Which Bilstein shock is best for my RV?
I have a '94 28ft Minnie Winnie. I think it's more like 30ft bumper to bumper. I see Bilstein offers two shocks - the HD and the Comfort. They say the comfort is recommended for RV's under 30ft and...
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Not related to the OP's Bilstein inquiry, but ... I'll probably be putting Koni FSD's on our 24 foot Itasca E450 Class C this summer before a long trip across the U.S..
Our stock Ford shocks (~49K miles on them) - along with the stock front & back sway bars and steering control shock - have always kept the side-sway and steering under control just fine. I do not experience any underdamping at high speeds, that I'm aware of - including in 50-60 MPH cross-wind gusts on the highway. What the stock Ford shocks didn't ever, and don't, do is soften the sharp jolts from highway cracks and pothole edges. This is the terrible stuff we experience in the right-hand truck lanes on highways and freeways all over the U.S. ... which is where we like to cruise at speeds under 60 MPH. I feel that a soft shock for the cracks and pothole edges and a stiff shock for everything else is what's needed. The explanation of operation on the Koni FSD shocks sounds like both situations are exactly what their FSD shock technology is supposed to address in one shock. What I DON'T WANT is a stiffer shock full-time anywhere on our Class C, so if I were to go the Bilstein route it would be the comfort version.
Tom ... please let us know what you think as soon as you have some run-time on your FSDs ... I'm anxiously awaiting your report! P.S. Is your Lazy Daze built on an E350 or E450 chassis?
Our stock Ford shocks (~49K miles on them) - along with the stock front & back sway bars and steering control shock - have always kept the side-sway and steering under control just fine. I do not experience any underdamping at high speeds, that I'm aware of - including in 50-60 MPH cross-wind gusts on the highway. What the stock Ford shocks didn't ever, and don't, do is soften the sharp jolts from highway cracks and pothole edges. This is the terrible stuff we experience in the right-hand truck lanes on highways and freeways all over the U.S. ... which is where we like to cruise at speeds under 60 MPH. I feel that a soft shock for the cracks and pothole edges and a stiff shock for everything else is what's needed. The explanation of operation on the Koni FSD shocks sounds like both situations are exactly what their FSD shock technology is supposed to address in one shock. What I DON'T WANT is a stiffer shock full-time anywhere on our Class C, so if I were to go the Bilstein route it would be the comfort version.
Tom ... please let us know what you think as soon as you have some run-time on your FSDs ... I'm anxiously awaiting your report! P.S. Is your Lazy Daze built on an E350 or E450 chassis?
