Poor quality control

moisheh wrote:
Most mfrs. do an alignment at the end of the production run. Unless you are travelling with your antique anvil collection you do not need to have it aligned upon delivery. Think of the many hundreds of thousands of HD PU's sold every year. Do they align them when they are loaded? Of course not. What about Class 8 trucks? However it only takes one hard curb hit to change everything. Watching how many RV owners drive it is no wonder they need an alignment ! Maybe it is the driver that needs an alignment !

You guys can keep saying that loading does not affect alignment, but that does not make it true. Geeze, how many pick-up trucks are constantly driven fully loaded every single day, like most RV's? If they were, they would need the alignment adjusted. I posted the Fleetwood owner's manual link that clearly says that they align the front end at the factory but that the owner is responsible for having it checked AFTER he has the coach loaded for travel and re-adjusted if needed. It ALSO says that Fleetwood will not pay for having the alignment re-set after being loaded.
Now, lets see what Goodyear says about those pesky Class 8 trucks.
"Alignment changes as load changes, especially steer axle camber, caster and toe."
Here is the link for that: Goodyear

If you really think that loading a coach does not affect alignment, then do some research and post a link that proves your point. I've posted several that say that loading does affect the alignment. Basically any load that changes the ride height changes the alignment. If you travel so lightly with your coach that the ride height is not affected, then no problem. If you are like most people that load their coach close to the max gross, then you should have your alignment checked when loaded. Like I said if you can't afford an alignment, don't do it because tires are cheap.