Alco Suspension

Jason,

Yes I do! No I can't.


I have a Halls Off Road Camper Trailer fitted with Alco Independent Suspension, now almost seven years old.

Have travelled pretty rugged roads and tracks and am satisfied with the performance.

Not having experienced Sugar Glider or Control Rider type suspension systems I'm not in a position to offer comparisons.

I would be most happy to go the Alko again, the only difference being the addition next time around of shock (rebound) absorbers. This is not a criticism of the Alko as any suspension system benefits from the fitting of shock absorbers.

Ian

Hi Jason,

I have a Southern Cross camper trailer with ALCO suspension. We've had no problem with it for the past 5 years. I am afraid I cannot make a comparison to trailing arm independent suspension, though I suspect the latter likely to be more robust for extreme off-road travel. The ALCO suspension doesn't really have an axle as such but a torque tube that contains the rubber torque elements. This attaches close to floor height and has trailing arms down to the stub axles. This does offer more clearance than traditional solid axle trailer.

Where in WA are you? More than welcome to look at our trailer.

Regards,
Hugh

Had 2 CT's with ALKO suspension. First was a TREK, it was pretty lightweigth and bounced aqround a fair bit, especially annoying on the freeway. Our current CT is an old Dingo, over enineered and very heavy. It follows like a cattle dog and is great off road. We've taken it on some pretty rugged track and we keep forgetting it's there. The ony concern I have is that if it lets go in the bush, there's no way to jury rig a 'limp home' suspension. We'd haveto wait for a new axle to be freighted and then installed. However, others I know who've been running with ALO for years have had no issues.

We had the Alko suspension on our camper , very good over very rough roads . Had the camper for 5 years,
We are now waiting delivery of new europian made van with the same setup.

Make sure that any Alko supension that you buy is not welded to the chassis. The axle has to come off so the rubber can be replaced.

Hi Jason

I can definately give a fair comparison, our last camper had Alko suspension and performed very well especially on corrugations. We had that unit for over 6 years. We got our new Pioneer C/T with fully independent suspension in the middle of last year and I think the only difference is the Pioneer has a softer ride. Good luck with your search.

Regards
Rocky