On track 4x4 HMBCift kit

[bjrow]

Well been a few weeks since the mods (bar, winch & 2" lift).
Towing the caravan at 80 thru 100klm/hr (Donnybrook and Hume Fwy) in high gusting crosswinds was remarkably unexciting...in a good way of course.
The WDH used was not having to be tensioned as much to get the car level (approx. 280kg towball download) and seemed more stable than orig setup. The van is a dual axle, 3.3T and 21ft long so not big but not one of the smaller ones either.
Without towing, normal driving it uses approx. 0.5 - 1 l/100klm more than stock, probably depends how quick off the mark you want to be to get all that weight moving is going to cost.
You can feel the extra weight in the front going around twisty bits, car still stays reasonably flat in the corners but understeers just a bit compared to original. In the wet, some corners I am a little more cautious than previous, a bit more experience/confidence to be gained incrementally without sliding off the road!
Probably making it sound worse than it really is but it is perceptible.
Cheers BruceR.