ron.dittmer wrote:
AJR wrote:
Pnichols.. I hate saying this as a Ford guy. But I do not care about all the tech mechanical stuff. All I know from first hand experience is the Chevy chassis is wonderful in cross winds, big rigs passing, getting into the house from the driver’s seat and no noise up front when going up hills. All that done with a stock chassis.
I spent over a grand on my Ford E350 chassis and never came close to the ride I have now.
One thing I need to mention here. Your E350 implies a short motor home. I see your profile indicates your Chevy is a long motor home. You cannot compare the two because the weight distribution is very different along with the ratio between over-all length to wheel base.
Here is my E350 motor home. Note the weight distribution. It's ripe for handling issues. That is why I invested good money into suspension upgrades for improved handling. A Chevy 3500 with the same house configuration could yield similar handling issues.
I have to say that my RV on a 3500 Chevy Chassis is configured much like Rons,I have a large storage area that is packed in about the same place his water and storage is,other than that the weight distribution would be about the same.
I haven't spent a cent on improvements to make it handle better unlike
Ron HasThe very reason I chose my RV on a
Chevy Chassis is that I drove quite a few just like mine all on a Ford Chassis,a few were loaded ready to go camping and others were empty.
The comparison between the two chassis choices was very clearly that the Chevy rode better, handled better and was much quieter and more spacious in the driver and passenger compartment.
Like AJR I was pretty much a Ford guy but all the things he mentioned in his post was just how my Rig performed and still does without all that expensive suspension upgrades for improved handling.
Also to answer a question that has come up often the 3500/4500 RV chassis does come with front and rear sway bars as mine did.
