Class C steering response

Jayco-noslide wrote:
Recently purchased a 30 ft. 2003 Itasca Spirit with the Ford V-10..One thing I don't like is that the Itasca's steering feel is very unresponsive and a lot of wheel movement is required ..I guess I'm wondering if this is normal with this or any Class C chassis??

More common in the Ford than the Chevy. ;)

trop-a-cal wrote:
Of course you can't drive a A or C in cross winds of more than 20 MPH without fighting the steering even with everything set up right.

Fords seem to have more problems with this. My Chevy drives just fine. If the wind gets real strong the wind noise will cause me to turn up the radio volume. Of course, mine is only 22'-5" long. ;)

derh2o wrote:
i am surprised this has not been mentioned yet, but your problem is most likely what is referred to as "tail wag".....

"Tail Wag" can also be caused by the ratio of wheelbase divided by overall length. Should be 52% or more. If that tail sticks out too much, side winds can really wag the tail.