Just wondering how I can improve the handling of my ride. 1999 holiday rambler, 40' 350 cummins diesel pusher 36000 miles.So while driving it just seems like I'm always chasing it, not terrible but always feel like I'm steering it. So here's the issue .... I bought it to tow my race car trailer with. So I have a 32' enclosed trailer attached. Soooo when I'm towing and chasing the motorhome, the trailer seems to all over the place.Wonder about shocks... Suspention bushings.... Alignment?? Something?

Too little positive caster can result in wandering.

Too light on the front axle of the coach, when loaded, can cause it to wander all over the road.

Slojoe72 wrote:Just wondering how I can improve the handling of my ride. 1999 holiday rambler, 40' 350 cummins diesel pusher 36000 miles.So while driving it just seems like I'm always chasing it, not terrible but always feel like I'm steering it. So here's the issue .... I bought it to tow my race car trailer with. So I have a 32' enclosed trailer attached. Soooo when I'm towing and chasing the motorhome, the trailer seems to all over the place.Wonder about shocks... Suspention bushings.... Alignment?? Something?Trailer loading might be causing it. be certain you have the center of gravity forward of the axels, and at least 10% of the total trailer weight on the hitch.Or move up to a Newmar with comfort drive :)

I though a lot about the trailer loading. But it does it empty.... Then it's just magnified because coach is wondering back and forth which jerks trailer around.

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Slojoe72
Explorer
Feb 21, 2016
I though a lot about the trailer loading. But it does it empty.... Then it's just magnified because coach is wondering back and forth
which jerks trailer around.
Tom_Barb
Explorer
Feb 21, 2016
Slojoe72 wrote:
Just wondering how I can improve the handling of my ride. 1999 holiday rambler, 40' 350 cummins diesel pusher 36000 miles.
So while driving it just seems like I'm always chasing it, not terrible but always feel like I'm steering it. So here's the issue .... I bought it to tow my race car trailer with. So I have a 32' enclosed trailer attached. Soooo when I'm towing and chasing the motorhome, the trailer seems to all over the place.
Wonder about shocks... Suspention bushings.... Alignment?? Something?

Trailer loading might be causing it. be certain you have the center of gravity forward of the axels, and at least 10% of the total trailer weight on the hitch.

Or move up to a Newmar with comfort drive :)
YC_1
Nomad
Feb 21, 2016
Read these threads
rgatijnet1
Explorer III
Feb 21, 2016
Too light on the front axle of the coach, when loaded, can cause it to wander all over the road.
Harvard
Explorer
Feb 21, 2016
Too little positive caster can result in wandering.

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