We recently returned from our maiden Euro trip but unfortunately not all plain sailing on the way home. A long story short, the wife smacked her head and felt her neck crick, the initial pain was replaced by pins and needles in her left hand, numbness in her left arm, severe pain in the neck and shoulder. This all occurred on the start of our return journey and the symptoms gradually worsened but I was TOLD we would not be seeking medical advice abroad or returning sooner, rather than later.
The difference in between continental roads and the excuse for ours, is noticeable at the best of times but when you are unable to sit upright because of the pressure it puts on your neck and shoulder, the condition of our roads became too much for her to bear. The only respite was to lay on the bed and remove the pressure, maybe not politically correct but at the time the only thing that helped. I pulled up outside A+E, in the motorhome, helped her in and she didn't come home for a week.
There's no breaks,fractures or ruptures but she has caused severe damage to her Brachial Plexus. This could take days,weeks,months to repair itself and though on copious amounts of oramorph, it doesn't cut it.
Sorry for the War and Peace monologue but I'll now get to the point.....
MH is a 2009 Pilote G730 on a Al-Ko chassis, I'm not sure that I can stretch to full VB air or similar but it would be fair to say that the existing suspension needs attention. I want to try and make the ride as smooth and compliant as possible for her.
Can this be achieved for a more reasonable cost?
Will replacing standard front shocks and upgraded / helper springs be either effective or a false economy?
The rear suspension is an Al-Ko arrangement but if I fit semi air and new shocks, will this again be either effective or a false economy?
Any and all suggestions, experiences or opinions welcomed.
Thank you
The difference in between continental roads and the excuse for ours, is noticeable at the best of times but when you are unable to sit upright because of the pressure it puts on your neck and shoulder, the condition of our roads became too much for her to bear. The only respite was to lay on the bed and remove the pressure, maybe not politically correct but at the time the only thing that helped. I pulled up outside A+E, in the motorhome, helped her in and she didn't come home for a week.
There's no breaks,fractures or ruptures but she has caused severe damage to her Brachial Plexus. This could take days,weeks,months to repair itself and though on copious amounts of oramorph, it doesn't cut it.
Sorry for the War and Peace monologue but I'll now get to the point.....
MH is a 2009 Pilote G730 on a Al-Ko chassis, I'm not sure that I can stretch to full VB air or similar but it would be fair to say that the existing suspension needs attention. I want to try and make the ride as smooth and compliant as possible for her.
Can this be achieved for a more reasonable cost?
Will replacing standard front shocks and upgraded / helper springs be either effective or a false economy?
The rear suspension is an Al-Ko arrangement but if I fit semi air and new shocks, will this again be either effective or a false economy?
Any and all suggestions, experiences or opinions welcomed.
Thank you
