Landowner Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Prob been asked before but which springs to go for if towing a trailer without going for very heavy duty ones. I've seen defenders with trailers on and they always seem a little low at the back. Mine are heavy duty and toooooo stiff as the back end only drops an inch with 2+ tons on the trailer. It's a very hard ride when empty so what is a compromise please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 You should only have a load of about 75kg on the towball whatever the load on the trailer. The load should be taken on the trailer springs/wheels, NOT those of the towcar. You can tow another 110 on a trailer without making the towcar look loaded if the load is correctly distributed and the towbar setup correctly - ball at the right height being the main issue. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 If it drops an inch with a good load in the trailer that sounds about right to me. Absolute max noseweight is 150kg I think, which is not a lot. Its scary how many people here totally ignore noseweight and correct setup e.g. running a twin axle Ifor Williams horsebox onto a towball mounted on the crossmember not on a drop plate, all the weight on the rear axle and the rear suspension of the vehicle down about six inches, there's a couple of those around! Overloading the back makes it too light on the front wheels and downright dangerous. Negative noseweight is even worse news... especially with a 50mm ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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