Factory-Direct Purchase Experience
I read this on the Phoenix Cruiser forum and asked the author if I could share it here of which he was eager to share including his name. For you who pondered buying a Phoenix Cruiser, you might fi...
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j-d wrote:
^^^ Excellent point on Wheelbase! The problem of excess rear overhang relative to wheelbase seems to happen in the midrange of Class C sizes, but it's probably possible even in smaller ones. Not enough WB can lead do Overloaded Rear Axle, Wander and Sway, Underloaded Front Axle, similar problems. Front Axle should carry at least 1/3 of loaded weight per truck scale. Some express it as 75% of front axle GAWR, which seems to work out about the same most of the time.
The dry weight of my Dynamax 24RB Promaster based Class C was only 90 lb under the right rear wheel GAWR when it left the factory. As soon as I stepped in the door it exceeded NHTSA & manufacturer's safety rating without any cargo, gas, water, propane, passengers. It is unsafe engineering and Forest River is fraudulent and deceptive. They were deceptive when answering my questions about this very subject before I bought it. They would only talk about total vehicle weight, cargo capacity, and GVWR; nothing about GAWR.
