correct, they can be lifted, however, suspension lifts for the newer suburbans, however, the newer ones (newer than '91 I think) have IFS, and lifts for thos are prety expensive.

[702VegasLife]

Ah, Ya I've never looked into it before, Maybe you can find a used one with a lift already on it?? It is a tough economy and with gas prices on the rise, there's a lot of people selling there bigger car's/ gas guzzler's right now. Good luck on your search !

[cherryelky305]

Originally Posted by scoutinkeith

Quote: "I did see one van that was adapted with a handicap ramp and that had a body lift on it, ...." quote
I'd like to see that LOL!!! the last time I checked, the odysseys were uni-body construction.

These have an 11" floor drop which require lifting the body up several inches. Still cheaper to get a chevy though.

http://www.mobilityworks.com/honda-o...lchair-van.php