Motorhomes with 19.5 vs 22.5 tires
Hi all, I'm looking for a gasser motorhome. Talking to someone who works on them said that a coach with 19.5 tires will not handle very well and only look at coaches with 22.5 tires. I had not hea...
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Interesting topic but as others have mentioned there is so much more to the ride quality than "just" wheel size. Perhaps a good way to look at it is (I am making a guess here) that no coach offers an "option" to upgrade to 22.5" wheels. The wheel size is dependent on a number of things including. mostly, the size and weight capacity of the chassis. A well-designed coach should handle well if the proper engineering went into it the chassis, no matter the size of the wheels (as the wheel size is an output of many other design parameters). As another reply said, I'd recommend to just get out there and drive what you like. However, I would guess that many of the larger coaches on 19.5"s are reaching the edge of what would be considered acceptable.
Update: Thats the theory. Practically speaking, I think it is safe to say that a 22.5" wheel equipped coach will handle considerably better than a 19.5" wheeled motorhome. The differences in chassis components are huge when going from what is technically a light to medium duty PV based chassis to a real heavy duty commercial chassis.
Update: Thats the theory. Practically speaking, I think it is safe to say that a 22.5" wheel equipped coach will handle considerably better than a 19.5" wheeled motorhome. The differences in chassis components are huge when going from what is technically a light to medium duty PV based chassis to a real heavy duty commercial chassis.
