Ride/handling upgrade - E450 / 158" wheelbase
Am I correct on my thinking ? I would think with the correct alignment, rear Sumo's for ride plus the rear sway bar would be a good bang for the buck and should offer the E450 a decent ride and...
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The 158" wheelbase on the E450 chassis implies a small Class C?
If this is the situation you're interested in:
We have a 24 foot Class C on a 158" E450. Since day-one, the only downside to it's handling or ride had been up/down pounding in the rear on highway cracks/potholes from it's too-stiff rear leaf springs (but I wanted the overkill E450 chassis for several reasons).
It came stock with front and rear sway bars and a front steering shock. The sway bars and stiff springs - combined with it's wide rear dually stance - provides superb crosswind, highway curve, passing trucks, and roadside curbs/dips side-ways force stability. It "drives like a van", with one-hand steering being easy when safe to do so.
I've since drastically reduced the up/down pounding in the rear by some time ago having a mechanic install Koni's automatically adjusting FSD (Frequency Selective Damping) shocks in just the rear. The front shocks and front steering shock are still the originals after 12 years and 70K+ miles.
If this is the situation you're interested in:
We have a 24 foot Class C on a 158" E450. Since day-one, the only downside to it's handling or ride had been up/down pounding in the rear on highway cracks/potholes from it's too-stiff rear leaf springs (but I wanted the overkill E450 chassis for several reasons).
It came stock with front and rear sway bars and a front steering shock. The sway bars and stiff springs - combined with it's wide rear dually stance - provides superb crosswind, highway curve, passing trucks, and roadside curbs/dips side-ways force stability. It "drives like a van", with one-hand steering being easy when safe to do so.
I've since drastically reduced the up/down pounding in the rear by some time ago having a mechanic install Koni's automatically adjusting FSD (Frequency Selective Damping) shocks in just the rear. The front shocks and front steering shock are still the originals after 12 years and 70K+ miles.
