Class A body roll

[mc_cc]

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.

[Mile_High]

I don't understand, a shock dampens motion, but doesn't do anything to support weight in a roll. Springs yes, air bags yes, even sway bars yes, but I don't get the shocks unless they are air lift shocks.

[et2]

AJR wrote:
Koni shocks

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[rgatijnet1]

Jim@HiTek wrote:
Something else that might help the roll situation, especially if it's mostly wind related, are these air tabs. I'm planning on getting them myself soon. I've been reading about them for a while and I'm really intrigued.

V-Spoilers

They worked great on the two coaches where I installed them, including my current one. We travel a lot in the Great Plains areas during the Winter and the winds can be severe.

[Jim]

Something else that might help the roll situation, especially if it's mostly wind related, are these air tabs. I'm planning on getting them myself soon. I've been reading about them for a while and I'm really intrigued.

V-Spoilers

[rgatijnet1]

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.

[Rwake901]

Another vote for Sumo Springs. I can't believe the difference they make.

[RedRollingRoadb]

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?

[jergeod]

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.

[Canadian_Rainbi]

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[AJR]

Koni shocks

[Jim]

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.

[Phil___Stephie]

Like the Sumos on our Tiffn 36LA.

[hotjag1]

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!

[enblethen]

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