Transit spec lift

[motorwise]

A Spec-lift on the back of a SWB van would overload the back axle when lifting any car.

I've got a couple of 190 chassis-cabs fitted with spec-lifts. The only cars I can legally lift are small hatch-backs and,that is REAR lfting them!!!

glad someone posted that

[MrMPuk]

A 150 will be 1500 KGs then!

[100ps_drw_hicube]

ahh just uprate the whole lot to 230 will soon be picking up jags etc

[Bryan]

It may overload the rear axle in the eyes of the law but let take this example:

- I have a car transporter trailer attached to the rear of my Transit.
- Car Transport trailer is twin axle.
- I drive Ford Fiesta 1.8D onto trailer (nose first) so that the front axle of the Fiesta is in front of the first axle on the trailer.
- The Fiesta doesn't have a long enough wheelbase for the back axle to be behind the second axle on the trailer.

Therefore the above combination is almost equal to the forces that would be experienced on the rear of the SWB if you used a spec lift. You've got the weight of the trailer and probably 65-70% of the weight of the car on the towbar.

I know my Transit would have no bother towing the trailer with the above combination (nevermind heavier cars) and it's only an 80.

I think a SWB 150 would be ideal - or a SWB twin wheel but we can only dream

[apples26]

ive got 5 leaf rear springs on mine and ive lifted transits from the rear


jags beemers etc no prob

[jay]

i have got 2 ldv400 they will pick up transits no problem..also when i had a mk5 transit spec,it had 5 leave springs on it.

[apples26]

mind you ill be honest its like having power steering whn shes carrying a weight lol


i need to weight me front down a tad to be honest, but im getting along well with the old girl