Winnebago Vista handling

[two_travelers]

Recently purchased a new to us 2015 Winnebago Vista 26HE. Seems to be very sensitive to wind and trucks. Alignment appears good -no uneven tire wear and previous owner had a Safety steer plus installed. Are there any other mods I might consider to improve handling? Thanks to all who share their knowledge.

[vjstangelo]

CHF for sure. We did the rear on our 32k Vista and the improvement was all that was needed. We also have the safety steer.

[crasster]

X2 to the above post, an RV is a sail. Heavy or not, they are greatly affected by wind. Trucks are a small part affected by an RV too, but DEFINITELY affected by wind.

[Winnebago_Bob]

Wheelbase is only 158 inches. It's gonna be a handful. Test drove one and said no way.

[Busskipper]

two travelers wrote:
Recently purchased a new to us 2015 Winnebago Vista 26HE. Seems to be very sensitive to wind and trucks. Alignment appears good -no uneven tire wear and previous owner had a Safety steer plus installed. Are there any other mods I might consider to improve handling? Thanks to all who share their knowledge.

Think about it - It's like a sail - so IMHO it will always be subject to the wind and the trucks - BUT - if you slow down it is not as bad - if you add lots of weight it's not as bad - if you add lot's of "Things to modify" it might help, but not a lot.

When we had smaller lighter "Sails" we slowed down and tried to stay off the I's helped more than anything else.

JMHO,

JMHO

[garyemunson]

We have a 2015 Winne 36Y and it's the best tracking RV we have owned. I would spend the money on having the toe-in checked. Small deviation there can make a huge difference in handling without affecting tire wear. The fact the previous owner put on safety steer makes me suspect something isn't to factory specs. The F53 is a chassis that's been around forever and it's strong and simple. No reason for it not to track straight down the road. Caster and camber is built into the solid front axle and is virtually impossible to be wrong. Also have the kingpins checked for wear when it's on the rack along with tie rod and drag link ends. That new, I'd bet on wrong toe-in.

[ThomBoles]

Are you on iRV2? Look up the "Cheap Handling Fix". I started reading the 315 pages 2 days ago and am up to page 155 or so...

I did that to my Vista's front swaybar and will do the rear this weekend. It was a 30 minute job with a floor jack, 15mm and an 18mm spanner plus my torque wrench (remember 66 ft/lbs). If you have air tools it could go quicker. Also check the rear swaybar bushings and see if they are melted away or if you have newer poly bushings. Mine are basically nonexistent so I've got some one order now and will do the CHF on the rear when I get them.