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RobertRyan
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Oct 29, 2013

5th Wheelers in Australia slowly getting accepted

After some very negative impressions with imported US 5vers by Australians ,casting a shadow over the 5th wheeler concept., locally built 5th Wheelers are tentatively getting a foothold. Jayco has s...
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RobertRyan
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Nov 04, 2013
elkhorn68 wrote:
How are the suspensions beefed up? Are they still leaf springs?

Extra bracing and heavier springs. Early US 5vers had a lot of problems with suspensions collapsing No specialized suspensions like the Australian Caravans and 5vers.. These are primarily pavement only with very little Off Road stuff.

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