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โJul-25-2015 11:35 AM
Jim@HiTek wrote:
Your first step should probably be to get your four corners weighed.
Once you have those numbers, there's two things to do:
1) If one corner or side has more than the RV manufacturer's recommended 'differential' in weight one side to the other, then you need to rearrange your things to try to balance the weight on that axle. (I believe this number is 10% of the RV's total weight...for example, if the RV weighs 25,000 lbs, then the differential should be less than 250 lbs, don't quote me though...check your manual). There are cases where the house manufacturer did a poor job getting this differential low in the design, and that's when all those add on products for 'stability' come in.
2) Go to the tire manufacturer's website and air up the tires to their specs for the weight. And, the advice given earlier about setting each tire to the pressure suggested for the weight at that corner is incorrect. Set the pressure to the highest weight setting across the AXLE. So all tires on that axle have the same pressure, based on the highest weight.
Once that's done, test drive on a road where you can drive in the fast lane a few miles rather than the truck lane. This avoids the ruts caused by 10's of thousands of trucks traveling that road.
Rut tracking has often caused folks to think they need an alignment when actually, it's a tire, tire pressure, or balance problem.
Perhaps you do have an alignment problem, but you should at least check these other simple things first by getting four corner weights. Usually, you can do that on a weekend at a state weigh station. They leave the equipment on even when they are closed. Many states will allow you to get weighed when they're open too. Some aren't designed for 4-corner weighing though.
โJul-25-2015 10:01 AM
โJul-25-2015 08:44 AM
MURPHY55347 wrote:
Alignment has never been done so it sounds like that should be my first step. Thanks you folks are awesome.
โJul-24-2015 03:41 PM
โJul-24-2015 03:19 PM
MURPHY55347 wrote:
So I have had my Winnebago Vista 35F gasser for 3 seasons now. It feels like when driving down the road I'm constantly sawing back and forth on the wheel to make it go straight. Then factor in trucks and crosswinds and it can be quite a handful and quite tiring to drive. So far I have I have done nothing to the chassis. I read all the things that can be done to make it handle better, but I am wondering if anyone, with first hand experience, can tell me what part my having the smaller 19.5" tires might play?
What chassis upgrades aside from the CHF will give me the best bang for the buck to address my problems?
โJul-24-2015 08:25 AM
desobelman wrote:
Murphy,
First, when posting questions about your RV, you should give as many details about it as possible. I did check your profile and see you have a 2012 Winnebago, which means it is on the Ford chassis, which is notorious for poor handling.
โJul-24-2015 05:24 AM
427435 wrote:MURPHY55347 wrote:
Alignment has never been done so it sounds like that should be my first step. Thanks you folks are awesome.
Be sure they get the caster at least to 4-1/2 degrees. They may push back on that as it is work for them. They may tell you the toe-in was off and to try it. That's what they told me. When I brought it back, they wanted to charge me again for setting the caster. Make sure the caster is part of their original alignment quote.
I've not used this shop, but there have been some good reviews on them.
http://www.precisionframe.com/
โJul-23-2015 09:43 PM
โJul-23-2015 07:53 PM
MURPHY55347 wrote:
Alignment has never been done so it sounds like that should be my first step. Thanks you folks are awesome.