LXi Front Anti-Sway Bar

[Pete Masterson]

With your Florida home base, I realize you're rather far from the
west coast.

I can suggest contacting Henderson's Line-Up in Grants Pass Oregon.
(They may be able to refer you to some one closer to you.) See their
website:
<http://www.hendersonslineup.com>

They sell (and manufacture) a large number of suspension improvement
options for RVs -- and they've worked on several Wanderlodges,
including mine.

Looking at their web site, they sell Roadmaster anti-sway bars -- so
they might have a smaller one for you to try.

If you take your coach to them, they start out with a Road
Performance Assessment -- a trip of a few miles over a variety of
driving conditions -- where their technician analyzes the suspension
characteristics.

They'll then prepare a list of recommendations to improve your
coach's handling.

I used them when my coach was pulling to the right (constantly) and
had a out of balance tire vibration in the front end.

It was quickly found that the Blue Ox True Center steering damper
with trim adjustment was bent and jammed -- I also had a worn tie rod
end (drag link) and an out-of-round tire.

In addition to a new tire (purchased from Schawb tire across the
street), new tie rod components were installed and the steering
damper was replaced with the Henderson's manufactured Safe-T-Plus
steering damper with trim adjustment -- they also gave the adjustable
Koni shocks a slightly more resistant adjustment (one turn).

The handling improvement was substantial and other (expensive)
additions that they could have suggested were deemed "probably
marginal" and not recommended. Indeed, they could easily have 'sold'
me on several unneeded products, but proved to be quite honest in
their suggestions.

In addition to the sway bars they offer, you might find a steering
damper may provide the additional precision to the steering you lose
without the current sway bar. They also offer Super Steer motion
control units -- these are added to the air lines feeding the air
bags to control their reaction rate to reduce sway, roll, and bounce.
See their web site for information about the various products they
offer and here's the URL for the motion control units.
<http://hendersonslineup.com/uncategorize...n-control-
unit/>

Pete Masterson
'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
El Sobrante CA
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On Jan 22, 2008, at 9:39 PM, david brady wrote:

> Folks,
>
> As many of you know, I've been trying to get my LXi to ride better
> for quite some time. <snip> What
> I'd like to do is to try a lighter weight bar. Something on the order
> of 500 to 1000 lbs/in of spring rate; or better yet, something like
> HWH's Active Air. But for now, I'm enjoying the ride.
>
> David Brady
> '02 LXi, FL