Class C rear end sag and banging!
Just got back from a 4,000 mile plus journey to the great northeast - had a great trip and for the most part a pretty uneventful RV time. I have a '93 29ft Class C on a Ford E350 chassis with the 4...
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Hi Ryan,
carringb is this forum's resident expert on "everything E-series".
With that said, for reference I went on Rock Auto's website and called up a 2005 E450 chassis rear leaf spring pack. Keep in-mind that you would need two packs.
CLICK HERE to see many Rock Auto options as low as $331.79 per pack, and as high as $577.79 per pack. I think the 5100 pound pack is the one to consider. The 7200 pound pack will be way too much for a 29 foot motor home. Too much capability will vibrate, shake, and bounce your house to death.
carringb's junk yard idea, $50 for two used packs is so much cheaper. Call around for any junk yard E450. They should pull the parts and have them on the office floor waiting for you.....maybe with the bump stops if you ask to include them. Like carringb says, preferably from a shuttle bus that is rarely loaded to capacity. Unfortunately many shuttle buses have air-ride rear suspensions that have gone bad. We get that kind often at our church's auto charity HERE where I volunteer at.
New or used, changing your early 3 layer E350 rear leaf springs to a full 11 layer E450 version makes the most sense to me. Any truck suspension shop should be happy to swap them at a reasonable price. It's what they do, and do it well. Then get a 4-wheel alignment and you will have completed the project. Many truck suspension shops do 4 wheel alignments too.
When all done, you can pitch the air bags leaving you with one less thing to think about.
carringb is this forum's resident expert on "everything E-series".
With that said, for reference I went on Rock Auto's website and called up a 2005 E450 chassis rear leaf spring pack. Keep in-mind that you would need two packs.
CLICK HERE to see many Rock Auto options as low as $331.79 per pack, and as high as $577.79 per pack. I think the 5100 pound pack is the one to consider. The 7200 pound pack will be way too much for a 29 foot motor home. Too much capability will vibrate, shake, and bounce your house to death.
carringb's junk yard idea, $50 for two used packs is so much cheaper. Call around for any junk yard E450. They should pull the parts and have them on the office floor waiting for you.....maybe with the bump stops if you ask to include them. Like carringb says, preferably from a shuttle bus that is rarely loaded to capacity. Unfortunately many shuttle buses have air-ride rear suspensions that have gone bad. We get that kind often at our church's auto charity HERE where I volunteer at.
New or used, changing your early 3 layer E350 rear leaf springs to a full 11 layer E450 version makes the most sense to me. Any truck suspension shop should be happy to swap them at a reasonable price. It's what they do, and do it well. Then get a 4-wheel alignment and you will have completed the project. Many truck suspension shops do 4 wheel alignments too.
When all done, you can pitch the air bags leaving you with one less thing to think about.
