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...
Forum Discussion
ericsmith32 wrote:You will learn that every improvement will help by some amount. Some more than others. In some cases it will depend on how worn out your original parts are. Given you are completely missing a rear stabilizer bar, adding a Heavy Duty Hellwig or Roadmaster, I would think that you will notice the greatest improvement thereafter.
Walmart parking lot would be better for that! I know for a fact we make it rock as you describe.
Now with the new shocks on I'm not to certain on that. Haven't tried or even drove it yet
I've found a cheaper source for the rear sway bar but the steering stabilizer will be next. On the list for next month. All upgrades seem to be around 250-300. I'm amazed just how much our cheaper RV is missing. Most class A's have everything I'm adding, even a lot of Class C's!
About the Ford chassis, I have said this before and am repeating for the sake of new comers. A 2007 and older E350 motor home will not have a rear stabilizer bar of any kind, unless added by the RV manufacture or a previous owner. The little help the Ford supplied front bar offers, is weak for the load, and it quickly looses effectiveness because the donut bushings at the end of the bar wear "oval" very quickly. The 2007 and older E450 came with a weak rear stabilizer bar and the same poor front bar, both inferior for the "always-loaded" chassis application.
The Ford E350 and E450 made 2008 to current day are improved, but still do not compare to the heavy duty versions. If you own a 2008 or newer Ford chassis and have handling issues, you should consider heavy duty front & rear stabilizer bars.
If you are like me, you question why inferior parts are installed to begin with. I wonder if it has to do with "load averaging". The chassis may be equipped under the assumption that it is a delivery truck, sometimes running empty, sometimes with a partial load, and rarely loaded to max capacity by weight. But in the case of a motor home, the weight of the house and contents loads the chassis to max capacity "ALL" the time which renders those parts inferior all the time. That is why I feel the NTSB should require chassis manufactures to install heavy duty equipment on every "Made For RV" application chassis.
