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NovaXX22 · 08-10-2016, 11:34 AM

I have a 27' Fleetwood with P32 chassis. It has a square tube that runs from one leaf spring to the other. It is supposed to be a sway bar, but it is pathetic. I have checked the after market and haven't found any sway bars for the P32. Besides that, the prices they get for sway bars and track bars are robbery. I have found DIYs for the track bar. Has anyone found a sway bar from another chassis that fits the P32? Thanks, Rob.

Brazel's RV Performance · 08-10-2016, 07:49 PM

Is this a 2005 MY chassis?

NovaXX22 · 08-24-2016, 10:54 AM

Yes this is a 2005.

70ChevelleSS · 08-24-2016, 05:01 PM

Why do you say it's pathetic? Workhorse also used the square tube on the W chassis. I don't think there is any sway bar that will fix the handling issues of a P32. A track bar would definitely help. I have a Winnebago on a W22 chassis. Previous MH was a Bounder on a P32 chassis. Absolutely no comparison in handling between the two.

NovaXX22 · 08-25-2016, 10:40 AM

That square tube is pathetic because it does nothing as a sway bar. All it does is tie the leaf springs together. A real sway bar attaches to the rear end and has links that attach the ends of the sway bar to the frame. I have a friend with a 32' workhorse W chassis, his MH has a real sway bar in it. He said he can drive it with 1 hand, while driving mine is a white knuckle experience.
Changing lanes and driving through curves induce sway. God forbid you drop a tire off the shoulder. The way this MH is now is borderline in good conditions. I shudder to think what it would be like in an emergency situation that required evasive maneuvering.
15 years ago I had a C class mini Winnie and an A class Cheiftan, both drove effortlessly.
Bottom line, I either need to fix these issues with a sway bar, track bar, shocks, etc. or this heap is gonna be someone elses problem. I was just hoping someone out there knew of a cost effective solution i.e. contact junk for sway bar from another chassis that will fit P32.

70ChevelleSS · 08-25-2016, 05:07 PM

First, think about the mechanics or physics involved with that 'pathetic' square tube. In order for the MH to sway to the left that tire must move closer to the chassis and the leaf spring must flatten out, less arc. On the right side the opposite happens. The tire moves farther from the chassis and the spring must arc more. In order for that to happen that square tube has to twist. No different than what you consider a conventional anti-sway bar, the twist or torsion of the anti-sway bar tries to keep both wheels at the same distance from the chassis.

I have a Winnebago on a W22 chassis, square tubes front and rear. Originally 2'5" rear and 2" front. Workhorse changed to 2.5" front and rear and I made the upgrade on our MH. You can feel the difference. Our previous MH was on a P32, leaf springs in rear and independent front with coil springs. Conventional style anti-sway bars front and rear. Not sure what a 2005 P32 has.

What is your real problem? Is it sway or the 'tail wagging the dog'? When a semi passes does it push the rear to right, making you turn to the right the back to the left again? That's different than sway. Just asking so you attack the correct problem.

If it's 'tail wagging the dog' then a track bar will help. Leaf springs can allow the axle to shift side to side under the MH. A track bar stops that from happening. Sway is the whole MH swaying, top to bottom from side to side. Anti-sway bars can help that. Be aware that you can over do on anti-sway bars. They try to keep both sides in equilibrium. So when going slow, say up a driveway of over a pothole the anti-sway bars will try to keep both wheels the same distance from the chassis and actually cause more sway. Just some things to think about.

Good luck.