Eagles International Forum

Was wondering if anyone could give me an educated guess on how much wheel travel on the rear suspension of an 01. I know there are other factors spring condition / adjustment, shocks, etc. looking for a close ballpark. Thanks

I can't address the 01, but the rest of the models have two different specifications for ride height. One is to the center of the fender and the alternative is to measure to the bottom of the bus.

I used the bottom of the bus spec which I think is 14 inches. I later realized that the Eagle spec was for an unloaded passenger bus and mine was "loaded" with the conversion stuff. So mine is a bit higher than some.

I would say that if yours is in the 11 to 14 inch range you are probably OK

The big issue is the balance of the tag (in your case) loading coupled with the drive and front loading. They must be balanced so that one axle is not carrying too much load.

Jim

The shocks have a 8 inch travel so I am guessing about 5 inches of travel

Thanks guys, That's exactly what i'm looking for. Right now I'm empty and its 12 inches from tire to top of the wheel well. after I get all my weight I will address adjusting the suspension (i do have some adjustment left). The real reason I was asking is I'm not going to raise the roof for another 3-5 years. Until then, I do need a shower that I can stand up in. Long story short is, I am going to custom make a shower floor pan that will recess into the floor about 3 inches over my drive axle. With the way I will build the drain I should be about 4 inches from the top of the wheel well. In theory, with 6 inches of wheel travel I should have 2+ inches of buffer space. Is this a bad Idea?