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jts140
Explorer
May 31, 2017

Are my expectations too high?

Strongly thinking of get rid of my 2015 GMC 3500 dually with a Montana fifth wheel for a class A diesel pusher. For the main reason of driving comfort.

I am under the impression that the class As don't fell every bump as my set up does. We just drove 12 hours from SW Florida to North Georgia and those GA concrete roads killed us.

I even have great hitch, (trailsaver bd3) and morryde independent suspension on the trailer.

Looking at spending around $120k on a used unit. Any information on air ride systems would be great. Also what about older units with tag axles? Do they smooth out the road more that a single axle? Looking to keep the wife extremely comfortably so we can continue to travel for many more years.

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  • If the roads are rough the bump is about the same. You may not get the bucking bronco effect but you may get some porpoising if the shocks on the class A are weak. The biggest difference we felt was that you don't feel the push from the fifth wheel. Also, the road looks narrower in a class A than with the truck and fiver as the truck is narrower than the fiver/class A and you don't notice how tight it can be when you look in the mirror at a fiver vs looking out the driver window on a class A.
  • Ivylog's avatar
    Ivylog
    Explorer III
    The post Help-->Newell ....... will be a good place to start reading. Yes, a tag really helps the ride.