slide on camper
Submitted: Saturday, Jul 14, 2012 at 19:33
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mark m8
Hi, I am fixing up a millard slide on camper 1980s model and was planning on beefing up the
suspension on my 1994 vs commodore
well back ute to haul her, any advice on
suspension and tye down options would be appreciated.regards mark.
Reply By: Ross M - Saturday, Jul 14, 2012 at 23:13
Saturday, Jul 14, 2012 at 23:13
G'day Mark
Make sure you have a really effective anti sway bar on both the front and the back.
Also, if the ute has done a few km's then the rear wheel bearings may be a fair way through their life and may not like the constant load. New bearings might be a good idea for reliability. Cheaper than a failure somewhere.
Some advice from a spring manufacturer would be good to have so weight issues are covered.
Springs can't work without good shock absorbers and because of the extra weight/mass involved then they will have to match the load and springs in order to control it all.
These will be quite different to the std Commodore shocks.
Don't forget the front shocks as they receive the load under braking and some attention there may be necessary to maintain steering control under brakes.
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