2005 R-Vision Trail Lite front tire cupping on inside

[darlaanne51]

I am wanting to buy a 2005 R-Vision Trail lite. The owner said that the right front tire on the inside is cupping.
This could be an alignment issue. Does anyone know if they have problems with getting or keeping these motor homes in alignment? Is there other issues that could be causing this???
Is this a motor home I should stay away from.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks Darlene

[darlaanne51]

Thank You so much

[tommy_g]

I would definitely subtract an estimate for tires and possible front end work from my final buying price. This is part of your overall cost for the purchase. Write down the options, mileage and other features and check NADA value. I usually insult people with my first offer.

[darlaanne51]

VoodooMedicineMan wrote:
cupping is usually caused by bad shock absorbers

So you don't think it has anything to do with alignment but a bad shock absorbers. Is there a way to when looking at it to find out if it is shock absorber problem of alignment.

The guy is wanting 22,000 for it and it already needs tires and just not sure how much to invest in it.
Thanks Darlene

[darlaanne51]

This one I am thinking about is a Chevy Chassis.

This one has a side door near the back.

[overbrook]

darlaanne51 wrote:
I am wanting to buy a 2005 R-Vision Trail lite. The owner said that the right front tire on the inside is cupping.
This could be an alignment issue. Does anyone know if they have problems with getting or keeping these motor homes in alignment? Is there other issues that could be causing this???
Is this a motor home I should stay away from.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.

I had a R-Vision Trail-lite and it had the same cupping problem. It was an alignment issue that most Ford Chassis suffer from until the alignment is corrected.

Correction is relatively easy if you take it to a competent alignment shop. The correct specs are shown in the post at http://www.rvforum.net/SMF_forum/index.php?topic=40337.0

Regarding the R-Vision Trail Lite in general - well built, and I enjoyed having it. The only thing I didn't like about the model I had was the rear door entry.

The rear door meant when parked at campgrounds I had to go out the back, and not the side door found on most Class B+'s and C's.

One advantage of the rear door was it made loading long items (kayaks, sups) into the coach easier.

Bill

[VoodooMedicineM]

cupping is usually caused by bad shock absorbers

[darlaanne51]

It is a class B+ Chevy chassis.

[tommy_g]

If the vehicle has an alignment issue, I would attribute it more to the chassis than the motorhome itself. Is it a class A, B or C? What kind of chassis(Ford...Chevy)? I wish I could be of mire assistance.

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