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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berreez that may be correct when looking only at that one factor but it is ONLY one of many factors that decide how a MH will handle. As a guess the difference between 50-56% will be a non issue in most cases.
The major cause of handling issues for me at first was the green horn behind the wheel. Once I loosened my grip on wheel and relaxed my whole body I stopped over correcting and let the MH seek its on happy point going down the road. We have a 1992 P30 that is 32' with a WB of 208" and weights just under 15K with 1/3 of the weight on the front axle and it handles like a dream for the 20K miles we have put on it since 2007.
The major cause of handling issues for me at first was the green horn behind the wheel. Once I loosened my grip on wheel and relaxed my whole body I stopped over correcting and let the MH seek its on happy point going down the road. We have a 1992 P30 that is 32' with a WB of 208" and weights just under 15K with 1/3 of the weight on the front axle and it handles like a dream for the 20K miles we have put on it since 2007.
