Steering Stabilizer

[noladiver]

Back Again !!

96 Monaco Dynasty 38, no slides - considering adding a steering stabilizer.

What do y'all think of a stabilizer, and which one should I use... Thanks !!

[walt2137]

Kelly what brand will be up to you, I use the Blue Ox Trucenter and have since they first came out because it does two jobs. Go here and read about it.
Blue Ox Steering Controls

[nodine]

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Originally Posted by noladiver Back Again !! 96 Monaco Dynasty 38, no slides - considering adding a steering stabilizer. What do y'all think of a stabilizer, and which one should I use... Thanks !!

My vote goes to the Blue Ox TruCenter. It makes our coach very relaxing to drive.

Bob

[Gary - K7GLD]

What "condition" are you trying to correct?

Our '88 Winnie tended to wander and be seriously unstable on irregular road surfaces, and side winds and blasts from oncoming trucks. I replace the long-since failed OEM shocks and steering stabilizer with now HD Bilsteins made for MH's - and handling improved dramatically, at a relatively low cost.

[noladiver]

No condition to "fix"... the Dynasty tracks straight and true, except with the oddly crowned roads in Mississippi and Louisiana. I would like to get my wife to driveand feel a serious steering stabilizer will help her be more "comfortable". Thanks, Blue Ox it shall be

[AkTrek]

Here's what I posted a while back. Do a search for SteerSafe and see what other users are reporting. A quick update from our last posting. I got a @&#!BAD Stomach Virus last month and my wife had to drive our Coach (towing our CRV) from Midland Texas to Douglas Arizona with me riding Shotgun. Previous to that she'd only put on about 300 miles total and hated it. This time with the SteerSafe, not only did she enjoy the experience, she said she's like to do more of the Piloting!

As far as my wife and I concerned the jury's in and the SteerSafe is a clear winner. Here's the story:
We've been fulltiming now for close to three years in our '07 Trek. As our past includes eight years of RVing, owning our own RV Repair Service Center in Fairbanks Alaska (five bays, but since sold out to our partners) and a stint selling RV Coaches for one of the largest RV Dealerships in the Southwest US, you would think that we would automatically make the best choices concerning our Motorhome. Not So! We knew enough to get it four cornered weighed, tire pressure adjusted correctly and equipped with front and rear Trac Bars. We did all that after a good chassis lube, kingpins greased with wheels off the ground, and a quality front end alignment. When it came to choosing a steering stabilizer we were convinced to go with a Safety Plus this time, instead of the SteerSafe which we had on two previous RVs and loved. The reasoning behind changing was that our other Motorhomes (a Class A Coachmen and a 1999 Class A Trek) were both on a P Chassis with independent front suspension and that our new Trek was on a W20 Workhorse. We had the Safety Plus installed after about 11,000 miles and had a heck of a time getting it adjusted even though we had it put on professionally. It took about 3,000 miles and seven or eight tries before we could get it to track straight and even then it wandered quite a bit. I really need a straight tracking vehicle as I'm a left arm amputee and do all my driving with one hand. When I must let go of the steering wheel to access the turn signals or something I trap the wheel with my knee. It's a good system and has served me well for many years but I couldn't trust it with the Safety Plus for more than a second because of road wander. Well, anyway, after using the Safety Plus for almost two years and 22,000 miles we decided to get the SteerSafe put on at the latest FMCA Rally in Bowling Green Ohio, to at least try it out. We got the Show Special Price, $389.00 installed, and they put it on right in the parking lot. They have a thirty day full refund guaranty and we didn't have to take off our Safety Plus to try it. What an amazing difference! Our RV drove like a different machine! We've since had our coach four cornered weighed, complete chassis lubed and our alignment checked by Precision Frame and Alignment in Elk River MN (a Great Shop!) and had the Safety Plus removed. I can now let go of the steering wheel in crosswinds and she tracks wonderfully. We don't get pushed over by approaching Big Rigs and high crown roads don't make us drift off center. I should add that our weights are balanced and not overloaded on either axle and that our alignment checked out perfect with no abnormal tire wear. The SteerSafe is a good company with a great reputation for backing up their product. I wish we had done this years ago because this is what an RV should handle like. We drove eight hundred miles in three days and, even though it was windy the entire time, driving was a pleasure.

[Ed_G]

Denny & Nancy, all I can say is DITTO ! I had similar steering issues on our 08 Trek until we installed the Steer Safe system. From then on, it tracks like a jewel.

I have a sneaky suspicion, though, that the Steer Safe may not install on the original poster's 38' Dynasty.

[AkTrek]

Don't know what Chassis the 98 Dynasty is on but according to the SteerSafe website they make them for Spartan, Freightliner, Workhorse and other chassis' including Ford, Chevy and Dodge Class C's. Glad you've had a good experience with your SteerSafe.

[noladiver]

Chassis is the key word... Steer Safe says Uhhhhhh, Blue-Ox says sign here...but thanks... I have learned a whole bunch !!!!