help need advise to convert or not... from coil spring to leafspring..

[niky]

If you'll do this often, might be better to sell off the Pregio and get an AUV with more payload capacity or a pickup?

Yup.

If you regularly meet or exceed the maximum rated payload, you'll be needing stronger shocks, stiffer coils (probably should add "helper" coils, if there's space in the mount), and you should possibly look at upgrading the rear hubs before you break a wheel stud!

The Pregio is a great van for passenger duty. Soft-riding and comfortable. Shame to tear it up and use it for a purpose it wasn't designed for.

[gtamp]

hindi naman po ganun ..teka aayusin ko pagkakasabi ko..

isang beses eh 10 sacks yung karga plus 2 adult

minsan isang beses uli eh 16 teenager naman

mas madalas eh 12-14 adult plus mga bitbit na backpack kapag may service

GVWR = 2370 ~ 2600
curb weight = 1785 ~ 1885

[gtamp]

Yup.

If you regularly meet or exceed the maximum rated payload, you'll be needing stronger shocks, stiffer coils (probably should add "helper" coils, if there's space in the mount), and you should possibly look at upgrading the rear hubs before you break a wheel stud!

The Pregio is a great van for passenger duty. Soft-riding and comfortable. Shame to tear it up and use it for a purpose it wasn't designed for.

hindi naman po madalas, pero kung minsan hindi talaga maiwasan..

anu po ibig sabihin nyo ng "helper coil"?

sa ngayun nagpapahanap ako sa mekaniko ng shock na heavy duty kaya lang wala pang mahanap :-(

anu po yung rear hubs? at wheel stud?

sensya na po wala talagang alam kaya po humihingi ako dito ng feedback/idea/comment kase nga worry ko na inaabuso ko yung pregio ko

pansamantala kung magagawaan ng paraan eh yun na lang muna sana kung baga just in case lang naman..habang hinihintay pa yung kapalit.

maraming salamat po uli sa inyo..unti unti natuto ako

sana marami pa magbigay ng comment/feedback/idea/input

[falken]

Isa pa, kaya ba ng gulong mo yung extra weight? Baka sumabog yan.

[niky]

The helper is an additional spring added to the axle for extra load capacity. Either seperately or within the original coil.

Don't think there are kits for the Pregio, though. Best you can do would probably be to add a coil sleeve or an extra thick coil spacer, to pre-load and stiffen the spring.

And, oh, yeah... overloading your van can be very dangerous if your tires are not rated for the load. Also, hit a pothole when overloaded and expect to have to replace a whole lot of bushings, at the very least.

And yes... puwedeng maiwasan. Just make two trips. No sense causing thousands of pesos worth of suspension damage just to save a few hundred bucks in diesel...

[gtamp]

ok maraming salamat po talga...

anu po ang mairerekomenda nyo na gulong? right now eh westlake max load daw eh 950kg..nakita ko lang sa urvan na 18seater ;-)

sabi ng mekaniko ko hirap daw kung magdagdag ng coil..unless palitan ng mas mataas na coil spring.. hindi ko lang alam baka sya lang ang mahihirapan

kaya tanung agad ako dito..kung anu ang mabuting gawin..

salamat po uli..more comment/feedback/idea will greatly appreciated

[vinj]

And, oh, yeah... overloading your van can be very dangerous if your tires are not rated for the load. Also, hit a pothole when overloaded and expect to have to replace a whole lot of bushings, at the very least.

And yes... puwedeng maiwasan. Just make two trips. No sense causing thousands of pesos worth of suspension damage just to save a few hundred bucks in diesel...

^Best advice.

You'll also have to go for commercial/light truck tires just as well. Take note though that if you beef up the suspension to take added weight you don't carry always (as you mentioned, pa-minsan minsan lang), you'll also ruin the ride comfort for the daily use of the vehicle.

[marz]

Sir ganyan din dati naging problema ng pregio ko. Pinadagdagan ko ng makapal yung coil spring rubber damper, yung nasa ibabaw at ilalim ng coil spring. Yun solve yung problema. Sa banawe nga pala ako nagpagawa.

[gtamp]

^Best advice.

You'll also have to go for commercial/light truck tires just as well. Take note though that if you beef up the suspension to take added weight you don't carry always (as you mentioned, pa-minsan minsan lang), you'll also ruin the ride comfort for the daily use of the vehicle.

bale ganun na nga po mangyayari macocompromise yung comfort..ok take note ko po yung gulong na pang light truck..salamats ng madami

[gtamp]

Sir ganyan din dati naging problema ng pregio ko. Pinadagdagan ko ng makapal yung coil spring rubber damper, yung nasa ibabaw at ilalim ng coil spring. Yun solve yung problema. Sa banawe nga pala ako nagpagawa.

gaanu kakapal kaya? pinagawa mo ba o nabili?
nagtanung ako sa cruven..gumagawa daw sila 500~700 ang isa ...depende sa height ata yun