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bobojay5
Jul 29, 2014Explorer
Fastpaddler, the Sprinter you own and the company that made our 2 must be different manufacturers. Both of ours, '08 & '13, have been all over the road in winds and when a semi passes. Now the winds I'm talking about are 20-30+mph gusts however.
Both had front end & alignment issues when brand new requiring multiple 40+ mile drive service visits. The '13's sheet metal fits were so bad that you could see light at the top of the rear doors when closed, had to SLAM the slider to get it to latch, and the passenger door stuck out so far at the top that the wind noise was intolerable.
It's a well known fact that when you buy a Ford 350/450 RV chassis, that after 3 to 5k miles a good front end alignment takes care of 95% of the handling issues. All the RV makers that use the Ford chassis, as well as the Sprinter, recommend an alignment after 5k or so miles
Both had front end & alignment issues when brand new requiring multiple 40+ mile drive service visits. The '13's sheet metal fits were so bad that you could see light at the top of the rear doors when closed, had to SLAM the slider to get it to latch, and the passenger door stuck out so far at the top that the wind noise was intolerable.
It's a well known fact that when you buy a Ford 350/450 RV chassis, that after 3 to 5k miles a good front end alignment takes care of 95% of the handling issues. All the RV makers that use the Ford chassis, as well as the Sprinter, recommend an alignment after 5k or so miles
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