Off road caravan suspension - what type?
Submitted: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 10:52
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Shelto S1
We are looking to purchase a duel axle pop top off road van around 15' to 16' but was wanting some information as to the best/preferred independent
suspension. As there has been many
topics and
views on the best vans I do not want to go down that track, just want opinion on
suspension as I feel this is the most important part of an off road van. Cheers
Reply By: snoopyone - Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 11:31
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 11:31
"As there has been many
topics and
views on the best vans I do not want to go down that track'
Not much good having a great
suspension if the van isnt built to the conditions as
well.
Sugarglider seems popular as does Simplicity.
Have a look at Trackmaster, Spinifex and Phoenix vans to see what they use as they are reputed to be the better offroad vans
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Reply By: Member - Bucky - Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 11:49
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 11:49
Sugarglider is the go
Spelling ... not sure of
Can handle anything, but the question you need to ask is can the van handle the conditions too ?
Cheers
Bucky
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Reply By: ChrisK - Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 11:55
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 11:55
We have a Supreme Getaway & it has sugarglider independent
suspension under it and it has been fantastic on all road surfaces. Just remember to adjust your tyre pressures to suit the road surface and also adjust your speed as
well. We have found these 2 factors as important as the
suspension set-up you have.
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Reply By: CSeaJay - Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 12:45
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 12:45
Agree, impossible to discuss
suspension without mention of type of camper.
Personally I belive the MC2 Asymmetric Link
suspension by Track (TVan) to be the absolute beez knees of trailer
suspension.
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Reply By: Shelto S1 - Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 15:00
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 15:00
I very much appreciate your replys. I look at it from the other way, hence the query, ie it does not matter how good the van is if the
suspension is rubbish then the result will be the same.
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Follow Up By: Graham & Ann - Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 16:17
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 16:17
Trailing arm (Sugar glider) coil/shocker works ok on our Evernew van. Been most
places one wants to take a van ie
Cape York,
Gibb River, Mt Dare, Outback H'way etc... no dramas, new bushes/shockers at 95000km, now done 140,000km still going strong. We leave things like set top boxes, electric jug etc. on benches as we travel even on the most corrugated roads only had stuff move once and that was when shocker was shot.
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Reply By: MEMBER - Darian, SA - Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 15:38
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 15:38
You have a problem :-o).......various manufacturers of quality trailers and vans etc. choose from various types of offroad
suspension - all of them seemingly respected performers over many years. Some are simple and others complex, but it may be that among the mainstream designs, there are no bad ones ! I've only had 1. trailing arm coil and shocker 2. Trailing arm air bag and shocker ..... both have been very good to me over 7 years (the latter... 'to date' :-o). ........I'll stick with trailing arm in future - makes sense to my thinking.
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Reply By: Member - Toyocrusa (NSW) - Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 20:37
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 20:37
Hi. I think you would be hard pressed to find an off road van of that size with dual axle
suspension. The best for up to 16ft would be trailing arm, air bag, adjustable shock absorbers and single axle. Have a look at "vehicle components" website. Cheers,Bob
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