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wa8yxm
Apr 24, 2015Explorer III
Your wandering issues are not likely caused by over pressure,, Low pressure can do that but not over.
RV's have 3 common handling modifications and reasons for them
SWAY, this is the rig lans to one side,then the other like fans with their lit BICs at a rock concert.. SWAY BARS attempt to control this..Your RV has one but it may need an upgrade.. (mine is good).
Wag: think of a dog wagging his tail side to side.. now look at his body.. Tail wag is another matter on RV's pulling something (Trailer wag) but we are looking at the body.
Leaf spring suspension allows the body to move side to side... IF the front moves say LEFT while the rear moves RIGHT you precive you are wandering left,, So you correct, and the body swaps so now you are (in fact) moving right, so you correct.. In reality had you not corrected you'd be going straight down the road.
TRAC BARS also called pan hard bars Stop this dead in it's tracks. I used just a front Trac Bar but they tell me the rear is even better at controlling it.
Finally we have steering stablizers.. These try to encourage you to remain on the straight and narrow (Hold the steering in the center position) Mine is a Blue Ox so i can re-center from the driver's seat if the driving conditions reqauire it. I believe it is Safe-t-Steer that also offers this same feature.
RV's have 3 common handling modifications and reasons for them
SWAY, this is the rig lans to one side,then the other like fans with their lit BICs at a rock concert.. SWAY BARS attempt to control this..Your RV has one but it may need an upgrade.. (mine is good).
Wag: think of a dog wagging his tail side to side.. now look at his body.. Tail wag is another matter on RV's pulling something (Trailer wag) but we are looking at the body.
Leaf spring suspension allows the body to move side to side... IF the front moves say LEFT while the rear moves RIGHT you precive you are wandering left,, So you correct, and the body swaps so now you are (in fact) moving right, so you correct.. In reality had you not corrected you'd be going straight down the road.
TRAC BARS also called pan hard bars Stop this dead in it's tracks. I used just a front Trac Bar but they tell me the rear is even better at controlling it.
Finally we have steering stablizers.. These try to encourage you to remain on the straight and narrow (Hold the steering in the center position) Mine is a Blue Ox so i can re-center from the driver's seat if the driving conditions reqauire it. I believe it is Safe-t-Steer that also offers this same feature.
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