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Old 05-01-2015, 03:53 AM   #1
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Hard to handle in the wind.

I had new tires put on a new to me '07 TropiCal 33', balanced and aligned. On a smooth road with no wind the motorhome is awesome but soon as the wind come up it's a handful and not fun to drive. When I bought the motorhome 1,100 mile away and drove it home on the old tires and don't remember any problems but I may have got lucky and had no wind. I've been blaming the tires (Firestones 560+) but not so sure that's the issue.

Just wondered if anyone had any thought on my problem.

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Couldn't find the type suspension system you have. Is it air ride with automatic leveling?
If your tires are aired up properly and you have had it aligned, the suspension would be the next place I would look.
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Old 05-01-2015, 04:16 AM   #3
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Often when new tires on put on the shop will have inflate to max pressure. Which is too much. Ensure your tire pressures are correct per the coaches weights.
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Old 05-01-2015, 04:34 AM   #4
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Often when new tires on put on the shop will have inflate to max pressure. Which is too much. Ensure your tire pressures are correct per the coaches weights.
X2. Over inflation can make a huge difference to ride and handling.
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What chassis does that MH have?
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