20' Series Reduction in Outback chassis section size ????

[Crusty181]

Im currently plonked in Coolum and adjacent to us is a recent looking 22.68 ish looking Starcraft Outback. Dont know what year tho.

The chassis section is significantly smaller then our 2014 20.xx.xx Expanda. Our chassis section is 150mm and the Starcraft chassis is the same height as the cross members, at 100mm ... which by comparison is the same size as my rear bumper. Also at 100mm, the Starcraft drawer bar is significantly smaller then our 150mm

Our walls externally hang down past floor level around 50mm and sit in the rebate section, the Starcraft walls seem to sit at floor level.

Any comments; is this an 'across the entire range' reduction or is it unique to Starcrafts

 

[Doc]

Does this pic help decipher (pic 1)? This is our 2016 built van (StarCraft Outback TL). Ours is 150mm right through - same as yours. When viewed from side on though (second pic), the chassis definitely looks smaller - seems to be partially obscured by the walls?

 

[Crusty181]

Seems you might be lucky @Doc because this one here is certainly on a 100mm chassis right through from front to back. My Expanda is similar to your Starcraft, the walls step down onto a recess 50mm lower than the floor, obscuring the chassis as you've shown.

This Starcraft here isnt like our builds, the walls are level with the floor on a noticeably smaller 100mm chassis section. I'll go and chat to them after I work out how to ask without sounding like Im suggesting their van is pox.

Their drawbar looks like maybe 120mm

 

[NoWorries]

Maybe they just stuck a Outback sticker on it and got the axle underslung

 

[Doc]

That's definitely different isn't it @crustt.
"Touring" model starcrafts come with solid axle suspension, so it rules that out of the equation.
Certainly an interesting situation!
I wonder if it was an early build of the new style perhaps? Got me wondering anyway. Will be interested to hear what you find out. Obviously not wanting to hang poo on anyones van, just interested in the outcome.

 

[Crusty181]

That's definitely different isn't it [SIZE=6][B]@crustt[/B][/SIZE].
"Touring" model starcrafts come with solid axle suspension, so it rules that out of the equation.
Certainly an interesting situation!
I wonder if it was an early build of the new style perhaps? Got me wondering anyway. Will be interested to hear what you find out. Obviously not wanting to hang poo on anyones van, just interested in the outcome.

 

[davemc]

ok went to look at ours.. Touring although been flipped at factory and supposed to be upgrade chassis.
Main Chassis is 15 the drawbar is 12. Doc is your drawbar 15 or 12?
Is that a JTECH suspension on that or a older type?

 

[Crusty181]

ok went to look at ours.. Touring although been flipped at factory and supposed to be upgrade chassis.
Main Chassis is 15 the drawbar is 12. Doc is your drawbar 15 or 12?
Is that a JTECH suspension on that or a older type?

J-Tech

 

[17triton]

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Settle mate!!! 4 years on and I still get tagged @Triton lol

 

[Crusty181]

Settle mate!!! 4 years on and I still get tagged @Triton lol

Ok ... Ive done up my leather jacket and put the 'piece' away

 

[NoWorries]

Oh Well
These unoriginal names will come back to haunt you

 

[Doc]

<snip> Doc is your drawbar 15 or 12?
<snip>

We store ours offsite - will try and get down this weekend to measure - but based on interrogation of the pics I have of it I reckon ours is 120mm drawbar as well. (We have extended drawbar.)

 

[Crusty181]

Oh Well
These unoriginal names will come back to haunt you

Crusty181, not original? I just Googled it ..... and its all me . Now, while we are on that topic; a figure of speech for a name, what were you thinking

 

[NoWorries]

Its mine all mine

 

[bigcol]

Oh Well
These unoriginal names will come back to haunt you

Crusty181, not original? I just Googled it ..... and its all me .

the "one eight one" is easy
not sure I want to know about the crusty bits though

 

[Drover]

All over my head ...................................... but back on topic I have noticed strange chassis set ups on a couple of vans thought they must have had tour vans with special suspension set ups.....

 

[G Daddy]

My 2008 Outback is 150 main and 125 drawbar

 

[davemc]

I wonder if extended drawbar gets 150 and normal 125?

 

[Crusty181]

I wonder if extended drawbar gets 150 and normal 125?

125mm Dave

 

[davemc]

Ok did you chat to them or did the factory build a outback on touring chassis which we all know could happen