XC60 AWD pitching when towing caravan.

[LCFC_man]

Our Volvo 2017 XC60 2.4 D5 AWD (Polestar tuned) has plenty of power/torque, and tows our Elddis Affinity 530 easily without any hint of swaying. However, I do find that there is quite a lot of pitching/bucking, particularly on more uneven roads. We didn't have the adaptive suspension fitted when new (possibly a mistake ☹️), so it has the standard suspension. Reviewing forums, I've also been careful to load the nosweight to approx 90kg, taking care not to load much behind the axle. Even with this balanced loading there is significant pitching. I'm considering fitting some auxiliary progressive springs (eg MAD) to see if this could reduce the pitching. Has anyone any thoughts/experience on this issue?

 

[sktn77a]

The tongue wight spec of your car is about 150kg. The GVWR of the affinity is about 3500lbs - that's a the top end of the towing spec for the XC60. Do you have the factory towing setup?

You may just be in that situation where you have to take it easy when towing!