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Gundog
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Aug 23, 2018

Question about wheelbase and handling issues???

I used to have a 2000 Fleetwood class A 30' coach with the workhorse chassis and 454 Chevy engine. This coach had a large section of the body past the rear axle and it handled terrible in the wind. I ...
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Hikerdogs
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Aug 23, 2018
There used to be a "rule of thumb" that said: "In order for a coach to handle properly in wind and weather the wheelbase must be at least 52% of the overall length of the coach".

I don't know if that rule still applies, but in our case the wheel base on the old coach was 52.6% of the overall length, and on the new one it's 57.1% of the overall length. In both cases we haven't had handling problems.

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