1998 Class A - Chevy chassis and 454 - yay or nay?
Is the Chevy class A chassis with the 454 gasser equal to the Ford class a with a V10? Does it have a "reputation" for good, bad, or eh ?
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I personally don't understand all the hatred against the P30/P32 chassis, I have one on my 28 ft 2002 Safari Trek, though mine has the wide track front end and the 8.1L Vortec engine, along with a number of suspension upgrades thanks mostly to the previous owner. Just to clarify the whole Workhorse/Chevy thing, Workhorse bought the Chevy P30/P32 production line in 1999, they continued production of the P series chassis until about 2005, and introduced their own W series chassis in about 2003.
Sure the P series chassis had some weakness, but many of those are fixable with a few aftermarket parts, like Super Steer Bell cranks, and front springs, along with a Track bar, and a few other things and you are mostly good to go, as long as it does not have too big of a house riding on it. The big issue with the P series was it was not heavy duty enough to handle larger gas coaches once slides started becoming popular.
As to parts there are a handful that can only be found in junk yards, but given the fact thousands upon thousands of these were made there should be an ample supply for many years, but the vast majority of parts are still available either as new, rebuilt, or improved aftermarket designs.
Sure the P series chassis had some weakness, but many of those are fixable with a few aftermarket parts, like Super Steer Bell cranks, and front springs, along with a Track bar, and a few other things and you are mostly good to go, as long as it does not have too big of a house riding on it. The big issue with the P series was it was not heavy duty enough to handle larger gas coaches once slides started becoming popular.
As to parts there are a handful that can only be found in junk yards, but given the fact thousands upon thousands of these were made there should be an ample supply for many years, but the vast majority of parts are still available either as new, rebuilt, or improved aftermarket designs.
