E450 front suspension question
I picked up my new 2006 Tioga today with the E450 chassis. I drove it about 150 miles and it handled much better than I thought it would. It was very stable on the highway at high speeds. No sway, ...
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Damper might last longer if you add a Boot to it. Boot covers the Rod and helps protect it from stone chips that compromise the seal surface.
I call what you have a "Damper" because all it does is resist sudden movement. Some call it a "Stabilizer" but I don't, unless the device has some form of centering mechanism, usually springs.
I sure wouldn't fuss with alignment if it drives as well as you say. Well, maybe if it turns out to have a lot of tire wear...
It'd be interesting to see if it's been aligned using Offset or Adjustable Upper Balljoint Bushings. Looking down at the upper balljoint (from over the tire)...
...if the stub of the balljoint is centered in the Bushing, then it's an OEM bushing
...if the stub is off center in the bushing, then it's an Offset bushing
...if the stub is off center between two concentric parts of the bushing then it's an Adjustable bushing like Ingalls 59400 (but there are other brands)
What the Bushings do, is allow alignment of an RV as essentially a fully loaded truck as opposed to an empty truck.
My guess is somebody aligned it with some form of offset/adjustable bushings and that allowed the CASTER angle to be set on the high side of the adjustment range.
I call what you have a "Damper" because all it does is resist sudden movement. Some call it a "Stabilizer" but I don't, unless the device has some form of centering mechanism, usually springs.
I sure wouldn't fuss with alignment if it drives as well as you say. Well, maybe if it turns out to have a lot of tire wear...
It'd be interesting to see if it's been aligned using Offset or Adjustable Upper Balljoint Bushings. Looking down at the upper balljoint (from over the tire)...
...if the stub of the balljoint is centered in the Bushing, then it's an OEM bushing
...if the stub is off center in the bushing, then it's an Offset bushing
...if the stub is off center between two concentric parts of the bushing then it's an Adjustable bushing like Ingalls 59400 (but there are other brands)
What the Bushings do, is allow alignment of an RV as essentially a fully loaded truck as opposed to an empty truck.
My guess is somebody aligned it with some form of offset/adjustable bushings and that allowed the CASTER angle to be set on the high side of the adjustment range.
