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Originally Posted by Chance
Motorhomes with Dual Rear Wheels (DRW) are designed to carry much more weight over rear axle than over front axle. You'll never get close to 50/50 weight distribution with your motorhome, not that you'd want to. If you tried shifting enough load forward you'd quickly overload the front suspension.
While it's possible to design a motorhome with close to 50/50 weight distribution, if you did, wouldn't you only have four wheels of equal size -- one at each corner? That's what Europeans do on smaller motorhomes, but in US manufacturers normally start out with DRW truck chassis that are designed to carry much more load over rear axle. And diesel pushers, with their overhanging heavy rear engines and transmissions, can't possibly get close to 50/50 front-to-back weight distribution.
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The front/rear weight bias can be a serious problem on some motor homes. I had a 24 foot class C RV that was so light on the front end that firmly applying the brakes would cause the front tires to slide. The first and only time that happened was a wakeup call for me to allow long following distances and look way ahead.
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