Class A body roll
I know this topic has been covered many times. I purchased a 2016 Fleetwood bounder 35K this year with a 22,000lbs F53 suspension. These are very tall rigs and very top heavy. I performed the cheap...
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Mile High wrote:
I don't understand, a shock dampens motion, but doesn't do anything to support weight in a roll. Springs yes, air bags yes, even sway bars yes, but I don't get the shocks unless they are air lift shocks.
Supposedly their valving is such that they resist low frequency motion more than high frequency. Hence FSD or Frequency Selective Damping.
So a slow body roll attempt to compress the shock will get more damping then a high frequency bump hit. This should reduce body roll while still having a pleasant ride. I don't know how well they work but they don't seem to break the laws of physics, somewhat interested to try them, but they are not cheap.
I prefer the well tested solution to body roll, the anti-roll bar (sway bar). Cheap solution if you have a F53 chassis since it the sway bar is adjustable.
I do not prefer helpers springs like the Sumo's, if they reduce sway that means they are adding spring rate (like a sway bar) but they are engaged all the time rather then only on articulation therefore you just now have harder springs.
