Tuesday, Oct 18, 2011 at 20:34
Sway control and weight distribution are two different problems. If you are going in and out of creek beds and over humps you'll have to take the spring bars off anyway, otherwise you can snap the gooseneck off as the rig goes down a dip. It's certainly happened before. The Gall Brothers snapped one off on Fraser Island.
There are a lot of lift bars on the market and some are easier to take on and off than others. I've only used the spring bars and they're horrible.
If there's a problem with sway on the road I'd be having a look at the way the van is loaded, the condition of the
suspension bushes, tyre ratings and pressures and maybe thinking about installing some shock absorbers. Make sure the van is towing dead level and the ball weight is about 10% of the van, which should be OK for a twin axle van. If a twin axle van is towing nose up or nose down, it can make it away a bit.
I understand that trucks with a lift often experience more sway problems and that
Kimberley have just put sway bars on their Karavans for this reason.
Years ago I bought a 16 ft van new from a dealer and it was all over the
shop. Turns out that the tyres at max pressure were only rated to the unladen weight of the van. With ten ply light truck tyres and some shockers on, it was 100% better.
Good luck with it, Bernie
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