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DAS26miles
Explorer II
Jun 03, 2015

How much wheel base and length effect handling and steering?

We are looking to move up from our Class C Minnie 22 ft with 138" wheel base. I test drove a New class C that was 32' 3" with a 220" wheel base. I like to ride down the road, but turning was somethi...
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Healeyman
Explorer
Jun 03, 2015
We moved up from a 22 foot Class C



The 22' also had the same wheelbase as our Suburban.

to a 28 foot Class C.



The biggest difference that I have found is that you must go MUCH deeper into a corner before starting a turn otherwise you'll run the rear wheels over the curb.

Other than that, everything else is pretty familiar.

Tim

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