How much rear overhang
We are looking for our first RV and have decided a Class C will be our best bet. My family had RVs as I was growing up, and a couple of my siblings have 5th wheels now, and we have friends with bumper...
Forum Discussion
rctoyguy wrote:You discussed dragging issues and several of the responses discuss that as a problem. It was implied that the long tail will also cause problems when turning especially around gas pumps. Some have pointed out the roughness of the ride.
We are looking for our first RV and have decided a Class C will be our best bet. My family had RVs as I was growing up, and a couple of my siblings have 5th wheels now, and we have friends with bumper pulls. We are anxious to go play...
I'm thinking we are going to want something in the under 30' range, and I've noticed they all appear to have a crazy long rear overhang (from rear wheels to rear bumper). I'd think too much would cause too many dragging issues - is there a rule of thumb to go by for what is too much? I've also noticed some are "beveled" at the very rear bottom which I'd think would help.
One that has not been mentioned is driveability. With a long tail any semi-truck you meet will push the air sideways on your tail and will make driving a straight line very difficult. The ratio of the wheelbase divided by the total length should be 55% or greater.
"carringb" mentions that his brother has a 31' RV with a 208" wheelbase. That is really not as bad as some (31' = 372") 208" divided by 372" = 55.9%.
