The "Fix" rear sway bar?
I performed the "fix" on the front sway bar this morning and took it for a test drive. I was very impressed with the tighter feel on the front end. Should I do the same to the rear sway bar. Will I...
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jsmart wrote:
I have a 2002 Itasca Sunrise 32V with the F53 chassis, I looked under the rig last night after reading the "fix" post here. My coach has apparently not had
the fix done. Question is, why wouldn't the manufacturer/coach manufacturer make the change with the chassis that everyone is doing (per the posts here)?
It does appear to be a fairly simple fix, however I'm confused by all the different pictures and by some folks using an adjustable link and some using the original links, how do you tell what you have to use? It looks like I could just move the bolts to the other hole? I have learned much from this forum over the couple years I've been on, this "fix" intrigues me. The MH doesn't seem too bad to drive (much better than the class c we had first). Just wondering.
You can just swap the holes. On the rear it will require reversing the z brackets but it’s easy enough. Dramatic difference in handling. Some opt for larger sway bars, hellwig etc, some opt for adjustable ones. Like anything there are all types of parts to do a job differently. Some units require different bars as the adjustment won’t fit. Like moving to the other holes on the rear of some hits the rear pumpkin. Mine worked fine and it was free. As far as why they don’t do it, Ford manufactures the F53 chassis for a hundred different uses. MH’s are just one. Why don’t MH manufacturers do it? Same reason they don’t do alignments or a million other things they could. Money and time. I often wondered how many gassers would have been sold if the adjustment was done as opposed to a scared newbie going for a test drive and it drove like a pig.
