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I have an appointment next Tuesday (7/27) to get an alignment on my 2020 Magnitude SV34. We have a two month trip and 6000 miles starting late August so I thought it made sense to get an alignment before we leave… especially now that I have 12,000 miles on the coach. Plus I recently added that 250lb heavy duty bumper and guard.

Thor recommends we get our coaches aligned after delivery because they are not aligned by Thor…. only Ford as a cab chassis config… and everything changes once the coach has been built with the added length, height and weight.

I haven’t had it aligned yet so I will let you know what they say. I have a Ford Commercial Truck Service Center close by I have used but I’m taking it to a place that specializes in heavy truck alignment, suspensions, etc and has a very good reputation. I’m also having them check the front and rear springs to get their opinion as to whether the stock suspension is adequately holding the weight and keeping the coach level.

They said they would need to do any spring changes before they align it. They also said the F-550 has a pretty stout suspension and if it is sitting level they won’t need to do anything.

I felt my steering was slightly “loose” but nothing like my Outlaw 29H was before I made several suspension upgrades. The steering wheel is also slightly off center. I have also read the stock steering damper isn’t the best (there is actually a TSB for it). I just replaced mine with a Bielstein model because it was plug-and-play. I would have preferred the Roadmaster but I didn’t want to mount it with a bracket. I took one short trip since I replaced it and the steering feels a little better.

We’ll see what the alignment shop does and I’ll report back. I’m taking it in with a full load of fuel and water and pretty much loaded down the way it will be on our trip.

As an FYI…. The Sumo Springs I installed did soften the ride over bridge transitions and rougher roads.