MADF6 Member 399 Member For: 18y 8m 3d Posted 04/04/13 11:04 PM Posted 04/04/13 11:04 PM (edited) Ok, so the wife comes to me and tells me we're buying a caravan and my car has to tow it. It will be no longer than 14 foot so under 1200kgs hopefully.I'm not crazy about the idea but I say to her the only way I can achieve this is with full suspension upgrade and potentially some power mods.Car is a 2007 BFII Typhoon (rspec).A friend has suggested these Pedders SportsRyder Supercar coilovers for my car - http://www.pedders.com.au/products/114I'm just after feedback. Edited 04/04/13 11:06 PM by MADF6
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 23y 10m 12d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 04/04/13 11:10 PM Posted 04/04/13 11:10 PM I suggest trading in for 4wheel drive capable of towing in comfort....or trading wife....or just save the money you would spend a lane hogger and motel it.
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Legacy Donating Member 23,708 Member For: 18y 3m 26d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 05/04/13 12:27 AM Posted 05/04/13 12:27 AM ^^^ this ^^^Next up no way are coil overs a good option for HD applications like towing vans Air shocks and hd springs at a min Rspecs just aren't designed for this job !!
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Legacy Donating Member 19,334 Member For: 21y 3d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 05/04/13 12:30 AM Posted 05/04/13 12:30 AM Toad's tows his boat with Pedders XA's in his BA's, although his boat does weigh about as much as Dag's lunch.
sexual harrassment panda I see a red door and I want to paint it black Legacy Donating Member 5,919 Member For: 16y 11m Gender: Male Location: Far north queensland Posted 05/04/13 01:00 AM Posted 05/04/13 01:00 AM good excuse to put coilovers in I reckon
wombatG6ET Legacy Donating Member 707 Member For: 14y 3m 14d Gender: Male Location: cherrybrook Posted 05/04/13 01:03 AM Posted 05/04/13 01:03 AM The supercar coilovers are about 7 grand a lot of money to spend on a tow car You would only need the XA coilovers for about 2 grand
Bellato Legacy Donating Member 2,713 Member For: 15y 11m 7d Posted 05/04/13 01:10 AM Posted 05/04/13 01:10 AM Why not just HD springs with polybags (I think that's what they're called) in the rear? And complete with some good shocks
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Legacy Donating Member 19,334 Member For: 21y 3d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 05/04/13 01:12 AM Posted 05/04/13 01:12 AM Not a great deal of room for a set of polyairs in the bag end of our cars
aiboart Member 665 Member For: 21y 8m 11d Posted 06/04/13 12:11 AM Posted 06/04/13 12:11 AM Whatever you do don't forget the carbon brake upgrade. Towing a beast like that requires the ultimate in stopping power. Also, you might need to go to a water to air IC for the heavy duty work. Tell your wife. I have a BA-T fitted with Bilsteins that tows a lightweight boat trailer. The trailer has a fully independent coil spring suspension, of course. Whilst it It tows great and appears to do a fine job in even complex road conditions, a set of Penske regressive (yes regressive not digressive) shocks for the car and the trailer would be even better... much better. Sadly, Penske do not make shocks in 316 stainless...
Septimus New Member 17 Member For: 14y 2m 7d Posted 06/04/13 01:04 PM Posted 06/04/13 01:04 PM (edited) HD Springs and a load leveling kit on the van should be ok. 1200kgs is not that much if setup right. Edited 06/04/13 01:16 PM by Septimus
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