RLS7201 wrote:
It's amazing how the long over hang and short wheel base gets the blame for handling.
I drive what might be considered a worst case scenario for wheel base and over hang. 1995 33' F53 coach, 190" wheel base & 13' overhang.
It handles very well with having the toe in set correctly, a front pan hard bar and quality tires. I still work part time in the front end business and am very picky about how a vehicle drives.
Toe in can be easily and correctly set with a tape measure. Jack up the coach, scribe the tires and measure front and rear. Do the math and make the adjustment. I've never had a tape measure get out of calibration. GRIN
If your F53 doesn't drive well, your front end shop has not done their job.
Time to go to Henderson's Line Up.
Richard
I agree with the alignment shop not doing a 100% job. I have the print out of the alignment after the tires were installed. If the readings are correct the caster and camber are correct (caster was 6.2 and camber was .5 positive IIRC) but they set the toe out too much positive. And they never centered the wheel which only takes a few minutes after reading up how to do it on the 11 and up f53!
