100 series v8 IFS

Thanks nick,
Did you loose much performance or economy from the std size?

didn't notice any performance as you properly plenty of power with these vehicles , economy what economy !!!!! LOL :-)

I would never go back to the olds , just the speedo is a problem , but you can have that changed .

regards to the springs I'v got a set of + 50 / < 300 kg to go on for a trip this year towing camper with heavy load , std can get a saggy with a load.

cheers nick

Pete,
Much appreciated, I am just about to give the suspension an up grade.
My van weighs 2.6t, I am tossing up wheather to go std coils with 25mm lift and add air bags or go 300kg over std gvm / med coil to cope with the extra ball and gear weight.
How do you find the air bags so far?

Cheers

Sorry I cant give you info how the vehicle is with the van attached as I have not as yet towed the van with the new shocks and polyair bags, my van weight is 2000kg atm and with the old standard shocks the rear of my car dropped about 30mm, after fitting the new ones and without the van attached the car is now 25mm higher at the back than before, measurement from centre of wheel to underside of wheel arch is 21 inches or 535 mm, not sure what that measurement would be standard but would like to know.
I have 8psi in the airbags and will up that when van attached, I did not expect to get a 1 inch lift at the back but that does help and the suspension is still standard height, eg I have not added any lift apart from standard height Lovells shocks and the polyair bags.

Hope this helps, Pete.

Rob,
This is why I am a member of Explore Oz, as you have experienced first hand trying to wade through the advice given by suppliers is at best foggy on most occasions.
I to like yourself will be doing extended low pressure driving with a very heavily ladden veichle and this was one of my reasons behind going to a higher rated tyre.
I want to thank you greatly for your response.
This has confirmed my decision.

Cheers
Shaune.

Shaun,
You are very welcome. I hope you took the time to read all of the tyre information on my website. I find the charts for the Load vs Speed vs Pressure very helpful and carry them with me at all times.

It is important to weigh your loaded vehicle front and rear, you will probably get a big surprise. Packing enough food, fuel and recovery gear for a safe Canning Stock Route trip makes it pretty much impossible to stay within your legal GVM.

Rob,
I have printed and will read in depth.

Thanks to all for your feedback very much appreciated.

Cheers.