New class A -ACE 30.1
How many find it beneficial to add steering or suspension enhancements?
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CHF is the "cheap handling fix" it only applies to Ford F-53 chassis and helps much and best of all costs little or depending on your chassis, zero. There is a huge thread on it on another RV forum. I also added 1/2 degree of positive caster. That really firmed up the steering and took away the constant steering wheel corrections.
Another major improvement is to add a rear track bar. It will stop the rear leaf springs from allowing the axle to shift a bit from side to side and stop the tail wagging effect. Depending on the year of your chassis you may need a track bar on the front as well. Ford added a track bar to the front on the F-53 chassis a few years ago. Why they did not add one to the rear at the same time only Ford knows. Track bars are also known as "Panhard bars or Panhard rods" named such because that was the name of the inventor.
I am going to add a steering stabilizer in Dec. it will likely add little to the handling with everything else already done, but it will add a considerable safety margin in case of a tire blowout or an unexpected cross wind or road defect. It helps hold the wheel straight ahead when the unexpected ocurrs. In normal smooth road conditions probably not much effect.
Another major improvement is to add a rear track bar. It will stop the rear leaf springs from allowing the axle to shift a bit from side to side and stop the tail wagging effect. Depending on the year of your chassis you may need a track bar on the front as well. Ford added a track bar to the front on the F-53 chassis a few years ago. Why they did not add one to the rear at the same time only Ford knows. Track bars are also known as "Panhard bars or Panhard rods" named such because that was the name of the inventor.
I am going to add a steering stabilizer in Dec. it will likely add little to the handling with everything else already done, but it will add a considerable safety margin in case of a tire blowout or an unexpected cross wind or road defect. It helps hold the wheel straight ahead when the unexpected ocurrs. In normal smooth road conditions probably not much effect.
