Why add a sway bar to a DP?

Have you checked your shocks.:h Since the noise is only heard while turning you most likely should raise the coach then start testing. If any parts of the front end are worn, or one of the shock housings are worn, they will feel tight while the coach is at rest. Put it on a hoist to relieve the pressure on the components, then start looking for slop....I think you'll find it that way...Dennis

I added the front and rear anti sway bar kits made by Source Engineering this summer as my coach would wander some on deeply rutted hiways. I also added their steering stabilizer kit to the front steering linkage. I can't over emphasize the improvement this mod made in the handling of my coach and it was worth every penny I paid for it. The panhard bars added to the front and rear of the Roadmaster chassis by Roadmaster that are mounted in the center of the H frames simply provide a pivot point for the H frame so it allows the drivers to wander under less than ideal road conditions. To further enhance the handling characteristics some folks install front and rear Watts Links.

Sway bars serve a very useful purpose and they can make noise if the bushing are worn out. Worn bushings should have been easy to check without removing the entire assembly.

Taking it off didn't get rid of the noise. Now he is putting it back. Frustrated to say the least. It is about 2.5 inches in diameter.

It was an add-on, DH just doesn't think it is needed.

Your 2009 Fleetwood discovery came with a rear sway bar for a reason... not a add on as it needs it. If someone added one to the front and that's the source of the noise you've been chasing, then yes it could be taken off. I would put up with the noise for the increased stability a second sway bar would give assuming it's 1.5" in diameter. If it's less than 1" in diameter, it's not doing much on a 36K lb MH.

If this is to see if it's the source of the noise, then disconnecting the ends temporally is what I'd do, but not remove. A little more info would help.

What chassis, what sway bar-- we really don't have enough info to give you sage advice.

But, very few motorhomes have too LITTLE sway!

It was an add-on, DH just doesn't think it is needed.

country sunflower wrote:
Thanks, DH Wants to take it off. When would you do? Real debate going on here, need to get on the road.

What is the reasoning for removing the sway bar??? And, sure, many DP's have them.

Should be what would you do?