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axle



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England 2007 Freelander 2 i6 HSE Auto Santorini Black
Tape measures out please.

Don't look CG.
The tow bar height on my 2007 hse i6 is low, 43cm to the middle of the towball, i know thats within spec's and it was fine when i had a single axle van but now with a twin axle it needs to be higher, the front corner of the van is about 28cm from the floor and the rear is about 37cm, so a gain of 40cm would make it run leavel.
Handbook says the freel2 height is 1740cm mine is 1710cm, floor to wheelarch is 83cm, on 235/60/18 tyres at 32psi. differance of 30cm and with less sag because of stronger springs it should make the differance.
So i'm thinking the springs/shocks are showing there age, i fitted the tow bar so it hadn't towed before and it's done 113,000 miles, before spending alot of money and time fitting new one's would you be kind enough to measure your f2 please. Common sense isn't very common.
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85.5 on same tyres on a very slight slope,if that helps. Thumbs Up If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Hi

Just measured mine it's 1740cm ground to roof and 86cm to top of wheel arch, on 235/65r17 tyres mine is a GS TD4 2014 model. Hope that helps. (No tow bar fitted)

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What about this a cheaper option? see Ebay eBay Item No. 163361655996. (no connection to the seller and haven`t used one myself.) Thumbs Up

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My 2010 TD4 HSE @ less than 80k has same height wheel arch and tow bar heights as yours. I tow a single axle 'van at 1450kg loaded. When attached, the van sits just about level. I don't think you are going to achieve much by changing the springs. 10MY (Sept 09) TD4 HSE Auto in Stornoway Grey (Now Gone)

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Thanks guys.
dondiddy well found never heard of them, no sizes listed so will contact them and see.
The other option would be this type, my tow bar has the four holes needed for it.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Towbar-Height-A...rk:27:pf:0 Common sense isn't very common.
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dondiddy



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Axle, The towball sizes are listed on the Maypole website. The towball part number is Maypole 5005B https://www.maypole.ltd.uk Hope this helps! Thumbs Up

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Thanks for that, only 1cm more than the one I have fitted. Sad Common sense isn't very common.
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or lower the van and streamline Whistle



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axle wrote:
Thanks guys.
dondiddy well found never heard of them, no sizes listed so will contact them and see.
The other option would be this type, my tow bar has the four holes needed for it.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Towbar-Height-A...rk:27:pf:0


This is a "drop" plate. They should never be used to lift towball above the tow bar mounting bolts. Andy
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Told you not to look CG, knew you would get heated up about it Rolling with laughter Common sense isn't very common.
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andyk159 wrote:
axle wrote:
Thanks guys.
dondiddy well found never heard of them, no sizes listed so will contact them and see.
The other option would be this type, my tow bar has the four holes needed for it.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Towbar-Height-A...rk:27:pf:0


This is a "drop" plate. They should never be used to lift towball above the tow bar mounting bolts.


That's what I thought, thanks for conformation. Common sense isn't very common.
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its good advise At work
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I thought it was good advice to you but you still looked didn't you...... Common sense isn't very common.
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dunkley201 wrote:
My 2010 TD4 HSE @ less than 80k has same height wheel arch and tow bar heights as yours. I tow a single axle 'van at 1450kg loaded. When attached, the van sits just about level. I don't think you are going to achieve much by changing the springs.


How much drop do you get when hooked up? Common sense isn't very common.
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