How Common is a 4WD Class C?

garyhaupt wrote:
I think it is important to deal with an issue..that of the rear of the unit dragging when exiting or entering a steep angled river/creek bed or even stumps and rocks. Referred to as the 'angle of departure'. When one sees the sharply angles read body of European and Australian rigs..where the body comes right up after the rear tires?

What people do then, is to have a sheet of aluminum installed underneath to protect whatever is under the frame and house. In my case, the tanks. Most 4x4's have skid plates installed to protected the important bits.like transfer cases and transmission.

There is so much advantage to having a 4x4 conversion done. I wouldn't do it for a beach only. But...for deserts, for mountains, for snow covered roads..and I don't mean off-road travel, but those really neat places you want to get to..and out of an abundance of caution, don't.

A person does not need to spend the huge bucks...there are a couple conversion shops that will convert your C to whatever it is you want for about 20,000. A lot? Yes...but nothing like the price tag for a new anything.

As an alternative to 4x4...look at having a limited slip differential put in. Get it lifted and a winch and you are well on your way to some pretty neat traveling.

Gary Haupt

I agree on the ground clearance issue- when I had a larger class C I would run into clearance issues long before traction problems. I mostly stuck to pavement, but on the occasions that I drove my rig on snow, dirt or gravel I never spun a wheel. I attribute that to the fact it carried roughly 9000 of its 13500 pounds on the rear axle. Rear departure angle was terrible.