Recent content by Wavery

Had a bad experience with my 2005 Fleetwood Southwind 32V this weekend. I was towing a 15' cargo trailer with tandem axles (about 3500# loaded). I stopped for a red light at the top of a grade. When the light turned green, I started out and heard a "BANG". I looked in the rear view mirror and...

I wasn't interested in doing the rear. My sway bar bushings were completely gone and one of the bushing brackets was broken as it is. I went ahead and installed the Roadmaster 1 3/4" auxiliary sway bar and renewed the stock sway bar bushings. Hopefully, that will take some stress off of the...

Just curious. Have you done the CHF in the front (with the Hellwig adjustable links) yet? If not, it would be way cheaper (and better IMO) if you just remove your old links, take them to a welding shop and have them cut and weld them to exactly 12 1/2" long and reinstall them to keep the...

I just finished installing the Roadmaster rear sway-bar on my 32' Southwind Class A. BIG difference in handling. I then did the CHF in the front, usind the Hellwig (Pt#7962) threaded links. The links take a little modifying but the keep the factory set angle on the front sway bar when using the...

Good call.... The ground cable was bad right at the cable end. Cut the end off and installed a new one. Problem solved.... Thanks.

Hi, I just upgraded(?) from an old '98 Winnebago Adventurer (with an F53 Chassis) to a 2005 Fleetwood Southwind with an F53 Chassis. I went out to start the coach last night (day of purchase). When I turned the key to start, I got a clicking then dead. In fact all the dash lights went out and...

You might be surprised at the strength of some double sided tape. I use 3M VHB (very high bond) double sided tape to attach the solar panel brackets to the fiberglass roof of my RV. They have been on there for 3 years now and I guaranty you, you cannot pull them loose without breaking the f/g...

The '09 6.0 is a pretty decent power plant. You didn't mention what size the truck is etc (1/2T, 3/4T, 1T). Nor did you mention what you are towing (specifically the wt). I was a Chevy Service Manager for many years and I would agree about steering clear of chips. My bet is that you have too...

Roadmaster does claim the same thing. Thankfully, I cannot attest to the fact but I can tell you that this stabilizer keeps the steering wheel centered and I have no more "wandering". When passing other large vehicles, I have a lot more control than my previous experiences. It is a LOT less work...

One more update. Took the coach to Superstition Mountain, out by Ocotillo Wells,CA last week. We had to drive down 6 miles of rutty, dirt road. I drove at different speeds from 5mph up to 45mph......NO Issues at all. I am 100% convinced that the Roadmaster Steering stabilizer solved the issue...

Just an update......... We put 350 miles on the coach this weekend. Some of it was some pretty rough, back-country, (paved) roads. The coach out-performs anything that I've understood about motorhomes (which isn't much). I never expected that our coach could just drive down the road like our...

That's right. My rig has 20K on it. I had a truck repair shop check it out and the next day I took it to Rancho Ford. They found no issues in the front end. However, they both tried to sell me shocks and they were shot. I just prefer to do that sort of stuff myself. I did have to buy a HD (700#)...

I installed the Roadmaster Reflex Steering stabilizer and 4 new Monroe Gas-Magnum RV Shocks. MAN what a difference. My factory stabilizer was a joke. The piston just falls in and out with no effort and my shocks were shot also. The factory steering stabilizer looks like something that they...

Thanks Lou....... SteerSafe was actually my 1st choice but I couldn't resist the price on the "Roadmaster Reflex Steering Stabilizer". It saved me $200...... shoot..... that's over a half tank of gas....... ;D I'll keep this thread posted on how it goes. I haven't seen much about the...

Thanks for the tip but I've had these tires for 8K miles with no issue. I've even had it on some pretty rutty roads. I just found out that CampingWorld is having a sale on the "Roadmaster Reflex Steering Stabilizer". The entire order (including mounting brackets, tax & free S&H) was $327. It...