WB longer than 159 ins in a 23-25 ft Class C
Seems like most 25ft or shorter gas Class C's have a WB of 159 ins. The only ones I have found with a longer WB is a Four Winds 24 and 24M at 169ins. Are there any others out there?
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pnichols wrote:
Of course the longer the wheelbase, the more the chance of high-center scraping of stuff underneath when traveling on rough road surfaces.
With the longer rear overhangs that can result from short wheelbase lengths, taking dips at an angle can prevent scraping of the road surface.
The chassis itself seems plenty high enough to me to prevent high-pointing on most any road one would take a motorhome on. If the maker has bodywork or other things hanging down especially low, that could be a problem. Scraping the back end seems to be much more commonly encountered.
In my opinion, a greater drawback of a longer wheelbase is the corresponding increase in the minimum turning radius, since the wheel cut angle does not change when the chassis is lengthened. Navigating gas stations and parking lots with a large vehicle is hard enough; doing so with one that can't turn very sharply doesn't help things.
