Sprinter Van: Van Compass Adjustable Front Inverted Rally Struts and Rear Shocks

Contents

• Introduction
  • We ordered:
• Video: Sprinter Van Suspension Upgrade Plan and Unboxing: Van Compass parts
• Video: Sprinter Van Suspension Upgrade After Installation

Introduction

We bought our 2015 Mercedes Benz 4x4 Sprtiner Van in the spring of 2024. It was already converted and had many kms on it.

The first thing we noticed was how jarring the ride was even in the City. We had adventures planned for off-roading and couldn’t imagine how much everything in the van would shake on a gravel road. We decided one of our first changes to the van would be upgrading the shocks.

We decided to order from Van Compass, since we are in Canada we went through Nirvana Outfitters for local shipping. Nirvana Outfitters were easy to deal with and great at answering our questions via email.

We ordered:

• Sprinter BAJA BRACKETS (as the stock brackets for shocks to attach to are known to break)
• Sprinter AWD & 4x4 VC FALCON 3.3 FAST ADJUST INVERTED RALLY STRUT
• Sprinter AWD & 4x4 VC FALCON 3.3 SP2 FAST ADJUST REAR SHOCKS

We had our local mechanic do the work.

We have been extremely happy with the shocks. They are easy to change the setting and ride smooth on highway and off. We made a few videos to provide further details about the process and quality.

Image of Inverted Rally Strut attached to the new Baja Bracket

Image of the Rear Shock

Here is our van before and walk through of the products before installation:

Video: Sprinter Van Suspension Upgrade Plan and Unboxing: Van Compass parts

Here is our van after installation, how to adjust and a quick demo on the road:

Video: Sprinter Van Suspension Upgrade After Installation

We have been extremely pleased with the smoothness of the van and the ease of adjusting the strut and shock firmness.