Gasser Handling - Specific Question

Chum lee wrote:

FloridaRosebud wrote:


All this improved the handling greatly, and pretty much eliminated the wandering.

So the question - is there any additional improvement to be had adding the Hellwig front anti-sway bar, or have I reached the point of diminishing returns? I would say at this point I've gone from many butt-puckering moments to maybe 2 or 3 over a 300 mile day, as most larger trucks no longer push me around like before. To put a number on it I'd say everything has improved 70-80%. As an aside, I've found that running the driver side air bags at 30psi, and the passenger side at 45-50psi also helped tame the "push" and improved stability.

Thoughts?

Al

OK, you asked for thoughts. Clearly you've changed your suspension, . . . a lot. So, . . . . what's left? Would you consider changing yourself? After everything you've changed, if you are still having 2 or 3 butt-puckering events (your words) each 300 mile driving day, could it be that you are pushing yourself/motorhome too much? You aren't driving a race car on a race track. Just the opposite. As an engineer myself, I can tell you that suspension systems are designed to give the driver appropriate feedback to let them know when they are "pushing it" a little bit too much. When you change the system so that you are driving on the edge without knowing it, don't be surprised when sh*t just "happens" all of a sudden, out of nowhere. That's your design. As always, how you drive is your business and under your control. Not a lecture, . . . . just food for thought, which you asked for.

Chum lee

No worries, you make some good points. After becoming acclimated to driving the MH I found that setting the cruise at 60-62 was where it seemed to track nicely, but Semi's would most of the time move me over a foot or two. After the changes I felt more comfortable going 65-66, but I found that slowing back down to that 60-62 reduced the events down to that 2 or 3. The "edge" seems now to be close to 70, but I certainly don't want to push it there. I'm comfortable where I'm at now, but was wondering if the front mod would rid myself of all of the events at my current speed. That said, I'm sure that there will be times when the s**t happens and no amount of suspension mods will help. In my book that would be called "not paying attention"

Al