Lifting my class C
I have a new-to-me Class C, a 1997 Four Winds, 23ft long. Often, when I enter a gas station or other driveway, I drag my butt on the pavement. Technically, I drag the hitch (see pic below). I'm afr...
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We used to fill the Firestone airbags with the home compressor before each trip; one had a verrry slow leak.
Otherwise, they were fine during the trip; no adjustments needed.
Regarding tires: I've been considering changing the size on the Sunseeker, not for ride height, but to provide a bit better tire to tire clearance between the duals.
Here's a chart to get you started. These numbers were pulled from Discount Tire's website for the ranges I was interested in:
235 85 16. Overall Diameter 31.7
245 75 16. Overall Diameter 30.5
215 85 16. Overall Diameter 30.4 - Current tires on the Canyon
235 75 16. Overall Diameter 29.8 - 2012 Canyon OEM size
245 70 16. Overall Diameter 29.53
225 75 16. Overall Diameter 29.13 - Motorhome/First Canyon replacements
215 75 16. Overall Diameter 28.9
As noted, I put LT215/85 16 on the Canyon this time. I had P225/85 16 before, but the speedometer was off by about 3mph at normal highway speeds and was off a bit less with the original P235/75 16 tires. I also wanted a more durable tire for our back-country runs, tho the P tires were never an issue.
The LT215/85 16 are the standard tire size on Sprinter vans, if I'm not mistaken.
On the springs: I had found a shop in Portland (Oregon Auto Spring Services, if I recall) that would re-curve the existing, or replace with a new spring set on our Four Winds. I never did either... I sold the Four Winds and got the Sunseeker instead. Problem solved (for me).
Otherwise, they were fine during the trip; no adjustments needed.
Regarding tires: I've been considering changing the size on the Sunseeker, not for ride height, but to provide a bit better tire to tire clearance between the duals.
Here's a chart to get you started. These numbers were pulled from Discount Tire's website for the ranges I was interested in:
235 85 16. Overall Diameter 31.7
245 75 16. Overall Diameter 30.5
215 85 16. Overall Diameter 30.4 - Current tires on the Canyon
235 75 16. Overall Diameter 29.8 - 2012 Canyon OEM size
245 70 16. Overall Diameter 29.53
225 75 16. Overall Diameter 29.13 - Motorhome/First Canyon replacements
215 75 16. Overall Diameter 28.9
As noted, I put LT215/85 16 on the Canyon this time. I had P225/85 16 before, but the speedometer was off by about 3mph at normal highway speeds and was off a bit less with the original P235/75 16 tires. I also wanted a more durable tire for our back-country runs, tho the P tires were never an issue.
The LT215/85 16 are the standard tire size on Sprinter vans, if I'm not mistaken.
On the springs: I had found a shop in Portland (Oregon Auto Spring Services, if I recall) that would re-curve the existing, or replace with a new spring set on our Four Winds. I never did either... I sold the Four Winds and got the Sunseeker instead. Problem solved (for me).
