Opinions on the Ford V-10 Motor Please
My husband and I have narrowed down our Class A choices. One is a used 2013 Tiffin Open Road and the other is a new 2014 Newmar Bay Star. Both are comparable units at about the same price point. My...
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C-Leigh Racing wrote:
Merry,
When you folks go back & check on the coach your thinking about, get someone to crawl under & see if the chassis has the rear trac bar added to the rear axle.
If it does not, that is one item that needs to be added to make the handling of the coach better, get rid of the tail wag a long coach will have.
If it does not have the trac bar, I would not use that as a deal breaker, because the F53 is a good chassis.
Neil
This is one reason why I got rid of my motorhome after 5K miles. It handled terrible with cross winds. I also had Firestone air bags on the rear to help lift the rear or else it would drag on most dips. The suspension on mine was leaf springs front and rear which made for a rough ride in comparison to what I have now (air ride).
The engine is a good engine, but it did rev up a lot going up grades.
