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Octaneforce
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Jan 31, 2019

P30 front end upgrades

So we all know the dreaded p30 is like driving a wheel barrow down the road. It wanders and jumps around, especially when other trucks pass by. My rig is a 1993 fleetwood coronado class a 454. From my research it seems like these steering problems are fixable, but its not cheap. Ive been poking around on this website and have a few questions;

https://supersteerparts.com/shop/motorhome/class-a/gm-chevy-chasis-p30-32/page/3/

Id like to start with bell cranks, bell crank arms, and a steering stabilizer. My rig currently has 6 new sumihoto tires balanced with sandbags, new ball joints, coil springs, and airbags. However its all regular off the shelf parts.

1.Should i go for the heckthorne or bilstien steering stabilizer?

2. Theres obviously 2 crank bells on the front end. Are they both the same? I only see 1 part number on the site for crank bells. I know i need to measure the crank bell arms to decide which ones will work.

3. Anyone have any experience with the safe T plus steering control?

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  • Start with a good set of shocks. That's what we did with our P30-based moho, and it made a tremendous difference. Do go with high quality shocks, either Bilsteins or Konis. One shock at each wheel; one for steering stabilizer.

    We went with Bilsteins from shockwarehouse.com; I noticed a few weeks ago that Camping World carries both brands, too. Installing by yourself is not hard with moderate tools. It helps to use a shock squeezing tool to keep them "short" while doing the install; I used a simple and cheap long furniture clamp for the purpose.

    :)
    Lynn