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Originally Posted by Red_Stephens
I'm seeing some threads on here, and on the Thor owners Facebook page about upgrading the sway bars, adding a steering stabilizer, and/or installing some kind of airbag/leaf spring helper etc. Question is: How important would you more experienced MH drivers consider these upgrades? For the near future, we won't be taking any extremely long trips, 400-500 miles tops, and I'm fairly confident in my ability to handle the MH. I don't want the DW to get skittish while driving though. Part of the reason we are upgrading to a MH is her refusal to pull our 5er. Thoughts?
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My background was also a fiver. After the first 1300 mile run in my Challenger I knew something had to be corrected no matter who was behind the wheel.
I ended up going the whole route with suspension maintenance and upgrades (alignment, CHF, Safe T Plus, Sumos all around). To me spending $2,400 to $2,500 was worth it because my coach was horrible to drive in any wind plus when a truck passed me it was almost impossible to hold it in my lane.
Our friends have a different 2016 model Challenger (35' long) and after CHF he claims it handles good. Yesterday I talked to a fellow camper here that has a 2013 Challenger (37' long) and his handles good without all the suspension upgrades.
Different models handle differently especially after you are loaded down for traveling. I think you have to decide for yourself how your coach handles in different conditions and then start picking what upgrades could improve your handling. I got about half way to where I wanted to be until I had the Sumos put on. After the Sumos it really started to handle very well.