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Originally Posted by rscheibel@cfl.rr.com

....cut.... The front end seems a little light. I flat tow.

I do feel a lot when trucks pass me. I have an E450.

Your 28H is very similar to the 28A floorplan, except you have a slide in middle of wheelbase which should add a little weight to front end. I’ve driven 28As quite a few miles, including over the Rockies, and didn’t feel the front end was too light. I was not towing, yet could feel trucks and crosswinds as should be expected from a 30-foot box on wheels. Unless you’re overloading your rear Mega Storage compartment with heavy items, I doubt your front end is actually light. If you haven’t done it already, weighing the motorhome is a great idea regardless. Then you’ll know for sure.

My guess (sorry to assume) is that what you feel as “light front end” is more of play in steering. E-Series normally have a lot more steering play than typical modern cars which have far more precise rack and pinion steering. In time most drivers compensate for that extra play.


P.S. - My previous Class C on E-350 only got an alignment. It was small and drove great, although more tiring to drive than present van also on E-350. In my opinion, larger motorhomes require more work and attention to drive — everything else being similar.