I know this topic has been covered many times. I purchased a 2016 Fleetwood bounder 35K this year with a 22,000lbs F53 suspension. These are very tall rigs and very top heavy. I performed the cheap handling fix but the amount of body roll is still too out of control. Tiffin motorhomes adds Sumo springs as a standard feature on their class A gas rigs. Would the Sumo springs help with the body roll issue? I want to stiffen up the body roll. Road master makes a beefed up sway bar that is quite expensive, but for my issue, I think I need a beefed up sway bar for both front and back. What would be the cheapest route to begin with first? The cheap handling fix has already been done.

Weigh rig and then adjust tire air pressure accordingly. Possible free fix!

I personally don't think tire pressure is going to stop body roll.I feel like I have to much body roll on our coach going out of uneven driveways and when making turns. I am going to put on Bilstien shocks. I have been told by several members on here that the Bilstiens will control body roll and a better ride too. We shall see!

Like the Sumos on our Tiffn 36LA.

I had porpoising and roll in my 26,000 lb Bounder and installed Bilsteins with the lifetime warranty. Immediate improvement. The shocks I took out were in pretty bad shape, leaks, total failures. That was 11 years ago and when I sold the Bounder early this year, the Bilsteins were still working well.Bilsteins that came with many RVs as they left the OEM's factory over the years are not quite as good as their aftermarket product so you may hear some dissing them.

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enblethen
Nomad
Dec 30, 2016
Weigh rig and then adjust tire air pressure accordingly. Possible free fix!
hotjag1
Explorer II
Dec 30, 2016
I personally don't think tire pressure is going to stop body roll.

I feel like I have to much body roll on our coach going out of uneven driveways and when making turns. I am going to put on Bilstien shocks. I have been told by several members on here that the Bilstiens will control body roll and a better ride too. We shall see!
Phil___Stephie
Explorer
Dec 30, 2016
Like the Sumos on our Tiffn 36LA.
Jim
Explorer
Dec 30, 2016
I had porpoising and roll in my 26,000 lb Bounder and installed Bilsteins with the lifetime warranty. Immediate improvement. The shocks I took out were in pretty bad shape, leaks, total failures. That was 11 years ago and when I sold the Bounder early this year, the Bilsteins were still working well.

Bilsteins that came with many RVs as they left the OEM's factory over the years are not quite as good as their aftermarket product so you may hear some dissing them.
AJR
Explorer
Dec 31, 2016
Koni shocks
Canadian_Rainbi
Explorer
Dec 31, 2016
If you plan or would like to visit the West Coast see These Guys in Grants Pass Oregon. (Don't go in the winter :) )
jergeod
Explorer
Dec 31, 2016
Sumos. I put them in 3 years ago and will never own a ford chassis without them again. Helps with body roll, smooths things out no more banging.
RedRollingRoadb
Explorer
Dec 31, 2016
Check your sway bar brackets and bolts and the bushing mounts. They have a habit of coming from the factory loose. I had one bracket break and couple of bolts loose at 6000 miles. Ford warranted it.

How is your weight distrubuation?
Rwake901
Explorer
Dec 31, 2016
Another vote for Sumo Springs. I can't believe the difference they make.
rgatijnet1
Explorer III
Dec 31, 2016
You can install after market four corner air bags, with a dash control to inflate them. If the body roll from winds or trucks passing is bothering you, all you have to do is inflate them to stiffen up the suspension. When the winds subside and you are on back roads, you deflate the air bags and you have the same smooth ride as before.

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