Winnebago Travato
Frequently Asked Questions

SumoSprings are a patented suspension enhancement product designed to increase ride comfort, stabilize sway, improve driver control, and level sag. SumoSprings, like airbags, are a type of air spring. The main difference between an airbag and SumoSprings is how the air is captured/controlled. With a traditional air bag, a compressor with hoses and valves are used to inflate the “balloon.” This requires maintenance so the air bag does not crack and/or leak and accessories such as a compressor to maintain and adjust the air pressure. The air within SumoSprings is captured in millions of air pockets inside of the proprietary micro-cellular urethane material. We have drilled a hole through SumoSprings and they still work. The Winnebago Travato uses a SumoSprings Rear Solo kit; solo meaning it attaches on one side (the frame). SumoSprings replace the Travato’s original bump stop, turning a preventative suspension accessory, the bump stop, into an active part of your suspension, an air spring, SumoSprings!

No. You do not need SumoSprings. Your Travato does not need SumoSprings to hit the open road. You want SumoSprings if you want to enhance your suspension and improve your ride quality. Here is an analogy. You buy an iPad to take with you on your Class B adventures. The iPad works great just the way it is out of the box. You buy some enhancements; not because the iPad is inadequate, but because the enhancements improve the iPad based on your wants and needs: a case, because you may take it outdoors while camping; a screen protector, because you are clumsy and tend to drop things; a Bluetooth speaker, because you like to rock out; you download an app, because you like to play games. It is not that the iPad “needed” these improvements/enhancements; the improvements made the iPad a better product. The same is true for SumoSprings. Adding SumoSprings compliments and improves your Class B van.

There’s nothing wrong with your stock suspension. Winnebago makes great coaches; but, great can always get better, right? Installing SumoSprings takes your suspension to the next level. SumoSprings are engineered to reduce sway, increase stability and absorb shocks/bumps on rough roads. Quick to install with just a few tools, SumoSprings make a great coach better.

Yes. Travato SumoSprings were developed specifically for the RAM ProMaster 3500. Our engineers installed and tested SumoSprings on a Winnebago Travato. These SumoSprings are intended to work in conjunction with your original equipment. To give credit where it is due, Travato Owners helped SuperSprings’ engineers redesign the original kit, making it even easier to install specifically for Travato owners.

SumoSprings will improve your ride. SumoSprings reduce sway, absorb and dissipate vibrations, and provide the driver with more control on uneven terrain and/or harsh conditions. SumoSprings increase driver, passenger and cargo safety. They reduce the amount of wear and tear on original components, reducing maintenance costs and overall cost of ownership.

SumoSprings come with a Limited Lifetime Warranty. Read more about the details on page 10. In short, we stand behind our SumoSprings. If they wear out, and you are driving the same Travato, we will replace them. This happens less than 0.0001% of the time – literally.

As a manufacturer, SuperSprings is very proud to support the many dealer, retail, warehouse, and eTailer locations selling our products. We also strive to honor customers’ requests to purchase confidently and directly online from the manufacturer. For this reason, we have created the Official SuperSprings Online Shop, www.supersprings.com/shop.

Products listed in the Official SuperSprings Online Shop are sold and shipped directly by SuperSprings. When purchasing through a reseller, especially an eTailer (eCommerce website), evaluate the seller’s validity. We have many great partners who sell our products online. We will even “drop ship” for those partners; meaning, you place an order through their website, but they do not stock it – we do – and, we ship it for them to you. There are also unauthorized third-party resellers who we do not support. If the price seems low in comparison to everyone else, it is likely an unauthorized reseller who is not abiding by our policies, obtaining our products illicitly, selling used products, or swindling you. If you have any questions on the legitimacy of a reseller, please contact us and we will let you know if they are an authorized reseller or not. We have a relationship with all of our partners and resellers, and are happy to share those contacts with you.

There are many Facebook Groups and social communities. The Travato community is unique in that the members are engaged with other members AND manufacturers (Winnebago and SuperSprings included). There are friendships, meet-ups, mentors, and more. Thanks to the questions asked in your group and members’ willingness to communicate directly with us, SuperSprings has had the privilege of meeting numerous group members. More, thanks to the group members, we were able to improve our product, making the installation easier, specifically for Travato owners. As a small token of our appreciation for the communication and relationship we have had with the community, SuperSprings has created a 10%-Off code.

First, you need to get the wheels off the ground by lifting your Travato. We suggest using safety jack stands rated for your Travato. Once lifted, some people prefer to remove the rear wheels, but it is not necessary, they just need to be off the ground. The original equipment bump stop is the maroon/red/brown colored piece of rubber directly over the center of your rear leaf springs. Use either large Channellock pliers, a spanner, oil filter, or similar type wrench to unbolt and turn the bump stop counter clockwise. The instructions will give the option to use one or both spacers; for Travatos, we recommend using both spacers, as assembled in the box. The SumoSprings ship ready to go! Apply a little Loctite (included) to the bolt of the preassembled SumoSprings, then twist into place. Tighten by hand, as much as you can, and that is it!

If you have changed a tire or used a wrench, you more than likely have the mental know-how to install SumoSprings on your own. The installation is as simple as one bolt. No brackets, no drilling, no fancy tools required… just one bolt. On newer Travatos, owners have reported the original bump stop twists off easily using Channellock pliers. On Travatos more than a couple years old, some owners have had difficulty removing the original bump stop. You may need to use a socket wrench to loosen the bolt.

Coil SumoSprings are installed by raising the vehicle so the front coils are unloaded (i.e. wheels are off the ground). We suggest removing the wheel for Travato installations. The top attachment point of the coil on the Travato is inside of a housing. This means the middle coil, where you want to install the Coil SumoSprings, is just barely exposed below the housing. The Coil SumoSprings slide into this middle turn in the coil spring. You start by getting the “wings” of the Coil SumoSprings in position, and then you push and slide the Coil SumoSprings into the turn. The longer wings of the Coil SumoSprings point down, and the shorter wings point up. Once in, there is about a three to four inch gap from end to end of the Coil SumoSprings. The positioning of this gap has no effect on the Coil SumoSprings performance; it can face inboard (towards the other side of the Travato), or outboard (towards you, the installer). Once in place, use the included zip ties to secure the Coil SumoSprings to the coil spring. Attach the zip ties to only the top holes (the short wing side). This is to prevent the Coil SumoSprings from coming out of the turn in the coil if you experienced extreme vertical travel.

If you are comfortable jacking up your Travato and removing the wheel, yes! The installation requires no tools and no prior experience.

You do not need any special tools to install SumoSprings or Coil SumoSprings. To remove the factory bump stop during the SumoSprings Rear installation, you will need a wrench large enough to grab the original Travato bump stop. Most commonly, a large pair of Channellock pliers will do the trick.

Yes, we encourage you to! SumoSprings will support the leaf spring assembly and coil spring, extending the life of the original equipment, and reducing stress on other components. Installing SumoSprings will lower your overall cost of ownership! The bump stop may be more difficult to remove depending on how much weathering has taken place.

We would again suggest consulting your Facebook group. Installation rates across the country vary drastically. In terms of hours:

• Front - 30 minutes to 2 hours.
• Rear - 30 minutes to 2 hours.

Installation rates vary too much by location to authoritatively say what is and what is not excessive. $250 an hour is astronomically high when compared to other known hourly rates. Your Facebook group members will have real world quotes I am sure they will share with you. If an installer is unfamiliar with our products, they can call our Technical Support team at +1 (866) 898-0720 or e-mail [email protected].