Gjac wrote:
BigRabbitMan wrote:
IFS has a lower unsprung weight which is generally a desired thing when seeking smoothness of ride. Also movement of one wheel transmits less movement to the other wheel. Does that offset the greater mechanical complexity? The answer to that becomes an individual thing.
It sounds like you have rebuilt your front end over time so it should be good for a long time now.
I was thinking at 93k mis I would start looking for my next and final MH . I just noticed yours was a 76, how many miles on yours?
My coach is IFS with a single, large transverse leaf spring in front. Each of the two ends of the spring handles one of the front wheels. The rear suspension is independent as well with trailing arm torsion bar suspension. That allows the rear wheels to be close to the rear engine as the driveline only needs to be about 10" long as the differential doesn't move.
The coach has about 160,000 miles on it. I have replaced two ball joints and three tierod ends. The coach weighs 14,500 pounds with 5,000 of that on the front axel. The steering gearbox is beginning to have a little play in it so I will have to deal with that at some point, but that has to wait until my engine/trany upgrade is completed and proven.