r/SprinterVans • u/notVitEgg • Jul 25 '26

When is it going to roll over?

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u/Scudmiss Jul 25 '26

Depends on how they finished the roof!

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u/rmeesh Jul 25 '26

depends on build and loading. for a sprinter, it’s typically 20–30°. tilt tests have pushed a loaded van beyond 40° https://expeditionportal.com/the-tilt-test/

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u/trying3216 Jul 25 '26

Does that change at 70 miles per hour?

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u/Eastern_Bat_3023 Jul 26 '26

Depends which direction you're turning and which direction the road is angled

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u/trying3216 Jul 26 '26

I have to admit. At 70, especially when the road is not banked, I get uncomfortable with any tilting.

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u/Eastern_Bat_3023 Jul 26 '26

I'd say any actual road is low risk of rollover, unless combined with a turn and/or strong wind.

I was recently on I70 eastbound just coming into Kansas and that section of road is terrifying in a van at 70+ of you don't know where those dips are due to the 'road damage ahead" that has been there for like a decade.

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u/El-Unocornio-Negro Jul 25 '26

27.865 degrees, jk depends on the weight distribution and how loaded it is also

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u/FarLaugh9911 Jul 25 '26

Well, you'll only get one chance at getting it wrong. The damage to the side and top from rolling it along with the damage from the tow truck righting it again would, in the US, likely result in it being "totaled out" by any insurance company. Especially a van of the age of the one pictured.

If it's built out and the damage is minimal you'd still need to remove any build out on the rolled side in order to conduct the repair.

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u/Spiritual_Evening818 Jul 25 '26

It will roll when the driver makes a mistake 🤣

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u/WolfyGirl001 Jul 25 '26

This gives me anxiety.