Car suspension

johndailey
johndailey Forum Participant Posts: 520
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edited February 2016 in Towcars & Towing #1

Whilst browsing the forums on the CC website, I occasionally come across the subject of people that have had their car rear suspension adjusted. My questions are 1. Why is this necessary? 2. I tow a two berth Amara Coachman with a Vauxhall Astra 2 litre
diesel. Do I need to consider an adjustment?

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  • ChrisRogers
    ChrisRogers Forum Participant Posts: 435
    edited February 2016 #2

    Do not have any suspension aids on mine, no need too; Skoda Octavia Estate 2.0TDi 4x4 it has a slightly raised suspension with heavy duty shocks as standard. With a good load in the back and 75kg noseweight on (well within axle load) the rear suspension just drops a little and the caravan is just slighly nose down when towing.

  • EmilysDad
    EmilysDad Forum Participant Posts: 8,973
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    edited February 2016 #3

     ...... My questions are 1. Why is this necessary?  ....

    Lutz will say it's not, but in the real world the back of the car might end up lower than you'd like when the caravan is hitched up.

    Do you need anything? Is the back of the car lower than you'd like when the caravan is hitched up? Wink As long as your rear springs are in good condition I'd say probably no. A short overhang also helps too.

  • Lutz
    Lutz Forum Participant Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭✭
    edited February 2016 #4

    Lutz will say it's not, but in the real world the back of the car might end up lower than you'd like when the caravan is hitched up.

    Do you need anything? Is the back of the car lower than you'd like when the caravan is hitched up? Wink As long as your rear springs are in good
    condition I'd say probably no. A short overhang also helps too.

    That's right. It's only an issue of it 'not looking right', but it has no bearing on safety, etc. so long as the noseweight is adjusted accordingly. It may only be a problem if the back end is so low that suspension travel is reduced to the extent that the
    car's rear suspension bottoms out on bumps.

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