Glad to hear you will look into heavy duty sway bars & shocks. Regarding shocks, there are two best brands to consider. Bilstein and Koni-RV adjustables. If you get the Koni-RV, request the shocks get set to the stiffest setting. We have Koni-RVs and are very pleased with them. Others seem just as happy with the Bilsteins. Just be sure you get the "right" Bilsteins. There are a few choices....softer & stiffer. Get the stiffer ones.
As with most such matters, the sky is the limit on how much you can spend. For us it cost $3900 at a local RV/Bus/Truck specialty shop for the following including installation.
- Roadmaster heavy duty sway bars, both front and rear
- Koni-RV shocks all around
- Safe-T-Plus steering stabilizer
- Henderson rear track bar (Stabilizes the rear horizontally side-to-side, especially beneficial when towing)
- front wheel alignment
Our old motor home of 24 years had serious handling issues from the beginning which worstened along the way. 12 years into it we had that shop perform miracles on it. I wasn't going to challenge their recommendations on my new PC2350. We do plan to keep our PC longer yet so why not enjoy the safety and comfort benefits from day-one.
The invtestment has saved our lives once already, going way too fast on a curve in the road on a mountain byway. The RV stayed firmly planted while hard in the turn, allowing me to nearly lock up the brakes (it does have ABS) yet maintain good control. This while towing a small car without secondary braking at the time. How can you put a price on that?
Also the comfort in driving it is huge. I find myself able to drive for 3 to 4 hours straight which I could never do when I was continuously doing steering adjustments. Driver fatique is drastically reduced.....another safety factor as well. My wife also enjoys sitting at the dinette with her laptop, organizing trip pictures and videos, with her drink staying in the cup, and the cup staying on the table.
