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Originally Posted by Chance
If there are any failures at all, I'd be far more interested in knowing what the failure mode is, and what the consequences of such a failure are. That they have a lifetime guarantee would be inconsequential by comparison.
Regarding suspension upgrades/modifications, service centers may be hesitant to make "improvements" due to liability. Or maybe they honestly feel they shouldn't give people what they want just because they ask for it. Owners often "improve" on OEM handling by installing thicker/stiffer sway bars, but do they actually understand how that will affect understeering or oversteering? Or how it helps twist the chassis to a greater degree? Some probably have no clue.
I know Ford takes this stuff seriously because they use a slightly different sway bar size to reduce oversteering on some models that are prone to it. If a shop added heavier sway bars that caused excessive oversteering, which then led to an accident, would they be partially liable?
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I seriously doubt under/over steer or frame twist is of any factorable difference with the bar choices we have in the context of typical RV use. Certainly other vehicle forum types it could be.
Only a few of us that venture down dirt roads often would experience occasional negative effects from increasing the torque of spring rate transfer on a RV. On the wild idea of racing RVs, you'd for sure have to go totally custom to increase bar torque well past what is commercially available in RV chassis application selections before under/over steer tuning would make much difference.
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