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Paulo


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Hi - After reading the latest Grey Nomad News about rollovers and avoiding sway situations , got me thinking . I am not a fan of loading up the rear of my van for obvious reasons and what if i remove the heavy rear steel pipe bumper bar ! Do you guys have any thoughts on this . Lots of vintage vans did not have them . My rig is just legal Santa-Fe with Jayco poptop , economical priorities of providing safety margins-can't afford a "you beaut"electronic stability control . Cheers Paulo.



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Just check what this will do to your ball weight if your ball weight is up around the 10% of loaded weight. Apart from that, read through the following links:

http://caravanandmotorhomebooks.com/caravan-nose-weight/

http://caravanandmotorhomebooks.com/caravan-and-tow-vehicle-dynamics/

http://caravanandmotorhomebooks.com/caravan-dynamics/



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Paulo


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Thanks Peter good info never thought of that .Cheers.

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