Curious what the collected wisdom on this site is regarding capabilities, advantages and disadvantages of the kelderman system would be on a 14-15k, domestic cab chassis based rig.
Outside of its use in Earthroamers and GXV based builds, it seems to be an uncommon direction for an offroad rig, and reviews on the components used and build quality in non expo truck based sites seems to be mixed at best, with some loving and others hating, but most of the reviews based on pavement trucks and geared towards tow rigs.
That said, Earthroamer and GXV obviously spend an enormous amount of time and energy on R&D, and their inclusion of the suspension speaks volumes as to its potential.
We did a rather expensive coil spring conversion on the rear of our truck, and while it has some real potential, we've been plagued with problems, mostly manufacturing defects. But we are also struggling to find the right spring rate and shock combo. As I delve into this more, I'm starting to question whether higher degrees of articulation and travel are really all that great a benefit on a larger expo rig, atleast beyond 6-8" of travel.
So, we've been contemplating a switch to a kelderman setup and I'd love to hear peoples thoughts.
Outside of its use in Earthroamers and GXV based builds, it seems to be an uncommon direction for an offroad rig, and reviews on the components used and build quality in non expo truck based sites seems to be mixed at best, with some loving and others hating, but most of the reviews based on pavement trucks and geared towards tow rigs.
That said, Earthroamer and GXV obviously spend an enormous amount of time and energy on R&D, and their inclusion of the suspension speaks volumes as to its potential.
We did a rather expensive coil spring conversion on the rear of our truck, and while it has some real potential, we've been plagued with problems, mostly manufacturing defects. But we are also struggling to find the right spring rate and shock combo. As I delve into this more, I'm starting to question whether higher degrees of articulation and travel are really all that great a benefit on a larger expo rig, atleast beyond 6-8" of travel.
So, we've been contemplating a switch to a kelderman setup and I'd love to hear peoples thoughts.