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08/7/2012 at 9:00pm
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My back axle was 10k over fully loaded - not a huge figure though. The front was 80k under. I moved a spare gas bottle, my giant levelers, and a bag of awning poles forward - spread in the loo and the 'overhead'. Job sorted. Although ill still admit there was more up top than i was happy with even though i had the actual weights sorted.

Given this was the first 'weighing' (£7 at the tip) for a long time, the re-distribution made a noticeable difference to wobbling at speed.

I suppose the obvious thing with a home-on-wheels, is not to be flying down the outside lane in the first place. As they have all the aero-dynamics of a three piece suite, and not suited to speed.


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I have air springs fitted to my Ducato Burstner Solano and I can confim that whilst improving the ride they do not stop the wobbling when overtaking HGV's. This is simply the effect of air pressure and lever effect on the bodywork behind the rear axel, being felt on the front steering axel. HGV ruts can also magnify this problem. You have to keep your side to side distance at the maximum possible

Air Springs fitted to rear axels, reduce oscillation, and when turning, increase the back end stability, especially when heavy with bikes, spare wheels etc, they are vastly superior to the normal leaf springs and well worth the money

 

 



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13/7/2012 at 3:17pm
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As said, Its only the bow wave You either have to avoid the situation altogether or be ready for it and deal with it.

As the campers friend Jeremy Clarkson likes to point out, they are not sports cars



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