Chevolet P30 Shocks

bjarnold wrote:
I had the suspension checked when they did the air bags and the springs were fine. The only issue they found and replaced was the sway bar bushings on the passenger side

Again, air bags are a waste of time and money, if you're going to keep the coach for any length of time. Not only that, you'll need to be constantly checking them for air while traveling and eventually you'll find yourself with one that won't hold air. Might as well let the air out of the other one now and until you can do something with it.
As said, there has to be 1.75 - 2.50" of ride height between the stops and and the upper control arms to properly align it.

Just remember to whatever you put the pressure at, the front end alignment will have to be set at that pressure and maintained at that pressure otherwise you'll start wearing the tires.

Jack up the front end & put 100 psi in the air bags.
I did that on my 96 Cruise Master.......really helped the ride & steering.

Check your actual loaded weight vs. the GVWR of your P30 chassis. You'll probably find that you are close to or above max rated weight. The Ford F53 chassis has a big advantage over the Chevy in that department. Over the years I've seen a lot of aging, sagging P30 Chevy chassis.

Measure your ride height from the a arm to bumper stop on each side they should be at least 1.75 in clearance and close to the same from side to side. Post your results back here. New shocks will not help this problem as others have said.

Just courious how did they check the coil springs.
They wold need to remove them and put them in a compression machine.

I had the suspension checked when they did the air bags and the springs were fine. The only issue they found and replaced was the sway bar bushings on the passenger side

Get the springs!

Get the springs!

mike brez wrote:
No. Springs may be shot. When I needed new bags on mine I ordered new springs from Henderson super steer and ditched the bags. The springs are matched up to your front end weight.

Some good reading for the P30 Here

Also when you inflated the bags I believe the proper way is to lift the front end up then inflate and lower onto ground. I would put 90lbs in mine lower and bleed off.

Yep, OEM spring fatigue and no air bag will fix it for the proper ride height, so it can be properly aligned. They don't last, but for a few years anyway and was always sorry I didn't do the after market Henderson thing in the very first place, with our old coach.