Are these coilovers strong enough?

[Trackdayer]

Hi all,

I have a ~1600kg car that tows a twin axle trailer of ~1500kg. I am thinking of fitting coilovers. They state to have "Maximum Axle Load over 1080kg on the Front and 1165kg max on the Rear".

Will that be ok?

[E-bmw]

Your axle won't be further loaded significantly further by towing.

Pretty much all of the weight of a twin axle trailer is front to rear, not up & down.

I do ask the question though what car would you want to put coilovers on & then tow with?

[Trackdayer]

E-bmw said:

Your axle won't be further loaded significantly further by towing.

Pretty much all of the weight of a twin axle trailer is front to rear, not up & down.

I do ask the question though what car would you want to put coilovers on & then tow with?

Good question. When not towing I like to hoon about a bit in it. It's a daily as well as an occasional tow car,

The coilovers are said to give a better ride than OEM suspension as well as improved handling.

[stevieturbo]

Trackdayer said:

Good question. When not towing I like to hoon about a bit in it. It's a daily as well as an occasional tow car,

The coilovers are said to give a better ride than OEM suspension as well as improved handling.

Many make such claim, and are usually lies.

A better ride rarely goes hand in hand with better handling. And better handling and better roadholding etc are not the same either.

But nose weight on most towbars usually have a max of 100kg, some just 50kg. So based on that there should be insignificant loading on a tow vehicle in that regard, even if most do load them far beyond that