Smoothest road surface Melb to Port Augusta

There been a couple of posts about various options for that route Gini.

We always go straight thru to Adelaide, turn right at bottom of Adelaide hills up port rush road then over to Port Wakefield road (where it intersects with Main North rd)
and on the Port Augusta.

This has its slow part thru Adelaide but in nett has less hills and holdups and is quickest and almost but not quite the shortest.

90 % of this way is flat multi lane hwy.

Usually leave 4am melbourne and arrive Port Augusta around 4pm in time to fill up with supplies and fruit vegs which should take into S.A.

This path also gives best and most options for fuel and coffee stops , and is approx 1050km.

Its just a commuter section for us , and holiday doesn't being till you get to PT Aug.

On way back though we usually take different path Via Morgan to Ouyen just for interest.
This path has lots of smaller hills but not concentrated as per Adelaide hills.

Hi thanks for that. Last time, and the time before that, we used the Western Highway and nearly bounced through the roof of the truck!!! I think maybe going up to Ouyen and across may be a better road? Hills don't worry us (used to going slow) but the uneven road surface is a killer.

Maybe go through to Mildura then onto the Sturt highway and then through the Riverland is SA, this takes you onto the northern expressway, then turn right onto Port Wakefield Road, this would pretty much cut off Adelaide and have minimal hills.

Cheers John

Gini.
I know its not the answer to your question but can you tell us what tyre pressure you are running on the front of your truck? And what weight do you have on the front axle? Eric.

Thanks for the heads up on the road to Ouyen!!!! Eric, your question actually makes a whole of sense. I will give an Graeme from Isuzu Ballarat a call as he is a motorhome specialist as well. The air in the tyres is definitely a factor when you consider how much weight is where! I'll let you know on that one. We would be running the tyres just as they came with the unit.

I came back that way in early July, My route was basically Port Augusta, Crystal Brook, Burra, Morgan, Renmark, Mildura then Calder Hwy to Melbourne.

The only stretch I remember being bumpy was between Morgan and Renmark.

Jason

After watching the today tonight show in Adelaide last night, we will need to find out if the suspension is OK, or maybe a couple of pounds too much in the tyres. We are catching up with the Isuzu service manager from Ballarat Isuzu on Friday so will discover if it's actually the road being so bad or something else!! I'll let you all know.