right hand lean

I had the same issue on a brand new 2010 fleetwood storm. The dealer measured the lean and it was out beyond the specifications. They ended up puting metal shims on the passenger side rear axle I believe. Since it was under warranty it was covered.

No manufacture purposely builds a lean in their MHs. Either the weight is quite a bit off from side to side, or Ford still has a weak spring problem. Ford makes the springs soft for a good ride. The camber in the roads is the main reason MHs lean to the right. They have a lot of weight high and the road camber causes the lean to the right, also, there is usually a slight wind, always from the drivers side causing more lean. This causes the springs to lose some of their arc in short order. Air bags, Sunmo, or Timbren helpers will help the lean, just try to keep the side to side bias within 250 pounds.

My slightly older Itasca also leaned to the passenger side. A set of air bags, with the right side running higher pressure, solved that problem. It also got rid of a tail-dragging attitude. Installed them myself.

Could simply be air bags....

blknomad wrote:
I think TucsonJim is on the right track. The only thing I've added to the right side is a case of water and my golf bats. Now every thing else is on that side, generator, fridge. stove, water heater, propane tank and bedroom slide. Its only been on the road 18mo so I don't think its needs springs. Getting back to my original question, what's the best way to correct the problem?

Was it that way when you got it? How much lean? Is lean the same front and rear? I assume its a gasser on Ford Chassis? Has anyone inspected the springs?

I had a bad rear air bag which made it lean to the left. If your air bags are ok and even if you don't have the weight distributed right you should still be able to adjust your leveling valves to compensate. On my coach I have one leveling valve in the front and two in the rear.

I think TucsonJim is on the right track. The only thing I've added to the right side is a case of water and my golf bats. Now every thing else is on that side, generator, fridge. stove, water heater, propane tank and bedroom slide. Its only been on the road 18mo so I don't think its needs springs. Getting back to my original question, what's the best way to correct the problem?

John, you really should get at least side to side weights before and after leveling, to make sure you aren't making your MH a danger to drive. If one side is a lot heaver than the other, it could be very snappy to turn one way or the other.

You have to know your left v. right weights to ensure it's balanced. If it's not balanced, my best guess is your springs are collapsing on the heavy side. Check that side closely to see if the mfgr. put in blocks to compensate for lean when it was built. Either way, get it evaluated at a truck spring shop to possibly have replacement springs installed.

Many units have a "built-in" lean. One side is heavier than the other due to the way the slide outs are loaded. Typically, the kitchen slide side is 800-1000 pounds heavier. My rig sits 1/2" to 1" lower on one side due to this built in weigh bias. This makes it very close on tire clearance on that side. Since I wanted to put on slightly larger tires, I put lift blocks on the rig. On the non heavy side, I went with 1" lift blocks, and on the other side, I went with 1-1/2" It leveled me out and gave me the clearance that I needed for the G614 tires.