WH22 Side to Side motion

[born2camp]

2005 Allegro Bay 37DB on a WH22 chassis. Coach rides and handles great but the side to side sloshing going over a curb or bump in the road at <10mph drives me crazy. It is not a front to back bounce but side to side and only at very low speeds after I pull out of my driveway etc. I was thinking the UltraTrac might help or fix this. Any thoughts or what you did if yours did same?

[born2camp]

2005 Allegro Bay 37DB on a WH22 chassis. Coach rides and handles great but the side to side sloshing going over a curb or bump in the road at &lt;10mph drives me crazy. It is not a front to back bounce but side to side and only at very low speeds after I pull out of my driveway etc. I was thinking the UltraTrac might help or fix this. Any thoughts or what you did if yours did same?

[DriVer]

A Hellwig Anti sway bar would be the most effective device to control yaw or roll however you are going to have to spend a lot of dollars to control what happens to your coach &lt;1% of the time its on the road.

I control transitional roll by slowing way down to a crawl. It works every time.

[rvjer]

My coach used to sway quite a bit. I solved it by switching to Koni Shocks. But to be honest at the same time I also put on front and rear trac bars and sway bars.

[DriVer]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by rvjer:
....I solved it by switching to Koni Shocks.... </div></BLOCKQUOTE>rvjer, I'm so spoiled by my FSDs as I've been running them for almost 2 years now that I just don't remember what it was like before Koni.

[rvjer]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by DriVer: rvjer, I'm so spoiled by my FSDs as I've been running them for almost 2 years now that I just don't remember what it was like before Koni. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

DriVer; I just have the red adjustables, but have had them since 2003. Someday I will win the lotto and cough up the bucks to get the FSD's.

[Duner]

born2camp, do you have the original shocks? If so how many miles?

If you have the original Monroes, suspect they're worn out. Get Koni FSD to replace them, very solid going over driveways etc. And you'll love the softer ride on the concrete highways.

If you have oem Blisteins (not sure when they switched over) then you've got firm control and you'll just have to go over the dips, bumps, and turns slower.

Good luck,

[Brazels RV Performance]

Put front & rear bars on there and it should take care of the roll issue.

[born2camp]

Mike, what front and rear bars are you thinking of? It has the stock WH bars, so I would be curious to know what you are thinking of that would help with the side to side sloshing

[Brazels RV Performance]

I'm talking about real anti sway bars,we have the UltraTrac bars.A 1.625 bar mounts in the front & a 1.750 bar in the rear gauranteed to reduce a major portion of that sway issue you are experiencing.

[Ron & Dee]

My Motor Home rocks from side to side just sitting still

Setting in the left turn lane waiting for the light to change, when a car passes at the speed limit my MH rocks from side to side. Will Ultra Trac Bars prevent that?

Ron

[DriVer]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Ron & Dee:
Setting in the left turn lane waiting for the light to change, when a car passes at the speed limit my MH rocks from side to side. Will Ultra Trac Bars prevent that? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Ron, What you are feeling is the dynamics of a vehicle imparting a high pressure wave on the side of your motorhome. My experiences are similar to yours and I have most all the the suspension improvements one would normally consider.

When the motorhome is sitting there the energy imparted on the side still has to be dissipated. The tires as well as the suspension components will absorb this energy and yes a little push is felt through the coach. Even a small vehicle will impact a large vehicle larger ones like an 18 wheeler will really give you a nice push.

This force is not felt no where near as much when my vehicle is moving however I can't explain the dynamics of how that all works out but I know that when passing large vehicles at high speeds I may still get a slight push on the side of the body however my suspension components make it a non-event.

[Brazels RV Performance]

Or you could put anti-sway bars on it and reduce most of that!

[TXiceman]

Are you talking about A rolling side to side or a lateral movement side to side.

If it is a rolling action, then anti-roll bars (smae call them sway bars) would help. If it is a lateral motion, them you need a track bar or panhard rod.

You will always get some lateral motion due to the side walls of the tires.

But there are two different motions and each is taken care of differently.

Ken