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BFL13 wrote:
Interesting figures for the newer 24s.
The newer trucks have more capacity GVWR than the older ones did, so that also affects Cs, which I had not thought of before.
A C is an RV added to an "incomplete truck", which could also have been made into an ambulance, eg. So same C on a same size newer truck will eat less of the GVWR than with the older truck.
Above, we have 24s with more like 14,400 GVWR while our 1991 28 has 11,000 GVWR. Loaded we scaled at 12,232 (actually 5,560 kg). We are under on the front and over on the back. Can't be helped as it is at rating for the back when empty. How it is.
On wheel base and overhang, ours is 176" WB and 140" overhang. Maybe 30" more up front ahead of the wheels. So a "24" would be 288 with maybe 30 up front? So call it 258 less 158 WB = 100 overhang at the back.
158/100 = 1.58 and 176/140 = 1.26 so the overhang is more with our 28.
OK, so with newer Cs you should look at their numbers carefully to see what is really going on.
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bobndot wrote:Good info. Is it common for a 24 ft to be built on a 450 Chassis? I have only seen the 350 so far. I was thinking of just storing bikes, my rubber raft and fishing stuff in the rear bin. Do most 24ft C's have a 158 in WB? Were your suspension upgrades because of the length/WB or common to most C's. It seems most A owners with the F-53 chassis complain of the handling. I would not have thought about the rear over hang being an issue.
I have a 2018 Sunseeker 2350 by FR , 24 ft. Ford E450.
Being that it has a 14,500 gvwr and rolls down the road loaded at approx 12,500 expect it to ride hard until you load it up with full water etc.
** ‘They need to be properly aligned with a positive caster‘ .
I needed to install suspension upgrades to handle crosswinds and bow waves better but i would wait on those until the warranty expires and to really see if you need to do that.
Optional - Shocks, rear track bar, H. duty F and R sway bars .
I have a large storage area in the rear.
I dont like those plastic bins they use to hold gear. Keep an eye on all of them as you load them and use them. I don't trust them to carry too much weight.
I added oak cross members on top of bins which are supported by the solid wood edges that surround the bins. I placed wood planks on the cross supports that now holds my gear. The bins carry light stuff, they only use small screws and caulk to support those bins. Kind of flimsy.
Its had s 158” wb. which has a long rear overhang. The rear hitch has safety tabs welded onto it that act as scrapers to protect the rear overhang. I have to pull in forward into my driveway bc i scrape those tabs across my sidewalk if i back in. You need to know if you have clearance to park unless your street and driveway are relatively flat.
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