Air bags vs Leaf Springs - Turbo vs NA - Dirt Roads
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09-21-2008, 01:39
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Air bags vs Leaf Springs - Turbo vs NA - Dirt Roads
Jim:
Find yourself an EARLY 1980 FC 31..........without airbags and levelers,...put a SWINGOUT RADIATOR ON IT....... tell the wife to shower the old fasion way with a DIPPER AND A TUB....AND......you will be happeir then a pig in mud doing your OFF ROAD stuff...... the 1980 is a 210 NA and the culmination of all the best features from 1976- 1980....I had a 1980, leaf springs, 210 NA and 31 ft...it was the GREATEST!..DO NOT GET ONE ANY LONGER FOR YOUR OFF ROAD TOWING NEEDS..........I now have a 1990 SP36 with a 300CAT turbo which is GREAT ....BUT...I DO NOT go OFF road and the fresh water tank is 100 gallons NOT 45 so the wife can shower for a week at WALMARTS.....sure wish WALMART had HOOKUPS!!! LOL.. Hank 90SP36 in Chicago --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "barneja4" <barneja4@...> wrote: > > Hi -- > > k - I think I have read way too much to be able to make a good > decision now, but wanted to ask a direct question. > > Goal - have something that can pull my 24ft trailer with 4 4 wheelers > and 3 motorcycles (7500#). I would prefer to go into the back > country a bit (ie, down some dirt roads). Once I get there I would > prefer to stay in the back country for a week or more (no hook-ups > and enough H2O to keep my wife happily showered after riding around > on her 4 wheeler). > > So, the questions - first, I have been told that I want leaf springs > as opposed to air bags if I am to spend any time on dirt roads > (something about the dirt getting into the compressors). Is this > true? Same goes for the type of Wanderlodge - I hear you want the FC > so the engine is up front; thus, won't feel the effects of the dust > as much. ??? > > Second, I have seen all the debate on turbo vs na. On the one hand > it seems to make sense that if it isn't there it won't break down - > but on the other hand the argument that if you are at 190hp usage it > is 190 usage whether you are na or turbo. Anyone have any numbers or > real experience with both and have an opinion? The whole 35mph over > a mountain pass is okay with me as long as I can go 65-70 on the > flats. > > Third - towing. I hear of folks pulling 16 foot cargo trailers and > their toads - but am I going to be okay in a FC w/ a 3208 na pulling > a 7500# trailer? (Not to mention the whole narrow dirt road with a > 31-35' coach and then having another 30' of trailer behind me. Not > too many national parks will like the idea of me pulling into camp. > > Thank you . . . > > Jim > |
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Air bags vs Leaf Springs - Turbo vs NA - Dirt Roads - barneja4 - 09-18-2008, 12:32
Air bags vs Leaf Springs - Turbo vs NA - Dirt Roads - Gregory OConnor - 09-18-2008, 16:38
Air bags vs Leaf Springs - Turbo vs NA - Dirt Roads - Dan Williams - 09-18-2008, 16:39
Air bags vs Leaf Springs - Turbo vs NA - Dirt Roads - bubblerboy64 - 09-18-2008, 16:57
Air bags vs Leaf Springs - Turbo vs NA - Dirt Roads - Gardner Yeaw - 09-19-2008, 05:33
Air bags vs Leaf Springs - Turbo vs NA - Dirt Roads - bubblerboy64 - 09-20-2008, 01:40
Air bags vs Leaf Springs - Turbo vs NA - Dirt Roads - Gregory OConnor - 09-20-2008, 02:39
Air bags vs Leaf Springs - Turbo vs NA - Dirt Roads - bubblerboy64 - 09-20-2008, 03:15
Air bags vs Leaf Springs - Turbo vs NA - Dirt Roads - Henry Jay Hannigan - 09-21-2008 01:39
Air bags vs Leaf Springs - Turbo vs NA - Dirt Roads - Gardner Yeaw - 09-21-2008, 11:03
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