Handling: Rocking and Rolling: UPDATE
Our Sunseeker 2300 Chevy sure pitches side to side a lot when we encounter any bumps at all while turning at slow speed, such as leaving a parking lot. I have to go pretty slow, otherwise stuff will b...
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To answer some of the comments and questions...
I'm not talking about the obvious sloped entrances of the tail dragging kind. I'm just talking about any irregularity encountered on a slow speed turn. Just turn out of a flat parking lot onto a street. There is usually some flat bump there of some sort. Either patched potholes, or a depressed (flat) curb, or a very mild change of slope, or whatever. Same goes on turns in town at intersections. Any little thing seems to cause a lot of pitching. In a car, you or I wouldn't even think twice about them, wouldn't even notice them. We'd just drive right around the turn. In this MH, I have to go quite slow, just about crawling.
It's a brand new 2014, small MH but on a Chevy 4500.
I don't know for sure if it does it on both axles but I think it's mostly on the rear.
I feel we've done a good job of packing for weight distribution. One wildcard would be water in the fresh and wastewater tanks. We tend to always be carrying some flavor of water in fair amounts. And they are behind the axle, and above it, in heated compartments. That very well could be contributing. It's all empty now, so maybe I'll take it around town and check that out today. Even the gas tank is empty (also behind the axle).
We previously had a 23' B+ on a Chevy 3500 with no air bags. It was both lower to the ground and lower profile overall. It was not as bad.
Even if it is the water and gas, I'd still be willing to spend some money to improve it. If for example a sway bar upgrade would make a good difference.
Finally, I can live with it easily. It's not a big complaint. It's more that we hope to keep this MH for a while and drive it a lot, so I'm motivated to make it better. Just like anyone might do with their favorite car or truck for example.
I'm not talking about the obvious sloped entrances of the tail dragging kind. I'm just talking about any irregularity encountered on a slow speed turn. Just turn out of a flat parking lot onto a street. There is usually some flat bump there of some sort. Either patched potholes, or a depressed (flat) curb, or a very mild change of slope, or whatever. Same goes on turns in town at intersections. Any little thing seems to cause a lot of pitching. In a car, you or I wouldn't even think twice about them, wouldn't even notice them. We'd just drive right around the turn. In this MH, I have to go quite slow, just about crawling.
It's a brand new 2014, small MH but on a Chevy 4500.
I don't know for sure if it does it on both axles but I think it's mostly on the rear.
I feel we've done a good job of packing for weight distribution. One wildcard would be water in the fresh and wastewater tanks. We tend to always be carrying some flavor of water in fair amounts. And they are behind the axle, and above it, in heated compartments. That very well could be contributing. It's all empty now, so maybe I'll take it around town and check that out today. Even the gas tank is empty (also behind the axle).
We previously had a 23' B+ on a Chevy 3500 with no air bags. It was both lower to the ground and lower profile overall. It was not as bad.
Even if it is the water and gas, I'd still be willing to spend some money to improve it. If for example a sway bar upgrade would make a good difference.
Finally, I can live with it easily. It's not a big complaint. It's more that we hope to keep this MH for a while and drive it a lot, so I'm motivated to make it better. Just like anyone might do with their favorite car or truck for example.
