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The van is finally finished and we've booked our first long weekend away in a few weeks time.
It'll be the first time I've towed this van anywhere since bringing it home early last year and I'm a little bit worried about its attitude/pitch while being towed. All information I've read suggests the van should be level or slightly nose down. However, as you can see from the photo this van seems to sit nose up and will probably be a bit more nose up since I've changed the rear shocks on the car since. ![]() My question is: is a drop plate on the towbar the way to go (don't really want to if I'm honest) or will this cause clearance issues with the Alko hitch? Alternatively, is it possible to replace the drawbar bit of the towbar with one that has less of an upturn after it protrudes past the rear bumper of the car? Or should I just accept it the way it is and quit worrying?
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is the van loaded in that picture
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Thanks for posting that information, Outnumbered, a big help.
In the picture the van is not quite fully laden but not far from it, just lacking personal effects and a few other bits n bats but has the gas, awning and spare tyre etc. Keep in mind that the rear shocks on the car were very tired when that pic was taken, they've been changed since so I expect the coupling height to be higher still. Just been out to do a quick measure of the towball height: approx 450mm from the ground to centre of the towball. The car isn't laden admittedly but that seems quite high to me given that the information just posted has the upper tolerance at 420mm. Think I'll have to take the car for a second opinion this weekend. Perhaps a new towbar neck is needed, if you can get 'em?
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As long as you have got suitable nose weight on the hitch I would have thought it would be ok.
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not trying to teach you to suck eggs where is the awning and the other heavy bits.
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As I understand it though, if the van sits nose up then it causes air pressure under the front of the van at speed which effectively creates lift reducing the nose weight which in turn can cause stability issues. Like I say, all unknown to me which is why I thought best to ask and get a heads-up. Thanks for all replies so far guys.
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