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btwellz

07/11/2007 at 5:03pm
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Hi there I'm looking to purchase one of the above for my Compass Omega BPW chassis. Can I fit an Alko to my bpw chassis. Will only the Winterhoff fit? Which is best? Can they be fitted easy enough by myself?

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07/11/2007 at 5:12pm
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Hi Ben , it looks like you can fit a Alko stabiliser see Here . I think that Winterhoff and Alko are both good , if i had to pick one i'd go for the Winterhoff due to the fact Alko recommend fitting a AKS2700 which is imo not as good as a Winterhoff . You should find them pretty easy to fit .

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btwellz

07/11/2007 at 5:14pm
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Are they better than a standard bar type? Which I have been running this season.

wizard9956

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Quote: Originally posted by btwellz on 07/11/2007

Are they better than a standard bar type? Which I have been running this season.

I would say yes , as they have pads on the sides and back / front inside the stabiliser head , this should provide more damping control , also it's just a case of hitch up and go rather than having to add the bar afterwards , when i had the bar type it jumped out of its cup a few times and dragged alone the ground .

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davegray

07/11/2007 at 5:24pm
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winterhoff fitted as standard on our avante, bpw chassis. never had problem yet, although has just begun to creak whilst towing?

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07/11/2007 at 5:28pm
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I fitted an AKS1300 earlier this year and could not believe the difference it made over the bar type I used previously. I only bought it because I kept forgetting to put the blade type on, but the improvement was just mind blowing. The AKS1300 is the cheap baby brother of the Alko range with just 2 pads, so I can only expect superior performance from the 4 pad versions.

So is the hitch type stabiliser any better than a blade type?

Does the pope pray?

btwellz

07/11/2007 at 5:40pm
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Does the pope pray? Bet he does if he gets a snake on if he forgot to put the stablizer on!!

patricia249

07/11/2007 at 6:11pm
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We chose the winterhoff after a bit of research, because apparently the alko could be awkward to hitch if your car has a spare wheel carier on the back. Some thing to do with the handle clearance i think...and we had a trooper at the time.

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I followed a Mondeo towing a similar size van to mine with a blade stabiliser,on the M4 in August, doing similar speed with similar size car. We were passed by a coach. I didn't even feel the coach passing me. The outfit in front of me was saying his prayers I can tell you. I thought he was going to roll over. With my AKS1300, there was no sign of anything untoward.

alan126

07/11/2007 at 8:34pm
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the previous owner of my van must have upgraded as the slide bar is still on the van. all I can say is that with the alko 1300 and being a newbie when an artic overtook me (was doing 50mph) the van hardly moved an inch. one thing keep your towball spotless

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michael

07/11/2007 at 9:00pm
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we have the alko 2004,does what it says on the tin,so to speak.if asked to choose i would go for the winterhoff.it just has the edge.

http://www.winterhoff.de/english/inhalt.html

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