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[TyCreek]

Long overhangs are air pressure leverage on the rest of the chassis and will steer the coach. There are things to reduce the effects of those forces but they don't go away.

Proportional weight distribution for chassis capacities is a design factor that "should" be considered. Certainly any overhang that leverages to the point of not having enough weight on the front axel is a dangerous combination that crosses over to "everything else is negative".

People have different tolerances for handling characteristics. I've driven several new and used RVs with long overhangs because they hosted floor plans we really liked. My takeaway is that nothing about a long overhang is good when it comes to highway travel in an RV. Even worse, is pulling anything behind a long overhang.

WB to length ratios:
<50% = dangerous anyhow you look at it (city delivery vehicles only)
51-54% = it depends (marginal) not toad friendly
>55% = better odds of achieving great handling both solo and with something in tow

There are compromises we make when selecting RVs and a proportionately too long of an overhang is not a choice I'd ever consider again, even if the rest of the layout is perfect. If it looks oddly long, it's probably too long! We don't even look at those anymore. I recommend strategically staging a test drive for a windy day in freeway traffic prior to making a purchase commitment.