Hi- looking to correct the ride height of my Designer as it seems to be high on the tow hitch and low on the rear ie not running parallel .I have a swan tow hitch thefore can not use a lowering plate to correct the angle. I was wondering is there a spacer kit that i could buy to put between the frame and the suspension unit ( mine i think are the 500kg six nut fixing units version) My tyres are 145/80/10 i replaced them not so long ago approx 18 months have now found the side walls cracked and need replacing please could anyone advise me where i could get some better tyres and what i should be looking for. 6ply/8ply etc regards gary
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Designer Ride Height
navver- Posts : 1006
Join date : 2013-01-03
- Post n°2
Re: Designer Ride Height
Hi and welcome to the forum
Not sure how old your designer is but some older ones have suffered from the suspension units sagging resulting in the ride height being lowered. The 500kg weight limit is possibly a bit light for the size of a designer and some have upgraded to 750kg units. The newer designers were built with a higher hitch than the old ones following the legal requirement for tow ball heights being raised.
So you need to identify if your problem is sagging suspension or your tow ball is too high. Don't forget, when the car is loaded for a holiday the rear end will be lowered slightly.
If the tow ball is too high you need to add some form of spacer. If the suspension is sagging you may find new units may solve it.
Here's some useful info: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Helen's thread [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
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Hope this helps.
Not sure how old your designer is but some older ones have suffered from the suspension units sagging resulting in the ride height being lowered. The 500kg weight limit is possibly a bit light for the size of a designer and some have upgraded to 750kg units. The newer designers were built with a higher hitch than the old ones following the legal requirement for tow ball heights being raised.
So you need to identify if your problem is sagging suspension or your tow ball is too high. Don't forget, when the car is loaded for a holiday the rear end will be lowered slightly.
If the tow ball is too high you need to add some form of spacer. If the suspension is sagging you may find new units may solve it.
Here's some useful info: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Helen's thread [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Nicks thread [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Hope this helps.
gazer1- Posts : 4
Join date : 2015-02-23
- Post n°3
Re: Designer Ride Height
Thanks for info i am now thinking of making some spacers ergards gary
urbtaf- Posts : 21
Join date : 2014-06-08
- Post n°4
Re: Designer Ride Height
Our designer rode like that when we picked it up, Normal tow bar so a drop plate solved it, also keep most of the heavy stuff in the car.
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