Bigger wheels/tyres.

Thanks for the info. Now I need a recommendation for something a bit more local to York if anyone has one.
 
Robina said:
What does it cost to get a garage to fit it - with or without discount? Ours is a Bailey with an alko chassis.
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AlKo chassis fitment is more complex because it's torsion bar suspension.

Airride kits are most often used with leaf spring suspension. Their website says that there is a kit for AlKo but only for a twin axle configuration.
 
Hi, the ALKO chassis fitting is not a straight forward job and takes most of the day so the price is a lot higher, mine was £1,500

My motorhome ( thank you Compass / Elddis ) sat lower on one side due to all the furniture being down one side so i need the pressures to be more on that side to level it up as well.

I had mine done at AS Air Suspension, Warrington and was the kit that it shows in the second image on the home page.

AS Air Suspension

AS Air Suspension UK Ltd. The No1 Air Suspension for all vehicles, ALKO & Non ALKO chasis. If you're not happy with the ride of your motorhome or you keep grounding at the rear then air suspension is what you need, Just read our testimonials. It will make your motorhome feel like a new vehicle!
www.as-airsuspension.co.uk www.as-airsuspension.co.uk

You raise and lower it from the cab seat, each side is independant so you can also level the motorhome to a certain degree.

They will take you to Bank Quay train station so you can nip to Warrington, Liverpool or Manchester for the day and they ring you when it's ready and will pick you back up from the train station..

If you want Phil ( owner ) will take you down the pit and show /explain to you all the work that has been done.

Not cheap but well worth it IMHO.

Note :-

If you go the bridge you can see on Bellhouse Lane is a lot taller than it first looks, big dip in the road and double decker buses get under it fine.

Scared the shyte out of me first time i went as i had not been warned :eek: o_O
 
Hi, thanks very much for the detailed information - very useful. I think we probably will go for it and make it into a short trip over the Pennines! And thanks for the warning about the bridge - nasty moments those!
 
Mtbcol said:
Afternoon all. Before you all scroll past, this isn't the usual question 😁.

I don't really want to go up to 16" or alloys but after grounding out the rear of Burstner Solano T 615, and very nearly getting stuck going into a carpark that didn't look like it was going to be a problem. I'm wondering if going to 16" would make much difference to the rear ground clearance to make it worth while doing? I don't want to mess up the gearing, Speedo reading etc. Comments welcome 🙂👍
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If you don't want to mess up the spedo reading, you have to stick with wheels of the same circumference, which means wheels of the same radius.

I changed the tyres (not the wheels) on my van from 195 to 205. This made the speedo and odometer read low. I use a GPS HUD, properly set to give my actual speed.
The higher gearing make the van drive better and quieter. The only issue is that I had to replace all the tyres at once.

As for suspension height, if yours is too low, is this bad van design, worn out springs or an overloaded rear axle?
The fix for the problem depends on the cause. Don't try to hide an overloaded axle: fix the weight problem, if it is that.
My van had air suspension at the rear when I bought it. Far better than springs, and significantly better than spring assist, which is just a few hundred pounds, unlike air suspension which is a few thousand pounds.
But spring assist might be enough.
 
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