Comments on: Dandy trailer suspension

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 20:12:02 +0000

That link through to Ebay shows 750KG suspension units with 5.5″ PCD

Are not Dandy wheels 4″ (101.6mm) PCD?

By: mike wilkinson

mike wilkinson — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 11:35:16 +0000

quote
measure the height from the ground to the coupling.

sorry to ask but is this the base of the coupling

mike

By: gary

gary — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:33:17 +0000

We have a Dandy Designer and it too is suffering from tired suspension.
I am having trouble sourcing parts that are suitable to fit (without a major re-build) that we can afford. I have made a temporary repair with box-section bolted between the sus-units and the chassis but have still lost most of the damping effect due to the perished rubber. Also the wheels rest at an unusual camber i.e
in at the top like the old Triumph spitfire.
Im looking at 750kg units as I would like to find a carrying rack for a mirror dinghy, or top-box.
Most suspension units I have found don’t fit our wheels 4 stud with a pcd of 4inches.

By: David Farmer

David Farmer — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:08:37 +0000

Hi,
Just bought a 1993 Dandy Designer. Got to get a tow bar fitted to my Honda CRV but as i towed it home with my Dad’s Caddy pick up i noticed that it was towing pointing upwards. This is because it is riding low. I am thinking about fitting a drop plate with my new towbar but i may also need to adjust the suspension. Is there a way of doing this without the “bigish job” changing the entire suspension procedure?

I will do this in future but i want to use it a few times before giving it a real bending next year.

By: Geof Austin

Geof Austin — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:51:41 +0000

there is or was a firm who made Mini Brake bits in Wrexham Area they were part of Rub/Owen Will have to do some diging among papers let me have an e-mail address

regards Geof Austin

By: admin

admin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:40:08 +0000

Hi John,

Hot sure I can help much on this one – All I seem to remeber is that the hubcaps were made by a company called Rubery Owen – maybe this will point you in the right direction?

Cheers
Alex

By: John Mellor

John Mellor — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:24:29 +0000

Where can I buy replacement hub-caps for a rather old Dandy, please? It predates those with electric hook-up.

I should appreciate any help you can give on this.

Thanks,

John

By: admin

admin — Sat, 02 May 2009 19:16:03 +0000

I may have been a little presumptious! A call to indespension on Monday will confirm one way or the other. Will post here

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 02 May 2009 18:40:05 +0000

Are you sure the 750Kg units will bolt straight on?

Riva upgraded our Designer to 750Kg units for me. They’ve done quite a few as cutsomer requests. Ian does it by using a piece of stell box section to which he welds a 500Kg plate on the top and a 750Kg plate on the bottom. This acts as an adaptor if you like. It raises the ride height so that when attached to our Zafira it is now level rather than nose up.

By: admin

admin — Sat, 02 May 2009 13:11:16 +0000

The drop plate I have is permenant, most decent trailer and towbar outlets would stock them. I have several trailers also and although the Dandy tows the “lowest” its not too much hassle to remove the drop-plate when towing other trailers. Having said that there are variable height towballs available. Have a look here to get the idea for the fixed plates

The adjustable height couplings are a bit pricier, but obviously more convenient: These are what I mean

Hope this helps