Ride Height Survey

[jayc001]

Vehicle Type: 2017 EU6 T6 LWB Caravelle
Load Rating: T32
Ride Height Front: 365mm
Ride Height Rear: 355mm -
Front springs: Stance+ Coilovers
Rear springs: Stance+ Coilover
Dampers: Stance+
Anti-roll bars: Factory
Wheel Size: 17
Tyre size: 255/35 17
Tyre model: Goodyear Rear, Pirelli Front
Normal load: 7 seat Caravelle layout. Don't carry any real weight.
Comfort: Better than stock suspension by a long way. Better than previous T5.1 with Eibach Racelines.

 

[T6Paul]

Vehicle Type: 2017 SWB KOMBI 150 DSG
Load Rating: T32
Ride Height Front: 375mm
Ride Height Rear: 393mm
Front springs: B14
Rear springs: B14
Dampers: B14
Anti-roll bars: Factory
Wheel Size: 17
Tyre size: 215/60/17C
Tyre model: Goodyear Cargo Vector 2
Normal load: Rear seats, either empty or Family of 2 adults, 3 children plus holiday gear!
Comfort: Firm. Can be harsh when empty unless on smooth roads. 100kg plus in the rear gives a huge improvement to the ride!

 

[Steve315bhp]

Vehicle Type: T6 Ocean
Original Load Rating: think they were based on T30
Previously on standard shocks and eibach sportline -30mm springs
Ride Height Front: after 380, before 410mm
Ride Height Rear: after 395, before 390mm
Ride Height Rear loaded with 175kg tiles: after 370mm, before 350mm
Rake:
Springs: B14 Komfort BMVS edition
Dampeners:
ARB: H&R front and rear.
Wheel size: standard 17” cascavel?
Tyre model: Michelin cross climate
Normal load: anything the wife can fit something in to
Ride Comfort: firm but not crashy, very pleased.
Also replaced top mounts, drop links, track rod ends and previously had superpro lower arm bushes fitted.
The guys @BognorMotors have been so helpful, I happily travel 2 hours each way to them.

 

[GordoCLM]

Eibach coilover kit, under weight, for reference
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Are they the Sportline? I have the Pro Kit and they are almost 60% compressed

 

[Village]

Are they the Sportline? I have the Pro Kit and they are almost 60% compressed

Sorry for the late response, i dont seem to have notifications switched on. This is the Eibach pro street kit. Haven't measured how compressed they are but nothing like 60%; i'd guess 20-30%

 

[Notoriousbigdavetaylor]

Vehicle Type: T6.1
Original Load Rating: T32
Ride Height Front: 380
Ride Height Rear: 360
Rake:
Springs: Eibach
Dampeners: Koni (Twin Peoject Low)
ARB: factory
Wheel size: 8.5 x 18”
Tyre model: Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymetric 5
Normal load: empty / mountain bikes
Ride comfort: very good on motorway, handles amazing, very little body roll however ride is very hard and crashy on bad roads and potholes to the point I’m considering other options

 

[CRS Performance]

The suspension kit you have is not a really serious contender in the market. , I am a huge fan of Koni shocks as everyone knows but the
kit you have isnt a Koni kit at all. It’s a b14 fitted with Koni shocks. , the design of the kit is flawed badly as is the B14 and the van is too low which isn’t helping. If you want a serious chat about a decent. Solution please give us a call ,

 

[ausyray]

Yes that is correct. but please don’t waste money on B14 ..?

Cheers for confirmation and for verifying some of what I’ve been told by other garages

 

[T6_FunBus]

Vehicle Type: Panel van
Original Load Rating: T32
Ride Height Front: 370
Ride Height Rear: 370
Springs: Eibach
Dampeners: Koni
ARB: stock T32
Wheel size: 20”
Tyre model: 275 35 20, some budget crap I never heard of before (came with the wheels the dealer put on lol)
Normal load: light load 1-2 passengers, dayvan coversion in rear (nothing crazy heavy)
Ride comfort: Good

 

[BenBeen]

Vehicle Type: T6 TSI 110kw. 2WD 6 speed manual MY 2018, SWB. Campervan conversion. LPG tank and towbar Bike carrier and kitchen on rear axle.
Original Load Rating: T28
Ride Height Front: 490mm
Ride Height Rear: 480mm
Rake:
Springs: Eibach +35mm T30 lift kit
Dampeners: Bilstein B6?
ARB: standard VW
Wheel size: 235/70R16 steel rims standard
Tyre model: Nokian Rottiva 109T all season
Normal load: 1220kg front, 1040kg rear axle tanked up weighed on scales.
Ride comfort: much improved over standard, more tilt during cornering

Tyre pressure at 2.8 bar all around.

 

[TallPaul_S]

Vehicle Type: T6 Caravelle Executive
Original Load Rating: T30
Ride Height Front: 390/395mm wheel centre to arch
Ride Height Rear: 410mm wheel centre to arch
Rake: ??
Springs: Sportline -30mm springs
Dampeners: Std caravelle
ARB: Std factory
Wheel size: 17"
Tyre model: mixture of dunlop & goodyear, 235/55R17
Normal load: std caravelle, 1 driver - minus the 100kg rear bench but + 100kg camper furniture
Ride Comfort: Hard, crashy, but very little body roll.

 

[John A]

Vehicle Type: 2016 T6 H-line Kombi 140
Load Rating: T32
Ride Height Front: TBC
Ride Height Rear: TBC
Front springs: H&R -50mm
Rear springs: H&R -50mm
Dampers: Bilstein B4 (front)/Standard VW (rear) - OE spec
Anti-roll bars: Factory
Wheel Size: 20
Tyre size: 275/40/20 106Y
Tyre model: Nexen N Fera SU1
Normal load: driver plus 1 infant in rear passenger seat; 2 adults, 3 children 10/8/1
Comfort: Firm, but composed. Not harsh or crashy. Not a fan of potholes, but suspect this is as much about the wheel size/diameter as the suspension set up.

 

[landy]

Vehicle Type: 2016 T6 Caravelle Executive Generation 6
Original Load Rating: T30
Ride Height Front: 444mm (hub centre to wheel arch vertical)
Ride Height Rear: 438mm (hub centre to wheel arch vertical)
Rake: ?
Springs: Stock/Factory
Dampeners: Stock/Factory
ARB: Stock/Factory
Wheel size: 18"
Tyre model: 255/45 R18 103 W & Y
Fronts - Michelin CrossClimate 2
Rears - Continental AllSeasonContact
Normal Load: 7 seat Caravelle Exec layout and 3 kids
Ride Comfort: Harsh on potholes and road surfaces, think dampers are looking tired now,it's fitted with DCC and it's flashing so reckon one of the dampers is shot.

Looking for a lower setup, seems very high compared to other Caravelle Exec, SoLows or similar will be on the cards soon.

 

[Led Sandwich]

Vehicle Type: 2017 T6 H-line Kombi 150
Load Rating: T32
Ride Height Front: TBC
Ride Height Rear: TBC
Front springs: Eibach 60mm
Rear springs: Eibach 60mm
Dampers: T6.1 T32
Anti-roll bars: Factory
Wheel Size: 20
Tyre size: 275/40/20 106Y
Tyre model: 4 x Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 275/40 R20 Y (106), - speedo is out by a small amount and needs adjusting.
Normal load: driver, passenger, plus 1 infant in rear.
Comfort: Firm, but not harsh or crashy. I wouldnt leave a glass of water on the dash and hit speed bumps.

 

[peter1987t]

Vehicle Type: 2017 LWB Kombi TSI (Original taxi) (running on LPG)
Load Rating: T30
Ride Height Front: 460mm
Ride Height Rear: 450mm
Front springs: factory?
Rear springs: heavy load?(Blue)
Dampers: factory?
Anti-roll bars: Factory?
Wheel Size: 18"
Tyre size: 235/50 ZR18 101w
Tyre model: Petlas Velox Sport PT741
Normal load: Camper, Vario tech 3000
Comfort: Not that great yet tbh, rear shrieks over bumps when a bike carrier is attached with 2 emtbs

PS.
Additional GAS/LPG tank in the rear

Rear


Front:




Open for Advice here, havent really looked at this part of the car yet.

 

[Alexander4699]

I’ve not updated this since going to CRS and changing out the SoLow suspension for KW. With the SoLow I was only marginally lower (370mm all round) but the ride was firm, the rear springs having bottomed out due to the weight.
Mich happier with the ride now - I wish I’d
forgone the SoLow and gone straight to KW.

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Vehicle Type: Panel-van Conversion with Cali 2-seater bed, offside kitchenette and HiLo.
Original Load Rating: T28.
Ride Height Front: 390mm
Ride Height Rear: 380mm
Rake: 10mm - slight nose-down
Springs: KW.
Dampeners: KW.
ARB: H&R
Wheel size: 18” (245/45/18).
Tyre model: Pirelli P-Zero.
Normal load: 2 persons plus camper conversion.
Ride comfort: good - firm but forgiving. Comfortable; You don’t have to avoid potholes.

Apologies for resurrecting this thread. I too have the KW kit and was fitted by Steve at @CRS Performance and I love it. I've since had it dropped a further 10mm (measured by calipers) all round from Steve's settings (400mm) to 390 front and 380 rear. My question centres around the loss of an additional 10mm on the rear - whilst I understand suspension settings are very different - is there a way to measure the rear to front rake? Perhaps measurements from the rear of the side sill to the front???

 

[Stay Frosty]

Post a picture with your van parked on flat ground, not at a jaunty angle just flat with the front wheels pointing forward, we'll then rate your stance as it is now and discuss whether that 10mm exists or is only in your mind.

 

[Alexander4699]

Post a picture with your van parked on flat ground, not at a jaunty angle just flat with the front wheels pointing forward, we'll then rate your stance as it is now and discuss whether that 10mm exists or is only in your mind.

Problem solved - spoken to the ‘gos’ that is Steve Hurley. Motion ratio on the KW rear is 2:1 hence it dropping 20mm instead of 10mm