RJL
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I see Wolfe, its all starting to make sense now. My main problem is the push from trucks/buses, which is quite substantial. After all the reading I have done here and my short MH.........I'm more confused now then I was before. LOL Oh well, on with the search function here.
Great website but I'm getting bleary eyed and noodle brained, been reading, searching for 2 weeks now.
On we go!
Thanks for all the help up to this point all.
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MountainAir05
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RJL,
I have a 1999 F53 37.5 and have done it all. I found that by adding air bags front and rear actual did the trick. The rear bags fix 75% of body roll and after putting on the front bags , I almost do not have any push from big trucks or wind. At lease with the bags you can air up each side or front to rear to take care of wind push. I was coming back I 20 west and had side wind from the south 40+ mph and air up the RH side to 80 rear and front and the tracking stay good. Just slow down and made it in with relax hand and arms. Good luck, they can be a handful some times.
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wolfe10
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Adding air bags (or for that matter adding spring rate with another leaf) WILL help if that axle is overloaded for the design weight of the axle. It will make for a harsher ride if not. This is NOT a generally recommended remedy UNLESS you are overweight.
Stated another way, adding spring rate makes the ride harsher. A sway bar is neutral on ride (if both wheels on an axle go over the same bump, your little finger could support the force exerted. If however only one wheel hits a bump/hole, THEN the sway bar exerts a LOT of force to counteract the movement.
A Panhard rod/track bar also does not add to the effective spring rate, so no harsher ride.
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noleakman
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Does anyone think it would be worth putting just 2 Koni FSD on the front to see if you like them on a W 22
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Johnny Hurryup
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Save some money...I bet that after you change your shocks to ANY brand you will feel little if any difference. You'll never change a truck into a limo. If your existing shocks aren't obviously leaking, there's nothin' wrong with them.
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Big_Eck
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Comparing the FSD to the Bilstein is not a fair comparison, to start with the FSD is and has technology that Bilstein does not.
I cant speak to the stabilizers except what I have which any and every coach should have by law in my opinion as it is a safety feature and a comfort feature also.
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427435
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Johnny Hurryup wrote:Save some money...I bet that after you change your shocks to ANY brand you will feel little if any difference. You'll never change a truck into a limo. If your existing shocks aren't obviously leaking, there's nothin' wrong with them.
A lack of leaks doesn't guarantee good shocks. Also, I'll bet you've never done a before and after with Koni FSD shocks on a gas chassis.
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Daveinet
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noleakman wrote:Does anyone think it would be worth putting just 2 Koni FSD on the front to see if you like them on a W 22 You will get what you pay for. I have FSDs on the front only on my coach and will put them on the rear probably sometime this summer $$$. So you can put them on the front and the rear at the same time and just get it over with, of just the front and then ask yourself why you didn't just go ahead and put them on the rear at the same time. W22 has both body roll issues and side to side axle movement issues. W22 desperately needs panhard bars. (my dad has a W22 and the delayed steering response is really bad)
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BroncoRVer
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Daveinet wrote: W22 desperately needs panhard bars. (my dad has a W22 and the delayed steering response is really bad)
Huh? First I've ever heard of that on the Workhorse Chassis forum on IRV2.com
Most of us W-22 owners have changed the hard riding Bilsteens out for the Koni FSD shocks with much success.
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