Finn Ghost
Date Registered: 07-2011
Location: Southern Finland
TOTAL POSTS: 68
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Re: T30 Suspension Lift
quote: AlanStafford wrote:
I have read this thread and the 'Towing' thread. I have a 2005 T30 and have a light van with a max 130kg towball weight. At this weight the front of the X Trail is too high in my opinion.
Questions - is there a stronger rear spring which would help level the car without raising it?
- does the later T31 suspension cope with towball weight better and/ have a stronger spring kit available?
Thanks
Alan
Hi Alan,
Pretty much any rear spring from a lift kit will have a higher spring rate compared to the stock springs. Naturally, these will lift the rear of the vehicle when not loaded, but it will be more level when towing or when there's more weight at the back. This also works the other way around, a "stronger" rear spring with a higher spring rate will lift the rear of the vehicle.
For reference, the rear springs of my X-Trail are ARB OME508 springs with a lift of 25-30mm. In my opinion, they perform very well when towing, the heaviest I have pulled is a car trailer, about 1800kg total.
However, if your intention is not to lift the X-Trail, an airbag assist or auxiliary/helper springs might be a better idea. Unfortunately I don't have first hand experience about those, but if I recall correctly there was a thread about airbag assists on this forum. If lifting is not the intention, that might be the correct thread to post in, rather than this thread.
--- Henri
2006 T30 Series II 2.2 dCi
3 inch lift/163hp/373Nm/Front & rear diff bash plates/Braided brake lines/Bull bar/Stainless side steps & rear bar/Fuel burning heater/Tinted windows
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8/Sep/2013, 10:11 pm
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Revhead Kev
Date Registered: 10-2006
Location: Mona Vale, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
TOTAL POSTS: 6360
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Re: T30 Suspension Lift
HI Mat,
I have had the spacers in for just over 4 years now and only did a CV because a boot got split and ran dry when it lost all its grease.
Another member had a tier-od end ball joint pop out after going over some deep ruts. Other than that no problems from what I have heard or experienced myself.
--- Kev X450(c) T30 Guru
03 Titanium Ti T30 Series 1 **MODIFIED**
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5/Nov/2013, 4:18 pm
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