Thread: have you weighed you caravan lately

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

Its an interesting physics thing,,

When the rear (or the whole ) of the van goes west--

does the wheelbase do more for stability ( of the whole rig) than the length of the drawbar?

anyone got a thought??

No simple answer on that one. It's a function of the wheelbase, distance between the axles (on both the tow rig & from the tow rig to the trailer) and where the weight is being carried on the trailer.

Have a look at this for an example:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php'sto...73678916107053

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

Toyota increase the cars ability to carry stuff,, if you ask them to,,
Zero physical change
as a company they HAVE to...

Think about it,,

Can you clarify?

Only people to my knowledge doing GVM upgrades (in this context) on Vehicles is Suspension specialists not the Manufacturers.

Pre-delivery is cheaper than post-delivery too..

There was also chat that the D4 can be increased using the Armoured model suspension components and having it certified..

Note upping GVM doesn't increase GCM