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CUSTOM CAMPERS UK
Thank you for visiting our website, We hope all your questions will be answered here. But if we have missed something out please feel free to email or phone us.
Please note that our Kits that are listed on Ebay are roughly 10% more than ordering direct from us.
2024 price.
Direct £395
Ebay £455
Plus postage of course.
Our hours are Mon-Fri 9 - 5
Closed weekends.
We are the only leading manufacturer in the UK for heavy duty Leaf Spring Coil Assisters for large vehicles. We cover around 40 vehicles from LCV to HGV vans & Motorhomes.
All our kits are custom made by us in Cheshire not mass produced aboard.
Please note due to ever increasing costs the following will be happening next year 2024.
All spring assister kits will be £395
HD gas shocks per pair will be £140
Fitting charge will be £185
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If you are looking for heavy duty coil Spring assisters for your vehicle you have found the one and only site that can supply you. Our Leaf Spring Coil Assister kits are made to last, easy to fit. No maintenance needed once fitted. These Assisters/ Spring helpers will help with returning your vehicle back to the height it was from new or help when loaded up.
If you dont want to fit the kit yourself we offer a fitting service.
These kits are also known as Spring Raisers, Auxilary Springs, Spring helpers.
Please read everything on this page as it explains all about Spring Assisters.
If you need more info please email us or phone.
If your vehicle isn't listed or shown here please phone or email us as our kits are custom made. With enough information we will able to make you a kit.
We supply 4 different load ratings of springs for our kits. Please see below.
Spring 1 is each load rated at 350kgs.
These are included in the following kits
Bedford Rascal
VW Caddy
Fiat Doblo
Spring 2 is each load rated at 450kgs.
These are included in the following kits
SWB Transit
SWB Boxer/Relay/Ducato MK1 & Mk2
Talbot Express /Ducato/Citroen C25 campers
Spring 3 is each load rated at 550kgs.
These are included in the following kits
Talbot Express MH
Transit SWB camper
Spring 4 is each load rated at 700kgs.
These are included in the following kits.
Talbot express Motorhome
Transit Motorhome/Twin wheel pick up/Luton
Bedford CF motorhome
Peugeot Boxer Mk1,2,3 Motorhome/LWB van/Pick up
Citroen RelayMk1,2,3 Motorhome/LWB van/ Pick up
Fiat Ducato Mk1,2,3, Motorhome/LWB Van/Pick up
Mercedes Sprinter LWB, MWB
VW Crafter LWB,MWB
Does your vehicle looking like this?
We Custom make leaf spring coil assisters for Campers,Motorhomes & Vans.
The best solution to worn leaf springs and a sagging rear.
This is our own Registered Design owned by Custom Campers UK.
If your motorhome, camper or van suffers from rear end sag, Custom Campers have developed an assister that will lift the back of your vehicle. These are a very heavy duty pair of coil springs fitted between the axle and chassis. They are not like other brands. These will not wear, break or weaken. Fitting can be done by ourselves or customers can fit the kit themselves. We do supply a D.I.Y kit but they are custom made to fit your vehicle so they do need someone who knows what they are doing to fit them. The fitting instructions are shown on this website. These will fit Talbot Express, Ford Transit and Bedford CF and more. Please see photos below of before and after. These were fitted to my own Talbot Express motorhome back in 2009 and it still sits at the same height now it did then.
Please read everything on this page as it will answer a lot of questions you may have regarding spring assisters.
Motorhomes& Campers.
The rear end of motorhomes and campers do suffer with the weight of all the equipment on board, the vehicle and leaf springs were never designed to have the constant weight sitting over the axle. The reason for the leaf springs weakening is that the vehicles were originally a commercial vehicle and loading and unloading of weight would not have been constantly over the axle.
LGV. Vans
Sometimes when a van is fully loaded to it Maximum weight the rear can look very saggy and over loaded. With spring assisters they will keep the rear end at a reasonable height and the drive will be much better for long distance deliveries. They do not make the vehicle carry more weight over the legal weight loading of the vehicle.
Recovery Trucks and Transporters
If your truck is a home conversion or from new, again the leaf springs wear and with the centre of gravity being higher up due to a car loaded on the rear it can feel unstable. When our kits are fitted to a Car Transporter the ride will be quite ridget when empty. But when loaded it will sit roughly at the height when unloaded.
Horseboxes.
When the horsebox is empty there is less weight constantly sitting over the axle, but when loaded and if the leaf springs are weakening, again this can feel unstable.
Why Coil Assisters and not fit new leaf springs?
After years of research designing our assister kit I came to the conclusion that coil spring assisters were a much more economical way to go than replacing leaf springs. I will use my own motorhome as an example: To replace both leaf springs with new (so called) heavy duty springs, (bear in mind there's no point in replacing with the same load rating springs or you might as well do the job again in a few years time) proved expensive. The heavy duty leaf springs were priced at £435 each (2009 prices), fitting them could be tricky as bolts need to be replaced as you can bet they would snap or wouldn't move. U bolts have to be replaced with new at £60 a set. I added the cost up to replace the leaf springs at around £1,100. Following this research I then designed our coil spring assisters which are less than half the price and easy to fit, thus solving the problem and proving you do not need to fit new leaf springs.
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Custom
Campers
UK has been trading now for some time. We repair and restore campers & Motorhomes.
We also manufactor many parts
and panels that are no longer avaiable.
In 2008 we designed and developed a coil spring assister that could be fitted under a motorhome to help with weak leaf springs. In 2004 I bought some spring assisters from a company which didn't do the job very well and after two years and after 15kmiles I discovered 3 of the 4 springs had snapped. I decided to design and custom make a kit that would not weaken, snap or have to be replaced in a few years. I fitted my first coil assister kit on my Talbot motorhome in 2006, I did two years of touring and all was ok, no faults at all. But I always knew I could make the kit better so in 2009 I fitted a new design kit. its now 2023 and I still have the motorhome and the kit is still fitted with the same springs and still sits at the same height it did in 2009.
Our kits are very strong and can be quite heavy but they are made to last, Please see the photos below. One customer commented that they would see out the life of any motorhome. If you decide on the D.I.Y kit, the kit comes with full fitting instructions and can be fitted within 4 hours. Tools needed are 17mm & 10mm spanner, two trolley jacks & a 10 & 6mm drill bit. Everything else is pre drilled and ready to be bolted into place.
Our kits include.
2 x coil spring max load of 350 kg to 1400kg .
4 x coil cups
1 x cross member(Talbot/Boxer/Relay/Iveco/Mercedes Sprinter/crafter. only)
Fitting instructions.
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Fitting service.
We can fit the kits if required. The cost of this service is £180. Fitting can take between 2 to 4 hours. Please phone or email to book your vehicle in.
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Payment
Payment can be made via the following methods
Cash, Internet Transfer, Debit card, Credit card.
Paypal info@customcampersuk.co.uk
Sum Up link
The reason we dont put any payment links on our website is because we do need to chat to you first so we can recommend the correct kit and load rating.
07543058985
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Please see below the list of Vehicles we cover.
Talbot Express, Fiat Ducato, J5 & C25
Please read everything on this page, it will answer a lot of questions you may have.
Talbot Express/ Fiat Ducato/Citroen C25 from 1984 to 1994 all have the same leaf spring set up. We do 2 load rating kits for the Talbot.
900kgs for a light SWB camper
1100kgs for a heavey SWB camper conversion
1400kgs for a large motorhome.
If your not sure which kit you require, please ask.
After some years of having the weight of all the motorhome/camper equipment sat over the rear of these old vehicles. The leaf springs start to bend the opposite direction to the way they should.
This is our own design owned by Custom Campers UK. If your Talbot motorhome or camper suffers from rear end sag. Custom Campers UK have developed an assister that will lift and impove ride. These are a very heavy duty pair of coil springs that fit in between the chassis and axle. They are not like other brands. These will not wear, break or weaken. We supply this kit as a D.I.Y kit or we can fit them for you.
We offer a fitting service here in Cheshire.
All Talbot express, Fiat Ducato & Citroen models are all the same set up regarding the leaf springs. However on some motorhomes you may have a water tank or waste tank in the way of the kits cross member. This is not problem as we can make the kit without the cross member. If your not sure please contact us for a chat.If you are looking at fitting one of our kits on a Camper or motorhome please check that there is nothing like a water tank fitted directly above the axle as that is where the kit sits. If you do have a water tank we do a special kit which locates in different position.
The rear of motorhomes and campers do suffer with all the weight of the equipment on board. The vehicle and leaf springs were never designed to have the constant weight sitting over the rear axle.
Peugeot Boxer, Relay & Ducato
Please read everything on this page, it will answer a lot of questions you may have.
We do 3 types of springs for this vehicle.
900kgs, 1100kgs, 1400kgs.
We recommend the
900kgs kit for a SWB van,
1100kgs kit for a SWB Camper
1400kgs for a large van or Motorhome.
Please ask if your not sure you require.
Models we can supply kits for
Peugeot Boxer Mk1 SWB, LWB
Peugeot Boxer Mk2 SWB, MWB, LWB
Peugeot Boxer Mk3 SWB, MWB, LWB
Citroen Relay MK1 SWB, LWB
Citroen Relay Mk2 SWB, MWB, LWB
Citroen Relay MK3 SWB, MWB, LWB
Fiat Ducato MK1 SWB, LWB
Fiat Ducato MK2 SWB, MWB, LWB
Fiat Ducato Mk3 SWB, MWB, LWB
Peugeot Boxer/ Citroen Relay & Fiat Ducato from 1994 to 2006 all have the same leaf spring set up. After some years of having the weight of all the motorhome/camper equipment sat over the rear of these vehicles. The leaf springs start to bend the opposite direction to the way they should. If you are looking at fitting one of our kits on a Camper or motorhome please check that there is nothing like a water tank fitted directly above the axle as that is where the kit sits. If you do have a water tank we do a special kit which locates in different position.
This is our own design owned by Custom Campers UK. If your motorhome or camper suffers from rear end sag. Custom Campers UK have developed an assister that will lift and impove ride. These are a very heavy duty pair of coil springs that fit in between the chassis and axle. They are not like other brands. These will not wear, break or weaken. We supply this kit as a D.I.Y kit or we can fit them for you. We can supply 3 load rating kits, the 900kgs, 1100kg which is recommended for the SWB models and for the bigger models we recommend the 1400kg kit.If you are looking at fitting one of our kits on a Camper or motorhome please check that there is nothing like a water tank fitted directly above the axle as that is where the kit sits. If you do have a water tank we do a special kit which locates in different position.
We offer a fitting service here in Cheshire.
The rear of motorhomes and campers do suffer with all the weight of the equipment on board. The vehicle and leaf springs were never designed to have the constant weight sitting over the rear axle. This kit will also fit vans and pickup's
Ford Transit.
Please read everything on this page as it answer any questions you may have.
Models of Transits we can supply kits for
SWB single wheel RWD
SWB single wheel FWD
Twin wheel
LWB single wheel RWD
LWB single wheel FWD
SWB Custom FWD
LWB Custom FWD
Ford Transits from 1984 to 2013 all have different leaf spring set up. If your Transit is FWD or RWD, LWB, SWB we have a kit to fit. After some years of having the weight of all the motorhome/camper equipment sat over the rear of these old vehicles. The leaf springs start to bend the opposite direction to the way they should.
We offer a fitting service here in Cheshire.
This is our own design owned by Custom Campers UK. If your Ford Transit motorhome,camper, van or recovery truck suffers from rear end sag. Custom Campers UK have developed an assister that will lift and impove ride. These are a very heavy duty pair of coil springs that fit in between the chassis and axle. They are not like other brands. These will not wear, break or weaken.
Mercedes Sprinter & Pre Sprinter
Please read everything on this page as it will answer any questions you may have.
Mercedes Sprinters from 1996 to 2018 and Pre Sprinters 308 etc all have the same leaf spring set up. If your Mercedes is LWB, SWB we have a kit to fit. After some years of having the weight sat over the rear of these vehicles. The leaf springs start to bend the opposite direction to the way they should.
Please note we no longer supply a kit for the Twin wheel Sprinters.
We offer a fitting service here in Cheshire.
Renault Traffic & Master.
Renault Taffic Mk1 is a different kit to the Master model. The Master / Movano Mk1 is a different kit to the Mk 2 and Mk3 After some years of having the weight sat over the rear of these vehicles. The leaf springs start to bend the opposite direction to the way they should. With this kit there is no X member, the kit slots onto the chassis directly above the axle.
Please note, if your unsure you have a Mk2 or a Mk3, the Mk2 has a round axle and the Mk3 has a square axle.
Models we can supply kits for
Traffic Mk1 only
Master, Movano, Mk1 single wheel SWB, LWB
Master, Movano,NV400, Mk2 single Wheel SWB, MWB,LWB,FWD
Master, Movano, NV400, Mk2 single wheel SWB,MWB, LWB, RWD
Master, Movano, NV400, Mk2 Twin wheel LWB
Master, Movano, NV400, Mk3 Single wheel SWB,MWB,LWB,FWD
Master, Movano, NV400, Mk3 Single wheel SWB,MWB, LWB,RWD
Master, Movano, NV400, Mk3 Twin wheel LWB
This is our own design owned by Custom Campers UK. If your Renault motorhome,camper, van or recovery truck suffers from rear end sag. Custom Campers UK have developed an assister that will lift and impove ride. These are a very heavy duty pair of coil springs that fit in between the chassis and axle. They are not like other brands. These will not wear, break or weaken.
We offer a fitting service here in Cheshire
Daihatsu Hijet
Bedford Rascal
Suzkui Supper Carry
Fiat Doblo
VW Caddy
Is the same kit
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Fiat Doblo Mk1 & Mk2
Fiat Doblo 2001 > 2010. If your looking to fit one our spring assister kits onto a Van, Wheelchair conversion or a Camper these heavey duty kits will do the job. Made to last using strong materials. Designed & made by ourselves at Custom Campers UK.
Fitting would take about 2 hours or you could book your vehicle in for us to fit them for you.
Any questions you may have please phone or email us.
Bedford CF Mk1 & 2
Bedford CF from 1972 > 1986 are all leaf spring on the rear. The SWB & LWB single wheel and double wheel are a slighlty different kit. Please let us know before ordering.
Fitting
If you choose to fit yourself the job should take you roughly 2 hours. You will need a selection of spanners and sockets up to 17mm. Two trolley jacks, Angle grinder and a 3mm ,7mm & 10mm drill bit. Full, easy to follow instructions will be supplied which must be read before fitting. Any problems or if you're not quite clear on something please give us a call on 07543058985, alway happy to help. The example I use to see if you are capable of doing this job is: If you can fit a starter motor on your vehicle you could very easily fit the kit.
We offer a fitting service here in Cheshire.
If you choose to have the kit fitted by us at Custom Campers UK we charge £175 and fitting can take about 2 - 4 hours. Please phone or email us or use the form below to book in for a date to suit you. If you're quite a distance from us and are in a camper or motorhome we can provide you with details of the nearest campsite. Our workshop is set on a working farm which also has B&B at very reasonable rates. Please let us know either way and we can make arrangements for you. We dont do fittings at weekends. We require you to be at our workshop for 9am.
Gallery
Please see the before & after photos in video format. Im sorry but the slide show seems to have problem. Please visit our Facebook page for more photos. leaf spring assisters.
Feedback
Hi Simon
Thanks for your assistance. I have got back from hols and found a
"proper" workshop. The geezer understood the job, gave me a decent
price, read the bumf and studied cd. Now fitted and no need to come
to get done up your way.. Don't really have time to go up there in
near future anyway, notwithstanding your enticing hints at good
angling spots around your area. Perhaps next year .. anyway....
*WOW* !!!!!!!!!!!!
Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou and your gang !!!
What a difference !!!!!!!!! No longer "bottoms out" over bumps and
humps, she sits more upright and alert.. A New Lease of life !!!..
Wonderfull!!!!!
If you ever need anyone to give recommendation, do not hesitate to
contact me. My Bambi is my only form of transport and like a second
home, as I travel away to fish, visit freinds and explore countryside
in her at every opportunity. So we both have BIG grin when fired up
and on the road now..
Again cannot thank you enough
Regards
Dorian Khoo. Bedford Bambi owner
Richard from Cheltenham.
Dear Simon, I would just like to say that I am absolutely delighted with the new spring assisters that you fitted on my LWB Talbot express (1991) Campervan. The wife calls them 'Hip replacements' as the camper now looks and handles like a spring chicken!! I am particularly happy that I can always adjust the ride height down a tad if I choose in the future and it will only take me less than 3/4 of an hour to do myself....easy peasy!!
Roger from Harlow.
After contacting Simon at Custom Campers with regard to the Campervan/Spring Assisters to fit my Ford Transit based Autosleeper, decided it was well worth the 500 mile round trip to get them fitted at his workshop. This was expertly done within a day at reasonable cost and the journey home was greatly improved compared to the one to his workshop.
Glyn from Bolton.
"I was introduced to Custom Campers UK by a well known Motorhome Forum which suggested that the owner of this business was committed to giving his customers the best service. After using the services of "Custom Campers UK" to have a pair of spring assistors fitted to my 1994 Talbot Autosleeper Harmony, I can certainly vouch for this original comment. I can also add that Simon, the owner, is also reliable and conscientious about how he treats his customers. He is informative and genuinely interested in the customer's pride and joy that he has been entrusted to work on. Nothing is too much trouble for Simon......I have liaised with him on several occasions after the spring assistors had been fitted and he has offered advise and help on several other issues that I had with the van. Simon even sent me a short video by email to show me how to ascertain a particular suspension problem that I had with my van - this proved to be invaluable and helped me no end to diagnose that the shock absorbers were broken on my van. Simon is a breath of fresh air to the Motorhome industry and I thoroughly recommend this company for all your motorhome needs including the innovative spring assistors that have transformed my vehicle's ride and capacity for towing my small boat. Give this company a try."
Toby from Cornwall.
Can't say how glad I am that I fitted your Spring Assisters to my 1992 Talbot Autosleeper. It was a relatively easy kit to fit well within the scope of the home mechanic. They have completely transformed the driving experience and made the van look and handle like new. Definitely would recommend to anybody with tired old leaf springs on their van. Simon is also a nice guy to.
Neil from Scotland.
Hi Simon .Sorry for not being in touch sooner the reason being I have not had the opportunity to test drive my motor home until the weekend that is. Well can I just say
that apart from eliminating the saggy bottom of the rear suspension, the handling of the vehicle has vastly improved in respect of the rear end sway factor especially cornering around roundabouts /
reduced pull from overtaking lorries and buses,plus the overall ride factor is a lot smoother.Simon your product is first class and your instructions for fitting were to the letter. Once again thanks
again and i will recommend your product to any motor home owners that i meet requiring suspension improvements. Regards Neil Lowden.
Paul & Charlotte, Cheshire.
We bought a 1990 Talbot motorhome, which had worn out leaf springs. We were dismayed to find out the cost of replacing
the leaf springs, so we had a trawl on the Internet to see if there were any better prices. We didn't expect to find any better solutions (as well as a much better price) when we came across Simons
site and his spring assistors!
Simon booked us in promptly and when we arrived he showed us the kits and carefully talked us through his design and the fitting. He was a complete mine of information, and a fabulous guy to
deal with. They were fitted within a couple of hours and the results were immediately eyecatching on how much better the back end of the motorhome stood.
These spring assistors are amazing. The ride is comfortable, steering and handling is easier, and of course the motorhome no longer slumps down. Add to this, the likelyhood that they will
still be going strong for the rest of the motorhomes life, unlike leaf springs. We also saved ourselves a fortune on buying and fitting new Talbot leaf springs instead.
Thank you Simon, we're very grateful.
From Paul & Charlotte in cheshire
John From Chesterfield.
Just to say thank you , had your spring assisters fitted they are great. Better handling comfort and ride. The springs
are well made and were fitted to my van in an
afternoon by Simon and John. It's so refreshing to see a business that is genuine and provides great service I get the impression that nothing is too much
trouble Simon is a nice bloke as well. Would recommend these springs for your Bedford cf. cheers john
Mr & Mrs Burt
Really pleased we decided to go ahead and have your Spring Assisters fitted to our Fiat Ducato 2007. The handling of the vehicle has been
greatly improved with regards to holding the road better, especially around corners giving a more positive driving experience. You couldn't
have been more helpful with discussing any issue we had on the day. Really good product, I would recommend your services to any other
motorhome owner who may have problems with their van suspension. Thanks again
for a great job done in a very professional manner.
Kind Regards Mrs G Burt
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