I know exactly what you are all saying as I weighed my 22 foot Minnie and found to be really light in front. The Stowaway storage bin on receiver added 250 lbs, plus my black and grey tanks are behind the era axle. We try to always dump our tanks before leaving the CG, but not always possible dry camping. I have adjusted the tire pressures per Michelin's table based of axle weights. I don't like putting stuff in the cabover because of rainy the center of gravity.
Anyway, that's all nothing new to me. Real concern was the turning radius on that longer length and wheelbase. Again, during the test drive with the longer MH and having to make tight right turn, pulled far forward to make the turn the steering didn't turn enough. Obviously those u turns at Rincon Parkway are out. I wonder what the turn radius is on the one we are interested in?
Went online to Ford and found the curb to curb turning diameter for my E-350 138" wheel base, it's 48.6 feet
The E-450 with a 176" wheel base is 60.3 feet.
Since the Forester we are looking at has a 202" WB , it's been extended. So I can expect it to be larger turning area than the 60 feet. Only way to know will be to test drive it and maybe go to a parking lot with cone and measure.
Tried doing some math. The ration of WB to curb to curb is .35. So 202" x .35 equal 70.7 or 70-71 feet curb to curb.
