Which shocks IF...

DrewE wrote:

pnichols wrote:
Ron, of course if your heavy duty front shocks also mean that they're stiffer shocks - then your front ride could be rougher than necessary for two reasons -> under loaded front coil springs plus shocks that don't compress/extend as easily.

Do you have rear air bags that you can adjust to permanently raise the rear and hence transfer more weight unto the front?

Raising the rear does not transfer any significant amount of weight to the front, any more than parking on a slight hill does. Probably a pet walking from the rear to the front of the motor home causes about as much weight transfer.

I guess if you raise the rear by several feet things would start to be a little different....

I believe the most influential factor is that our E350 is 23'-8" long with a 158" wheelbase resulting in a significant rear overhang. Then adding that our fresh water tank is against the rear wall (and we always carry a full tank), the teeter-totter effect lifts & lightens the front axle.

Regarding the heavy duty Bilstein shocks I recently installed, they are the right choice for our rig today. I don't feel they would be a problem with the next lower coil spring rate. When the teeter goes totter, they should do well in cancelling it regardless of the spring rate.