2014 Bounder 34B Suspension and handling

[PCronin68]

I purchased a 2014 Bounder 34b back in November. I drove it back from Ohio and had some white knuckle driving at times. I did a little research and did the "cheap fix" on the Ford chassis and switch to the second position in the front and back. I just got back from my first trip (3,500 miles round-trip to Ft Myers) and again felt like I was fighting the wheel at times and of course the wind gusts and Semi truck impacts. Its not all the time but something that I would not be comfortable asking wife to drive. What should next investment or solution be. Is it sway bar or track bar or steering stabilizer?

[bigbaddad]

Set the tires to 95 cold and go out and see if that changes things for you. If you still think it could be a bit better fill the water tank and see if that affects anything. All this costs nothing but some gas money.

[bigbaddad]

Set the tires to 95 cold and go out and see if that changes things for you. If you still think it could be a bit better fill the water tank and see if that affects anything. All this costs nothing but some gas money.

[rcarpe06]

I installed a Blue Ox TracBar and the Blue Ox TruCenter steering on our 2014 34B. It made a huge difference......then the CHF made it even that much better.

[PCronin68]

I do think the tires are over inflated...sticker in coach says 95 and I believe I have it at 110 max cold psi. Any suggestions on rear track bar?

[Dale_Traveling]

Your coach is built on a Ford chassis (only gas chassis builder available) which came with a front track bar but not a rear. Rear track bar may help but before spending a couple of hundred dollars do the various suggestions that cost nothing or a few dollars. Just having the correct air pressure might give you the performance you are looking for for the cost of a weight check.

Concerning tire pressures, the sidewall listed pressure is the maximum cold pressure for the maximum load capability of the tire which could be more than what you chassis axles are even rated to carry. The Goodyear web site has a lot of good info but you should use the inflation table for the manufacture of the tires that are on the coach if they are not Goodyear. The tables are probably close if not the same but take the time and find out. You might have to drill down a bit on the manufacture's web site but it will be there.

[fourmat]

link
here is a link to goodyear

[PCronin68]

Unless Track bars are standard on the 2014 Bounder then no...I bought it new. Also, where do I find the Tire PSI to weight ratio. Is there a website. I was filling tires up to the sidewall tire pressure settings

[wildmanbaker]

If you do not have a rear track bar, get one. This will more than likely fix the problem. After that, you can chase all the other mentioned fixes above.

[Dale_Traveling]

Effy wrote:
Weigh your coach and adjust PSI accordingly. I found that the prescribed PSi on the sticker in the MH was too high and I was all over the place. Got the right psi set and things settled down. CHF also solved a lot of issues. I don't get much sway or truck push any more. But you'll never get rid of all of it. You are driving something with the profile of a billboard after all.

Same here. When tire pressures were high for my weight the coach was all over the place.

[Effy]

Weigh your coach and adjust PSI accordingly. I found that the prescribed PSi on the sticker in the MH was too high and I was all over the place. Got the right psi set and things settled down. CHF also solved a lot of issues. I don't get much sway or truck push any more. But you'll never get rid of all of it. You are driving something with the profile of a billboard after all.

[RLS7201]

Check the toe-in first. It's quick and easy. Can be done with a tape measure, two straight pins and two people. Stick the straight pins in the center rib of the tires, with the pins being 90° from the ground, and measure the distance between the two. Rotate the tires 180° and measure again. The difference between the two measurements is the toe-in or toe-out. You want the front measurement to be the lesser of the two. I suggest 5/23 toe-in.
Tape measures do not get out of calibration. All the fancy lazer and mirror alignment equipment can be out of calibration.


Richard

[travelzoo]

Do only one thing at a time to try correcting the problems then drive to test. I would suggest a rear track bar next if it didn't come with one.

[PastorCharlie]

What you adjusted was the sway bar. Does it have a track bar?