Hi all,

We are hoping to buy a Triton 420 but face a frustrating problem.

We've been camping and caravanning all of our married life but am fed up with the big box sitting outside the house all year and also the fact that the weather can get to it. I said to my wife, "that's it...I'll not buy another unless I can get it into the garage".

The limiting dimension is the height which is 2.1m.

W really fancy a Triton 420 which has a specified height of 2.26m or maybe older ones...2.2m. So as they stand, they are too tall to get in the garage.

I've heard that some folks have acquired "parking wheels', being either smaller steel wheels without tyres on (just to roll it in) or steel wheels made by steel fabricators.

I'm hoping that if anyone knows, you folks will.

If there's any hope here, how much could a Triton be lowered by?

....and I know that I can get a Puck which is lower and will fit but would prefer the Triton for the width and length etc.

What do you think?

Thanks,

Richard

Pete's right about this. It rather depends on the garage design but if you have an up and over door then it could be changed to side hung and then the lintel could be raised.
Is the width OK?

Those ideas sound a bit drastic. As an Eriba is not a 'big box' but a thing of beauty we are quite happy for ours to sit alongside the house and be admired! It has its green cover on from November to February and then you don't notice it. Some folks want to use theirs all year so don't bother with the cover.

Thanks very much for the input.

To further clarify...the garage is a double garage in brick, about 19 years old with roller shutter doors.

You can't raise the door height without serious and costly building work.

The lintel height is the limiting factor at 2.1m.

We have a pavior brick forecourt and a concrete floor so cutting tracks would work but the solution worse than the problem.

I'm asking specifically about the "parking wheels" idea.

Probably, at the very least, it would be for Winter storage. Therefore in late Autumn, I change the wheels to something than can dip the height by as much as possible. Roll it in and reserve the procedure in the Spring. I can absolutely accept this inconvenience. It would be cheap, non disruptive and not too difficult.

Therefore, the questions remain...

Does anyone know what kind of "low/small wheel" can be used?

How much of a drop can be achieved?

I do see this question being asked by various users of any wheeled vehicle to get them into storage but specifics with regard to an Eriba would be invaluable.

It relates to that old World war 2 story about how to get the truck under the low bridge...? A school boy story and the answer was to let the air out of the tyres on that occasion.

I believe there are Eriba people who are doing this very thing ie small steel wheel rims only for storage but what do they use and how many inches/cms can they drop?

Hoping....and thanks again.

Richard

from memory yes another eribanist did change the wheels, for storage
am trying to remember if made wooded rounds lots of wood layed on each outer and glued / screwed together with holes cut out for wheel bolts, not the old fashioned spoke wheels, although that might work if know a wheel wright
or use steel wheel rims with out tyres,
its possible used trailer wheel or the mini wheels, all really depended on size of eriba.. and the pcd / measurement of wheel bolts from each other which I haven't a clue what eriba ones are..
sorry not much help

edit seeing pepe le pews post
the height of 185r 14 tyres are 12cm from rim to ground
this is measure from alloy wheel rims some eribas are supplied with steel ones..
its raining hard here so cant get under for shocker to ground measurement which is the limiting factor to lowering being the lowest point..

bah heck, wouldn't it be good if they fit the same wheels to triton and trolls,

awaiting a rush of triton owners with bottom of shock absorber to ground measurements and tyre sizes

Wow,

Now that's more like it.

Some good stuff there.

One critical dimension is from the lowest point under the van to the ground. (Shock absorber mount or spare wheel carrier)?

I honestly think this is do-able.

I think I have 185R 14C tyres on my Ace Rallyman on 14" rims but the distance as it sits on the drive measures about 10cms...yes the critical needed distance but at that, too close (scrape). That's if the Eriba has a similar arrangement, but maybe my tyres need more air so the 12cms estimate does sound right.

....imagine though, that a smaller wheel could be fitted albeit with the same bolt spacing.

When I mentioned this to Cameron at Automotiveleisure, I think he mentioned the fitting of 10" wheels for example? ((my trailer uses 100" wheels but different bolt spacing).

I just wasn't sure (apart from the bolt spacing) if you can say fit an 11" wheel in place of a 14" without issue?

In any case...there is hope.

I really appreciate the replies...more than kind and yes, we've had four seasons in one day here in Holywood, Northern Ireland from snow to bright sunshine and it is cold today!

Be brilliant if we could find someone who has actually done it though.

Richard

Thanks for that..

You know, I'm not sure whether it will be a 4 or 5 Stud wheel as I haven't picked one yet.
I've been reading widely and find it all somewhat confusing.

I think I'd somehow hope to pick a Triton 420 for the long single beds and washroom.
The cost of extras by the dealer seems potentially very expensive so a good used GT might be good and hopefully a ,2.2m high model in preference to a 2.26 high model.
That might be a 2008 420GT.

I spoke to the guy I buy my car tyres from locally and explained the concept to him...

He seemed in no doubt that a smaller wheel say 10" or 11" on its rim with no tyre should do it, given I'm only rolling the unit in about 15 ft to store.

Phew.

I need to do this remote research because once the unit targeted, I have to travel from N Ireland to England most probably to buy.

Thanks so much for the input.

Richard

storage.if you don't like looking at it.