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02-28-2018, 05:59 PM
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Vista suspension upgrades
just purchased 2018 Winnebago Vista 27PE what are the best suspension upgrades out to improve handling?
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02-28-2018, 06:29 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jf2rocks
just purchased 2018 Winnebago Vista 27PE what are the best suspension upgrades out to improve handling?
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Which brand and model of chassis do you have?
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02-28-2018, 06:31 PM
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Consider the cheap handling fix which locates sway bar mounting to the next hole. Helps a lot. We have the 2015 model and find that it is sensitive to wind and passing trucks. Just installed a tarc bar in the rear which, according to research, should help. We'll find out in a week or so. Got ours from Ultra trac.
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02-28-2018, 06:44 PM
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Fleetwood Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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CHF
Rear Track Bar
SafetyTplus steering stabilizer
Done.
IMHO from experiences with Ford chassis.
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Flat towing a modified 2005 Jeep (Rubicon Wrangler)
Previously a 2002 Fleetwood Pace Arrow 37A and a 1995 Safari Trek 2830.
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02-28-2018, 06:45 PM
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Glad to have you here in the forum with us. You're gonna like it here. 
Happy Trails!!!
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02-28-2018, 10:08 PM
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I have a 2013 Vista 26HE. I installed a Roadmaster heavy duty anti swaybar and a Roadmaster reflex steering stabilizer immediately after the first short trip. I went from a tense, white knuckle driving experience to one of easy handling, relaxed driving, sometimes with only one hand gently on the steering wheel. Easy installs one can do themselves.
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03-01-2018, 07:19 AM
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Hi ! Welcome to IRV2! We're sure glad you joined the gang! 
Can't help with the question but wanted to say hello! Keep her between the ditches!
Good luck, happy trails, and God bless!  
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03-01-2018, 09:09 AM
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F53 with Ford V10 18,000 gvw
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03-01-2018, 09:18 AM
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from WA State.
I haven't had a gas MH since 2000 so I'll let people with some experience help you.
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03-01-2018, 10:44 AM
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Winnebago Owners Club
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Start with four corner weigh of your normally loaded rig and set tire pressures per tire manufacturer on each axle. ( loaded as you would use it, gear, water, propane and fuel. Next get a front end alignment from a reputable shop. ( I know it's new, mine was off) Then do the CHF front and back, many post on how to on this forum. I also installed a Super steer rear track bar (helps with side push from semis) and a Safety plus steering stabilizer (helps steering but mostly designed to help return to center if you have a front blowout. All of this took my Vista from a wild tiger to a kitty cat. I did everything but the alignment myself. Happy Travels. 
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03-01-2018, 11:09 AM
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Winnebago Owners Club
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fcbbob15
Start with four corner weigh of your normally loaded rig and set tire pressures per tire manufacturer on each axle. ( loaded as you would use it, gear, water, propane and fuel. Next get a front end alignment from a reputable shop. ( I know it's new, mine was off) Then do the CHF front and back, many post on how to on this forum. I also installed a Super steer rear track bar (helps with side push from semis) and a Safety plus steering stabilizer (helps steering but mostly designed to help return to center if you have a front blowout. All of this took my Vista from a wild tiger to a kitty cat. I did everything but the alignment myself. Happy Travels. |
And the front end toe setting is easy enough to set with a tape measure and a couple of common wrenches.
1/8"-1/4" toe-in is typical for a rear-wheel-drive truck chassis.
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03-01-2018, 03:02 PM
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If yours is so bad from the factory that you don’t feel safe, have it looked at. Otherwise, get to know it first. I’d suggest you put a thousand miles or more on it before doing anything. The only way to know if anything improves is to know how it is to start.
I’ve got 8k on mine and am happy with how it handles.
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03-01-2018, 03:22 PM
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Senior Member
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If folks keep accepting poor handling RVs from the manufacturers, guess what they are going to sell you.
Jump up and down, banging on the desk of the guy who sells and services these things and demand that they drive it. Maybe it will trickle back to the fat cats, who push them out as is.
I think their in bed with the shops that sell the handling improvements.
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