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How to tell if coach is a wide body or not.

dtucker3usa
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Can anyone tell me how to tell how to tell if a coach is a wide body? I have a 1997 Damon Intruder 352. The front tires are set 6 to 8 inches inside of the body itself. Does this mean I have a wide body with a standard P30 chassis or is the chassis considered a wide body too. I'm looking for suspension parts and they all say except wide body. Any help would be appreciated.
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RLS7201
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dtucker3usa wrote:
Any idea who sells suspension parts, anti-sway bar, stabilizer, etc. for a wide body?


Here is a great source for P30/P32 suspension parts. Robert Henderson still drives an old Chevy chassis.

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weathershak
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rgatijnet1 wrote:
On the P series chassis, starting in 2000, Workhorse also had a narrow track and a wide track independent suspension which increased the wheel track of the front suspension.


X2 Mine is listed as a wide track. The front wheels are further apart than the P30 chassis. Coach is 102" wide also
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rgatijnet1
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I'll bet that you have the narrow track chassis for 1997 and that the body measures 96" outside to outside. If it was the wide body, it would measure 102 1/2" outside to outside.

dtucker3usa
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If the body is 8.5 ft, does that make the chassis a wide body too? Like I said in my original post, the tires are 6 to 8 inches inside of the body.

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How?? Measure it!!
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dtucker3usa
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Thanks for all the info. When I've looked for parts it always says not for wide body. So I guess I can just ignore it and get the parts listed.

rgatijnet1
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On the P series chassis, starting in 2000, Workhorse also had a narrow track and a wide track independent suspension which increased the wheel track of the front suspension.

gbopp
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The body is wider, not the chassis.

Triker33
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Chassis on a wide body is no different then on on a narrow body.
So all chassis parts are the same.

google is your friend on finding chassis suspension parts, anti-sway bar, stabilizer, etc
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dtucker3usa
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Any idea who sells suspension parts, anti-sway bar, stabilizer, etc. for a wide body?

Dutch_12078
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If the body width is more than 96", it's a wide body.
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