Make Berlingo offroad

[SNubbe]

Hello all Berlingo people. Is there any way I can make my 2wd Berlingo look more like a 4x4 Berlingo? I mean make it higher in the front so I can go a bit off-road. Would it be enough to just change the springs?

[Matt Haigh]

There was a 4x4 Berlingo, google some pictures, that may be the look you are after

[Romahomepete]

One of the M59 Peugeot Partner versions had raised suspension

Peter

[oilyrag]

Traction is pretty poor no matter how much the suspension is raised. 
I have trouble getting up my driveway in wet weather so mud etc. is going to be challenging with 2WD!

[ffrenchie]

There was a version available with limited slip differential to give it a bit better rough ground performance. Peugeot Partner Combi had a few off road pretensions with grills on the lights and higher ride.

[SNubbe]

Thansk for the fast answers. Im not really looking for traction. Im only looking for looks. I want my 2wd to be as high as the 4x4 in the front.

[Gadgetman]

For the 1.4i/MA5 users there's a 'LSD'
out there that uses a slightly different tech that gives a much moother operation. It has been used a lot in rallying models with that engine and gearbox. It's actually manufactured in England, but I think the price is over £500, and you need to completely dismantle the gearbox to fit it.

If you just want the looks, I'd suggest checking around on breakers yards for a scrapped 4x4 and get the parts off of that. Then you'd know that the parts fits...

[Kyleonsite]

Peugeot Partner Escapade has 30mm longer shocks and different springs to a Berlingo. I have one and rebuilt it's front end when I bought it - the part numbers are all different between the two models.

The Escapade also have a substantial steel sump/skid plate and the light guards as mentioned above.

[benoliver999]

Pretty interesting that the escapade has more than just skin-deep differences.

[saskak]

Pretty interesting that the escapade has more than just skin-deep differences.

Yeah, I have the escapade version and I always thought it is just cosmetic differences as I mostly get my parts from looking at the M59 berlingo version. Nevertheless, the skid/sumpguard plate is pretty substantial piece of metal, heavy as hell and the shock absorber height is higher definitely. I am sure that one can get crashed escapade parts and swap them around.
Also, the fuel lines underneath are protected by a plate, so difficult to get snagged or cut.