New E-450 wheel alignment today

[SFVdave]

After 2 trips in my new MH and fighting to keep it in the lane along with pull to the right., I got an alignment today with the dealer and the manufacturers approval.
Huge difference, one handed steering now , straight and no pull or need for constant correction. Not sure about the spec's they used. I believe they may be Ford's and are definitely not the ones I've seen posted on the forum.
Left camber 0
Right camber 0
Left Caster 1.50+
Right Caster 1.75+
Toe 1/16" in

I know many have set there's differently, but this seems fine for now. They did have to install the caster/camber eccentric kits. Glad they got prior approval.

[OLYLEN]

Mine handles OK but not great. Going in Monday for the alignment. Estimate on cost will be $140 for caster or camber and $180 for both. Talked with a couple RV shops and got a recommendation then called the shop I'm going to and asked about the MH on the E450 and got the right answers so I said make the appointment. So hopefully mine will be a sports car going down the road LOL.

LEN

[kginder]

Exactly the same thing with my "new" Jayco. But it took me almost 2 years to correct it. I finally found someone to do the alignment and it's a whole new MH. Wasn't easy to find someone to do it. I was told that the manufacturers get the chassis with them aligned BUT after they add the weight of the MH to it, they are supposed to re-align them but they don't.

Cost me $180 and he had to add some caster parts. Whatever. It handles great now.

[SFVdave]

They installed the adjustable or caster/camber eccentric kits as they call it. Saw the bill and glad I'm not paying for it.

[pauldub]

FYI, the stock parts are available in various degree settings; however, the OEM parts are not infinitely adjustable like some of the after market bushings.

[Harvard]

deprived wrote:

SRockwood wrote:
Is this with stock parts, or did you provide caster parts?

Thats what I was wondering, too.

Stock parts cannot be adjusted. Notice the tab which lands in the pinch valley, that IDs a stock part where the sleeve cannot be rotated.

[deprived]

SRockwood wrote:
Is this with stock parts, or did you provide caster parts?

Thats what I was wondering, too.

[SRockwood]

Is this with stock parts, or did you provide caster parts?

[SFVdave]

Thanks, I thought I might have to take it back to them. Scary watching them pull my new MH around a crowded lot over the pit and not takeout my mirror.

[Harvard]

Sagecoachdriver wrote:
Harvard, is that good? Feels great! Not sure about the camber, shouldn't it be a high positive number? If we add any weight like our bodies in the front seats won't it go to a negative camber and push the bottom of the tires out too much and wear inner tread ?

Not to worry, 0.0 degrees camber is just fine, toe looks good and +5.0 and +5.5 is the caster zone that everyone reports as a black and white improvement in handling (when compared to caster +3.5).

[SFVdave]

Harvard, is that good? Feels great! Not sure about the camber, shouldn't it be a high positive number? If we add any weight like our bodies in the front seats won't it go to a negative camber and push the bottom of the tires out too much and wear inner tread ?

[Harvard]

Sagecoachdriver wrote:
After 2 trips in my new MH and fighting to keep it in the lane along with pull to the right., I got an alignment today with the dealer and the manufacturers approval.
Huge difference, one handed steering now , straight and no pull or need for constant correction. Not sure about the spec's they used. I believe they may be Ford's and are definitely not the ones I've seen posted on the forum.
Left camber 0
Right camber 0
Left Caster 1.50+
Right Caster 1.75+
Toe 1/16" in

I know many have set there's differently, but this seems fine for now. They did have to install the caster/camber eccentric kits. Glad they got prior approval.

This is just a guess but I will bet the caster settings quoted are the setting of the alignment bushings. If that were the case then the left caster is neutral plus 1.5 degrees. If neutral were +3.5 then the LH is +5.0 and the RH is +3.5 + 1.75 = +5.25 degrees.