rear of motorhome too high!

[Pete1]

Hi All,
Boy am I glad I found this group! I have a dilema and need your help or opinions please. Late last year, I bought a 1995 Tioga 31' class C motorhome. Its on the Chevrolet G-30HD chassis which is in turn a Workhors P-32 I guess. I've read some discussion already on the whole P-30 doesn't exist thing and found that really interesting indeed. Well, the problem is that my motorhome sits really high in the rear. More specifically, if it was parked on level concrete, I would have to raise the front end roughly 7 inches to get the interior floor level,therefore making me and the refrigerator happy. This makes leveling a real chore since I don't have hydraulic levelers. Most campsites I've been too go uphill towards the back anyways, compounding the problem. I think there might be a small add-a-leaf in the back that I could take out to help, but this would have minimal impact. If I put on an aftermarket airbag setup in the rear, could this help, by deflating the rear bags when I park for camping?
Is there something I could do to lift up the front end? Custom coil springs to lift up the front end? I came across a thing called a traverse spring on the internet that looked interesting and was advertised as something used to lift up the nose of the motorhome for P-30 chassis. Is this thing going to be a problem since I have a P-32 chassis with van front as opposed to it being a true class A?
Any Ideas or experience would be greatly appreciated!
Pete

[Pete1]

Hi All,
Boy am I glad I found this group! I have a dilema and need your help or opinions please. Late last year, I bought a 1995 Tioga 31' class C motorhome. Its on the Chevrolet G-30HD chassis which is in turn a Workhors P-32 I guess. I've read some discussion already on the whole P-30 doesn't exist thing and found that really interesting indeed. Well, the problem is that my motorhome sits really high in the rear. More specifically, if it was parked on level concrete, I would have to raise the front end roughly 7 inches to get the interior floor level,therefore making me and the refrigerator happy. This makes leveling a real chore since I don't have hydraulic levelers. Most campsites I've been too go uphill towards the back anyways, compounding the problem. I think there might be a small add-a-leaf in the back that I could take out to help, but this would have minimal impact. If I put on an aftermarket airbag setup in the rear, could this help, by deflating the rear bags when I park for camping?
Is there something I could do to lift up the front end? Custom coil springs to lift up the front end? I came across a thing called a traverse spring on the internet that looked interesting and was advertised as something used to lift up the nose of the motorhome for P-30 chassis. Is this thing going to be a problem since I have a P-32 chassis with van front as opposed to it being a true class A?
Any Ideas or experience would be greatly appreciated!
Pete

[edgray]

Pete1: WELCOME to iRV2.com We are glad you joined and posted. You posted that yours is a Chevrolet G-30HD under a class "C" motorhome. If that is correct you do not have a P anything. As far as I know, ALL P series chassis built by Chevy and later by Workhorse are under class A motor homes.

Regardless, I'm linking your post to the other forum section in hopes of getting you more exposure. ED

[Pete1]

Thanks Ed

["007"]

Welcome Pete1 to irv2.
Which ever chassis you have a good spring shop may help you out. If you add bags or springs to front your ride and control of MH may become lacking.
I had a MH that was to low riding on chassis and the spring company leveled the coach all around and lifted the coach 3" and it road and drove excellent.
They will put in the correct springs to level your coach and you will have a safe ride.
You may need a alignment also.
Good luck with the coach and enjoy the forums.

[Gary RVRoamer]

First, the Chevy G30 chassis is not related to the P30/P32 chassis, except that they both come out of Chevrolet suspension engineering. So forget about anything you read about P30 (or P32, if you prefer) and focus on the G30 HD when you look for a solution.

My guess would be that somebody modified your rear suspension in the past, perhaps it was wallowing or they carried an extra heavy load in the back of the rig. In any case, I get the suspension back to stock and then see what it needed (if anything) to drive and ride adequately. Find a good suspension (spring) shop in your area and work with them to get it straightened out. In my opinion there is no need for having your rig's butt stuck up in the air like that.

[Duner]

Hi Pete, and welcome to the IRV2 family!

Maybe somebody from the forum can give you the "ride height" spec. That would give you the optimum ride and handling on the road.

Your front springs have probably sagged from the original position. And to cary the weight the rear springs probably have been beefed up.

Like others said, be sure to get the alignment when you get it level.

Good luck,

[FrontRangeRVer]

Henderson Replacement Springs will raise your front end higher, and you won't have to use the OEM air bags.

All the P-30's and P-32's sit lower at the front end.....

[NeilV]

You have a one ton Chevy Van Chassis there not a P30/32.

You will find some specs listed at the link below for the G-30 Model CA310 Chevy Van frame.

http://www.chuckschevytruckpages.com/framespecs.html