Chevy Chassis is out of control
Frankly it doesn't seem any different than my grandparents E450 31ft but I'm getting tired of being pulled over! Pulled over outside of Jackson MS because the road suddenly started tossing the RV arou...
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Sounds like you are on the right path,as you can see most of the info you have received is from Ford owners.
The Bilsteins is a wise choice,but I have to ask. Did your RV come with no rear sway bar? My 2005 Chevy Based Class C has one and it is 1 3/8
inch just like the one you want to buy from Helwig, the front one is also the same size and I have had very little handling problems.
Most times the problem is not so much the chassis but what the RV mfg puts on that chassis,if your wheel base is less than 60% ratio of WB to length and little less favorable at 57%, mine sits at 57%.
That ratio tries to identify good handling, which is in turn based on good weight distribution. So, even though 60% is very good (I think 54% is considered minimum), the real issue is the actual weight distribution. It'll change as you load it up for travel, so where is the Storage, how will you load it, where are Tanks and will they be full/empty. Once it is weighed loaded for travel you will have a better understanding of what has to be done.
The Bilsteins is a wise choice,but I have to ask. Did your RV come with no rear sway bar? My 2005 Chevy Based Class C has one and it is 1 3/8
inch just like the one you want to buy from Helwig, the front one is also the same size and I have had very little handling problems.
Most times the problem is not so much the chassis but what the RV mfg puts on that chassis,if your wheel base is less than 60% ratio of WB to length and little less favorable at 57%, mine sits at 57%.
That ratio tries to identify good handling, which is in turn based on good weight distribution. So, even though 60% is very good (I think 54% is considered minimum), the real issue is the actual weight distribution. It'll change as you load it up for travel, so where is the Storage, how will you load it, where are Tanks and will they be full/empty. Once it is weighed loaded for travel you will have a better understanding of what has to be done.
