Towing with a lowered van

[Fromow]

I apologise if this had been covered already.

I’m looking at B14s, Koni H&R combo and stance coilovers but wanted people’s opinions on them when a caravan is hitched up.
Towing with a T30 dsg 204 4 motion

 

[Deleted Member]

I've got a T32 DSG 4-Mo, B14's (on highest setting) and tow an Adria that's 1900kg fully loaded, no issues for me.

I was surprised at how well the Adria hooks up to the back of my van, I was expecting the front of the caravan to be heavily nose down in order to hitch up, but it's fine and towing has been a breeze except on the narrowest roads where an 8ft wide plastic box makes you shit yourself.

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[teamfly]

 

[teamfly]

Lwb , -50mm on h&r springs. Tows great.

 

[CRS Performance]

The best thing you can do for towing is have a performance shock regardless of what height you run as this will make the rig more stable . Good shocks are stiffer than standard shocks in low frequency movements and these increased forces keep the rig tight and stable .

 

[Fromow]

Thanks guys nice to get a couple of opinions at least
@CRS Performance I will be in touch soon I hope I’m edging towards the Koni h&r tbh

 

[Thegee6]

I will follow this thread with interest as I’m on standard suspension at the moment but looking to go a bit lower with also improved comfort. But also I tow a twin axle caravan

 

[Vkerr]

Not a twin axle, but lowered almost right down on B14, tows great never had a problem with speed bumps or getting on and off the ferry.

 

[Eli]

I have Koni coi over wound down amount 65mm, seems to sit ok. Bottom image is on standard suspension

 

[CRS Performance]

Considering the lowering Height , looks like its good . Insane caravan love it

 

[Eli]

Considering the lowering Height , looks like its good . Insane caravan love it

I’ll let you know how it tows, might need to raise it a bit if it catches

 

[Yzfr1]

View attachment 75047I have Koni coi over wound down amount 65mm, seems to sit ok. Bottom image is on standard suspension
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Bigger than my house

 

[Fromow]

Looks spot on!! keeps us posted on how it tows.

 

[Eli]

Took some measurements this morning, the caravan is 45mm "nose" down when on the tow bar and the "velle" is 60mm lower than standard, question is do I bring the "velle" up a bit to reduce the 45mm "nose" down. Has anyone else who tows a caravan had similar issues ?

 

[Eli]

of course the other option is to buy bigger wheels

 

[Deleted Member]

Nose down is good, nose down

 

[Mooncat]

@Eli1264 my concern would be the load going through the tyres on the front axle. It looks like a recipe for a blow out to me.

 

[T6Paul]

Another Adria with the van on Bilstein B14’s

 

[Deleted Member]

There a really good article here - Understanding the dynamics of towing

What’s your nose weight? 100kg max remember.

But if in any doubt ask your dealer.

 

[Eli]

Went back to Steve @CRS Performance to get Koni’s raised to max height just to be sure, arrived and all done in 10mins, nothing was a problem. Thanks Steve/Steve.
On some occasions there will be be 4 adults and a child when towing.
10/10 for @CRS Performance