CJ
CJ Dork
9/27/22 8:30 p.m.

No, I'm not going autocrossing in the motor home, in case anyone is concerned.

My bride and I have a 2003 29' motorhome built on a 2002 Ford F53 chassis with a Triton V-10.  Has just over 45K miles.  Since we bought it, the handling wasn't great - or at least not as good as other similar motornomes I have driven.  About 25K miles ago, I had the shocks replaced the shocks with heavy duty Bilstein units, which helped some when new, but they are not performing too well now.  Other than that, the chassis is stock.

We just got back from a fairly long trip and what is really bothered me the most was that it would start rocking back and forth if the roads weren't super flat.  With flat roads, all was fine.

There weren't many flat roads.

So how do I make this better?  I am sure I need new shocks and new sway bar mounts and ends.  I have thought about larger sway bars, but Hellwig units would be over $2K for the front and rear. 

Are there trucks that I could harvest bars from that would work?

 Advice appreciated.

Jesse Ransom
Jesse Ransom UltimaDork
9/27/22 9:17 p.m.

Check Addco for bars? Don't they claim to cover just about everything and be particularly open to adding applications on stuff they don't yet cover?

CJ
CJ Dork
9/27/22 11:18 p.m.

I'll check with them.  Thanks

bearmtnmartin (Forum Supporter)
bearmtnmartin (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
9/28/22 1:12 a.m.

These guys do swaybars and other handling parts for RV's. I have their big steering stabilizer on the Fossil and it made a big difference in handling.

https://www.safe-t-plus.com/our-products/

birdmayne
birdmayne Reader
9/28/22 1:22 a.m.

I've installed a bunch of Safe T plus bars in the past. They make a massive difference. Higher spring rate coils and / or airbags will also help

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