Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×
RV Trip Planning Discussions

Go Back   iRV2 Forums > MOTORHOME FORUMS > Class A Motorhome Discussions
Click Here to Login
Join iRV2 Today

Mission Statement: Supporting thoughtful exchange of knowledge, values and experience among RV enthusiasts.
Reply
  This discussion is proudly sponsored by:
Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about their products on iRV2
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
 
Old 02-23-2020, 07:51 PM   #15
Senior Member
 
dirt40's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Springfield Illinois
Posts: 101
Is it possible that you are overinflated and are running on the center of the tires?
__________________
Kevin and Shelley
2023 Tiffin Allegro Bay 38BB
EEZ Tire tpms
dirt40 is offline   Reply With Quote
Join the #1 RV Forum Today - It's Totally Free!

iRV2.com RV Community - Are you about to start a new improvement on your RV or need some help with some maintenance? Do you need advice on what products to buy? Or maybe you can give others some advice? No matter where you fit in you'll find that iRV2 is a great community to join. Best of all it's totally FREE!

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest so you have limited access to our community. Please take the time to register and you will gain a lot of great new features including; the ability to participate in discussions, network with other RV owners, see fewer ads, upload photographs, create an RV blog, send private messages and so much, much more!

Old 02-23-2020, 08:17 PM   #16
Senior Member
 
burgman50's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Charlotte NC
Posts: 256
As others have said the very first thing is to get front and rear weights, then check tire mfg website to get proper psi based on weight. In the meantime, go ahead and check tire mfg website and see what weight corresponds to your current 125 psi.
I checked Michelin and as example, a tire sized 235/80/22.5, max inflation is 110. At that psi the front should weigh 9,350 lbs and the rear 17,640. Here’s the link.

https://www.michelintruck.com/michel...-inflation.pdf
__________________
2022 Allegro Bus 45opp, 450hp
Chevy Silverado and Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Aventon E-bikes, Starr LSV, and 3 furkids
burgman50 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-23-2020, 09:47 PM   #17
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 3
Hello, Back with a little more information. My class A has leaf springs. I am also looking into the idea of adding air bags to add to stability. Is this a good idea?
cousinsdr is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-24-2020, 07:05 PM   #18
Senior Member
 
Reacher's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: Arisona
Posts: 751
I would definitely start with new shocks and bushings on a rig that old. Then a four corner weight and load and tire pressure adjustments. Next an alignment. See what that does and we'll advise from there.
__________________
2023 GD Imagine XLS 23LDE 2022 Ford F-150
Reacher is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-24-2020, 07:15 PM   #19
Senior Member
 
CJ7365's Avatar
 
Tiffin Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Southern NM
Posts: 2,528
Quote:
Originally Posted by cousinsdr View Post
Hello, Back with a little more information. My class A has leaf springs. I am also looking into the idea of adding air bags to add to stability. Is this a good idea?

NOT RIGHT NOW.

You have 125 psi in your tires, this is too much, been addressed earlier.

Get the tire chart for your brand of tires, without weighing it you can lower the pressures to the max carrying weight of the tires.

Fix your tire pressures and then go for a drive.

I have a W22 and I am almost at max weight, my run my tire pressure at 95psi

40,000 miles I am stilling running the original Bilstein shocks
__________________
2005 Tiffin Allegro Bay 37DB
W22 Workhorse Chassis 8.1 Flat Towing a 82 Jeep CJ7
CJ7365 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-24-2020, 08:32 PM   #20
Senior Member
 
CamJam1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Arizona
Posts: 2,341
Been there done that. I have added the following to my W-22 (34 foot long with 208" wheelbase):

Front and rear trac bars
Front Sumo springs
Rear anti-sway bar

Trac bars fixed most of the tail-wagging-the-dog effect during cross winds or from passing trucks. I'd do this first.

The front Sumo Springs are not terribly expensive and helped with the roll and made the coach feel more buttoned down. Also softened the ride a bit, though big bridge transitions will still bottom out the suspension at times. They're a no-brainer considering they don't cost a lot.

Rear anti-sway bar also helped a little more with the roll, but because it's expensive I'd leave it for last and only add it then if you need it.

The combination of all the above have made my coach a lot more comfortable to drive.

I had air bags on a previous P30 class A. They helped with the roll a bit but passing trucks still pushed it around. Not worth it imho.

Cheap handling fix (CHF) mentioned in previous posts is not applicable to Workhorse chassis.
__________________
2004 National Dolphin LX 6320, W-22, 8.1, Allison 1000, Front/rear "Trac" Bars & Anti-sway Bars, Sumo Springs, Roadmaster Reflex Steering Stabilizer, 2005 PT Cruiser Toad
CamJam1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
class a, class a handeling



Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
F450 class C handling vs F53 class A handling? ajlcal Class C Motorhome Discussions 35 09-23-2018 04:55 PM
Class C Handling compared to Class A Gas Stan827 Class C Motorhome Discussions 22 10-20-2017 10:08 AM
2015 Thor Challenger 35HT Handling/Cheap Handling Fix Review wldracing Thor Industries Owner's Forum 13 08-15-2016 09:16 AM
Newbie: Handling Class A vs Class C P-n-P AZ RV iRV2.com General Discussion 23 11-14-2013 06:46 AM
Disappointed in handling of E350 based class B+ Bo MH-General Discussions & Problems 4 04-04-2005 08:04 AM

» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 01:14 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.