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Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 03-05-2020, 12:40 PM
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Posted By Bjones7788
Chevy Roadtrek ground clearance lift -SUCCESSFUL

Thanks to Booster & Pete for the remarkable amount of the help in resolving this problem!

Our 2004 and 2013 Chevy Roadtrek 190s both had very low ground clearance with holding tank support straps,...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 02-24-2020, 09:59 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 28,484
Posted By Bjones7788
Interesting thinking about air bag, not jounce...

Interesting thinking about air bag, not jounce stop, contributing to rear end hop/bounce. Honing it down further to actual air bag, or jounce stop or a combination would be due diligence.

Since I...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 02-24-2020, 01:18 PM
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Posted By Bjones7788
thanks for the spacer source info I did get...

thanks for the spacer source info

I did get to AirLift factory support and Mike immediately understood my problem and offered to sending me a pair of air bags without jounce stops - no charge -
...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 02-23-2020, 11:38 PM
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Views: 28,484
Posted By Bjones7788
Pete, very interesting suggestion. A call to...

Pete, very interesting suggestion. A call to AirLift to ask about air bags without internal jounce stops is in order plus a little persistence to get to the "right person" to get a nod on that.
...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 02-23-2020, 10:50 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 28,484
Posted By Bjones7788
Interim report on rear end bounce in our Chevy...

Interim report on rear end bounce in our Chevy Roadtrek 190s.

I put my test equipment on the back bench seat of both our 2004 and 2013 Roadtrek 190s and drove thru a well know course including two...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 02-22-2020, 12:37 AM
Replies: 184
Views: 28,484
Posted By Bjones7788
Guys, I just caught up on the last few posts you...

Guys, I just caught up on the last few posts you put up (after I sent my previous post a few minutes ago) SORRY.
I should note that I bet many Roadtrek ownrs would not pay much attention to my hop...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 02-21-2020, 11:59 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 28,484
Posted By Bjones7788
SKIP TO THE LAST PARAGRAPH FOR MY QUESTION or...

SKIP TO THE LAST PARAGRAPH FOR MY QUESTION or read the following refresher:

I have a 2013 Chevy Roadtrek 190 Popular with about 4" lift in front from Moog springs and Bilstien shocks.
Bilstiens...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 02-05-2020, 04:55 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 28,484
Posted By Bjones7788
This is a tentative update on my 2013 Chevy...

This is a tentative update on my 2013 Chevy Roadtrek 190 rear end vertical "hop".

I removed the air bags and drove my test equipment (wife) around sitting and reclining on the rear bed/seat area...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 01-21-2020, 07:03 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 28,484
Posted By Bjones7788
Pete, After going through the video I agree...

Pete,
After going through the video I agree with the physics represented by the two presenters.

The weight distribution and anti sway features of the Equalizer Hitch essentially transfer excess...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 01-21-2020, 05:58 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 28,484
Posted By Bjones7788
Yes I do use an Equalizer Hitch - the rig seems...

Yes I do use an Equalizer Hitch - the rig seems to handle better with it although this trailer handles pretty good compared to several others I own - probably in part due to smaller overall side...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 01-18-2020, 04:44 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 28,484
Posted By Bjones7788
Air bags inflated to 45 PSI gave 1/4 " clearnce...

Air bags inflated to 45 PSI gave 1/4 " clearnce at end of overload springs without the trailer.
At 90 PSI I measured about 3/4" clearance betwen overliad spring and the rest of the springs both...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 01-18-2020, 03:25 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 28,484
Posted By Bjones7788
I looked under both the 2004 and 2013 RTs. Both...

I looked under both the 2004 and 2013 RTs. Both have what look to be the same six leaf springs. In both cases the overload springs are in contact with the next leaf above them through thin circular...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 01-18-2020, 01:10 AM
Replies: 184
Views: 28,484
Posted By Bjones7788
My air bags do have internal bounce stops. ...

My air bags do have internal bounce stops.

The 2004 does sit pretty heavily on the ovrrload spring as I recall from being under it so many times.

Night and frontal passage rain here now so...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 01-17-2020, 01:42 AM
Replies: 184
Views: 28,484
Posted By Bjones7788
Pete, Booster, Thanks Pete. I just got around...

Pete, Booster,
Thanks Pete. I just got around to going thru Google hits on "Ping Tanks". Fascinating reading. So I have some exploring to do to find a suspension shop that seems tuned in on this....
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 12-21-2019, 11:42 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 28,484
Posted By Bjones7788
Booster, Thanks And I am saving your...

Booster,
Thanks
And I am saving your comments to work from.
I will almost certainly change the front shock mounting to the upper side of the control arm, talk with the shop that did the...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 12-20-2019, 10:31 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 28,484
Posted By Bjones7788
Booster, I am pretty confident that my Moog...

Booster,
I am pretty confident that my Moog 81004s had the spring material the ends cut off at a tapper rather than squarely across the diameter of the coiled metal rod.
And, I did measure the...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 12-20-2019, 10:15 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 28,484
Posted By Bjones7788
Booster The pavement to front fender height was...

Booster
The pavement to front fender height was very close to 32 3/8" left front and 33" right front before Moog 81004s and 36.5 left front and 37.25 right front afterwards on the 2013 RT 190 Pop,...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 12-20-2019, 09:47 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 28,484
Posted By Bjones7788
Pete, Booster, I really appreciate your...

Pete, Booster,

I really appreciate your time.

The perception of rear hop or bounce is minor and pretty much dismissable from my position as driver as an unconfirmed impression attributable to...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 12-20-2019, 02:38 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 28,484
Posted By Bjones7788
The rear Bilstiens have been removed on our 2013...

The rear Bilstiens have been removed on our 2013 RT 190 in exchange for NAPA Reflex Truck Shocks which are supposed to be close to OEM in performance.

After I recently swapped out the OEM rear...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 12-18-2019, 11:33 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 28,484
Posted By Bjones7788
Booster, Yes, bounce is present with and without...

Booster, Yes, bounce is present with and without the trailer, and it seems to be present with 5, 50 or 100 PSI in the air bags, although probably more prominent with higher PSIs.

Thanks for...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 12-17-2019, 10:22 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 28,484
Posted By Bjones7788
I installed the Moog 81004 front springs, Air...

I installed the Moog 81004 front springs, Air Lift 5,000 rear air bags and Bilstien shocks all around last spring with maybe 15,000 miles of driving and towing on the set up now.

The additional...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 09-30-2018, 08:27 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 28,484
Posted By Bjones7788
I have an on board compressor, tank, rear bumper...

I have an on board compressor, tank, rear bumper mounted air supply quick connect and set of "train" horns, towing various fairly heavy for the Roadtrek tow rating toy hauler trailers coast to coast....
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 09-30-2018, 07:47 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 28,484
Posted By Bjones7788
Chevy Roadtrek suspension upgrade post

Some time ago there were quite a few posts on suspension modifications to gain better ground clearance for Chevy based Roadtreks. I think there were concerns expressed by some customers about taller...
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