A little scary
First time ever riding in a class A motorhome. I was not the driver. Went from Chicago to Florida and back. I felt so unstable in there---like everything was loosy goosy with a sensation of toppling o...
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GrandmaLee wrote:wildmanbaker wrote:
I will make a wild guess and say that it has a Ford chassis. What you are feeling is side to side roll, or waller. Early Ford F53 chassis have very soft spring rates that allow side to side roll. It may not have a rear Pan Hard bar/Track Bar either, which allows the rear axle to oscillate under the chassis in a circle. If it does have a Ford chassis, the first thing to do is check if it has a rear track bar. If not, installing one will make a big difference. Moving the sway bar links to the inner hole will give greater resistance to roll also, and does not cost anything. After these mods, adding either aux. air bags, or Timbrens to increase the spring rates. When we first got ours, I though it would turn over in slow turns, as it would lean over until it hit the bump-stops.
Not Ford chassis---it's Chevy.
GM engine but a Workhorse Chassis. The front and rear sway bars on the WH chassis are solid mounted with no rubber bushings. With a toad behind the coach that should minimize the swaying.
How did the driver feel that the coach was handling?
Most coaches, if loaded light on the front axle, will tend to drift a little bit. Easily corrected by shifting some weight up front.
Inflate tire pressure to the the maximum inflation pressure listed on the side, for the maximum load and see if this does improves things.
IF your husband thinks that it drives OK, it may just be that you will have to get used to the ride. You are up higher and in a much different position than in most vehicles. it does take some getting used to.
