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I also had a problem with the batteries dying while stored. I finally went all around the motorhome looking for things that were using electricity. I discovered that the 3 tv's in the motorhome, the stereo radio in the bedroom, the Dish receiver, & the DVR were always drawing power, even when...

Forgot to mention a nice park we stayed at in Santa Fe, NM. It was called Santa Fe Skies and had nice facilities. We stayed in Deming, NM one night but I wouldn't recommend any of the RV places there. There is a great restaurant there called Rancher's Cafe, I think. Had the best rib eye steak...

We spent the winter in the Tucson area and liked the Mission View RV park south of Tucson. We do a lot of hiking and bird watching and found it to be central to the places we like to go: Madera Canyon, Ramsey Canyon, Sonoita, Sabino Canyon, Saquaro National Park. It is on an Indian Reservation...

I think the term stems from the fact the handling fix can be done without purchasing any parts and costs only effort, sweat, and maybe a little blood. Personally I think "fix" is not an accurate description. I think "improvement" would be better (CHI). IMHO. But Tradition always dominates, right...

We are headed to SE AZ for a few weeks. Want to do some bird watching and perhaps golf a bit. We always liked the Tucson area.

It has been a while but we got our motorhome back from the warranty service center and have finally headed South with the thing. While in the shop I had a Roadmaster Steering Stabilizer installed and I have to say it made quite the difference. It is now a much more relaxed driving experience and...

I had not looked at the front CHP from that perspective but that sure makes sense, at least to me. That would also explain why the rear CHF is more effective. The rear sway bar actually had to be lowered a bit to connect the links to the inside holes thereby moving the sway bar arms further away...

Phil-T: It sounds like your saying when the end links are connected to the inside holes of the sway bar that because of the angle required to make the connection the end links effectively become an extension of the sway bar and increase the overall length of the sway bar, moving the sway bar end...

Back to the handling and the CHF. I took the MH out today for about a 50 mile test drive. This is the 1st time out since I did the CHF on the rear and I was impressed with the difference it made. I was able to cruise along the interstate at 65 mph without any trouble. I need to mention that...

Thanks for the tip on the toe-in. I have seen that discussed in other places and wonder how that would affect the tire wear. Have you noticed any unusual or increased wear on the tires after getting the toe-in adjusted?

Well I took advantage of a nice day and performed the CHF on the rear of the Motorhome. It actually wasn't too bad, once I had all the tools I needed close by. It was a good workout for an old man. I was really surprised that the nuts and bolts were metric, 16 & 18mm to be exact. For something...

As stated in a previous post: "The CHF on the front looks like it is a nonstarter with my chassis. In order to move the connections I would have to raise the ends of the sway bar and that would move the inside holes further away from the ends of the rods that drop down from the frame. It looks...

Thanks for the link for the adjustable links. I will look at that. Much appreciated.

Thanks for the comments and insights. Based on the comments the track bar design that connects to the sway bar bracket is the longer of the track bar designs so that sounds like the way to go for the best results. I still have concerns about the CHF but will probably try it on the rear when the...

I guess I'm a slow learner. I have been looking at the CHF solutions and can't help but think that there is some reason the design engineers wanted the sway bar connections in the outside hole rather than the inside. I keep thinking if I move the connections to the inside hole I would be...