Wheelbase to length ratio. What does it mean?
When you divide the wheelbase by the length of the motor home, you should have a wheelbase-to-length ratio of 53%. This ratio gives us a good idea of the handling characteristics you can expect from t...
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Buy a deisel isn't always the choice either....
A gasser typically has the front wheels pushed very far toward the front. The engine is up there, a lot of weight is up there, this is what works. Everything else follows, so to speak.
In a diesel, the distance from the center of the rear axle to the rear bumper is pretty much fixed. Regardless of the totl length or the wheelbase, the axle, driveshaft, trans and engine is "this long", period.
As gassers get bigger, the rear overhang gets longer, and the odds of getting a poor handling coach increases, depending on what the manufacturerdecides to do with the wheelbase.
With diesel, it is the opposite. Since the rear axle to tail is fixed, as the coach (and wheelbase) get shorter, you are more likely to get "tail wagging the dog" issues.
A gasser typically has the front wheels pushed very far toward the front. The engine is up there, a lot of weight is up there, this is what works. Everything else follows, so to speak.
In a diesel, the distance from the center of the rear axle to the rear bumper is pretty much fixed. Regardless of the totl length or the wheelbase, the axle, driveshaft, trans and engine is "this long", period.
As gassers get bigger, the rear overhang gets longer, and the odds of getting a poor handling coach increases, depending on what the manufacturerdecides to do with the wheelbase.
With diesel, it is the opposite. Since the rear axle to tail is fixed, as the coach (and wheelbase) get shorter, you are more likely to get "tail wagging the dog" issues.
