Delta18 wrote:

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Radar wrote:

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Been sitting on the side following this subject as I am a great believer in first setting up the tow vehicle to carry the weight as most vehicles when you add the tow ball weight the front comes up by slowing this from happening by stiffening the rear it helps to keep the vehicle at a more natural level maintaining important steering aligment.

 

 

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 Unfortunately it is this incorrect view that will get many people in trouble.

Stiffening the rear suspension will NOT stop weight being transfered from the front to the rear when a caravan is connected.

To prove this take it to extremes, put two appropriate size blocks of wood between the chassis & the axle on both sides of your car above the springs, (hypothetically with coil springs).  You now have MAXIMUM stiffened suspension, read NO suspension.  Now connect your caravan to your ball.  You still have over 100kg removed from the front wheels and added to the rear!

Beefing up the suspension will help the ride but will not prevent unwanted weight transfer to the rear of the car.

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 I am not disagreeing with you, if fact I agree but first you need to have the car set up to tow and most cars off the production line are really not capable of towing large weights.

This is why I maintain car first, caravan second then add the majic bars.