camper front beam

bac2ba6 · 13-06-2010, 06:17 PM

Right following fitting the horse shoe plates to the rear of my bus to improve the suspension travel i didnt have ( which it has nicely ) its now not as low as it used to be .
Any how , i have a cut and turned beam on the front and it has a good 6 inch drop ( bottom of beam is about an 1 1/2 inches of the ground ) and hense the bus has quite a rake on it which isnt a major problem but was wondering is it possible to put adjusters the wrong way round so can raise the bus ( about an inch ) ? is this a definate no no ???? a few people ( companys ) have said about doing this and i was just concerned about

1. the stress on the adjusters them selves and

2. haveing another weld on the same section as the cut and turned bit ?

just wondered what people thought as only want about an inch higher and some travel on the shocks and the only other option i can think of is a new beam and adjusters which is going to work out exspensive for the sake of an inch ??
your views if you plz

Dougie · Yesterday, 07:27 AM

George, the adjusters wont have to be in the wrong way round, they just need to be fitted as normal. They can be welded slightly higher on the beam to correct the cutting and turning, but it will be quite obvious where they have to go once the beam is off and in front of you.
The double lot of welding should not be an issue either as the welds should be as strong as the original beam.

bac2ba6 · Yesterday, 05:10 PM

Cheers chap

certainly a cheaper option than all new stuff