Adria Compact 2023 - will it level out (1 Viewer)

[Two on the Road]

Hi all,
Our Adria compact slopes quite a bit towards the front, when parked on level ground it’s an uphill walk from cab to rear bed .
Has anyone else had this ?
Will the rear suspension “settle” over time?
If not I’m going to have to do something about it as it makes site levelling even more difficult than it should be .
Thanks in advance

 

[ontheroadagain]

Has anyone else had this ?

Yes, ours is the same.
It generally doesn't bother us but if it is "nose down" the shower is slow to drain.
It is a Fiat issue and lots of motorhomes have the same problem.

 

[The Coops]

Only slightly slopes but I do have air suspension on the rear so can lower if needed, generally a small set of ramps is adequate on the front

 

[MichaelT]

Ducato naturally sit nose down. If you fit uprated front springs it will bring it up to just about level.

 

[royandsharont]

Park it facing uphill on the pitch and it may be level, I often find this to be the case.

Providing you have no pitching directions of course

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[icantremember]

Hi all,
Our Adria compact slopes quite a bit towards the front, when parked on level ground it’s an uphill walk from cab to rear bed .
Has anyone else had this ?
Will the rear suspension “settle” over time?
If not I’m going to have to do something about it as it makes site levelling even more difficult than it should be .
Thanks in advance

Most Ducato based motorhomes do this ... what you need is HPC

 

[Guigsy]

If you look at campsites, most vans have ramps under the front wheels for this reason.

Full air suspension or self levelling rams are the expensive solution.

 

[Bramidan]

Ours is “nose down”.
Never had a problem, I just put it in to get it level, either frontwards or back it in.
I have those Milenco levelling ramps, not used them much.
Most sites, I find, are levelled and surfaced.
I have never tried to park up on a huge slope, so perhaps it never bothers me, I’m there one night, do I need it absolutely level?

 

[Millcourt]

Soon after taking delivery of our new Fiat-based MoHo a couple of years ago, I had the front springs replaced with “heavy duty” springs by SAP (Doncaster). These make the vehicle level when on level ground, rather than nose down. It gives the appearance when looking from the side that It is over-laden at the rear due to the wider gap between the front wheel arch and the top of the tyre. I think (but not certain) that the heavier duty front springs also makes the impact of potholes less severe.