Wheelbase and length
In Researching motorhomes in general, I ran into something I dont understand. We have started looking at units both Class A and C with roughly a 30' box, and 32 or so foot total length. Why are th...
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kerrlakeRoo wrote:
Akrv, I should have specified, gas class A's. There isn't much forward of the axle on those, it appears similar to the E-450 van fronts on the Class C's.
A Class C has the front seating ~3' behind the axle. Gas Class A's have the front seating over the axle, and in our's the drivers door is directly over the axle, while a Class C drivers door is behind the axle. It's ~4' from the front of our coach to the axle, and the space from the dash back is part of the living area when stopped. Nearly all of our engine sits forward of the axle, versus a Class C where the axle is closer to the front of the engine. I'm not saying one is better than the other, just that there differences in the body/chassis balance.
