LXi Front Anti-Sway Bar

[brad barton]

David,

I'm sure there's a lot of truth in what you say. My son, a wouldbe gearhead who plays with suspension,agrees with the smaller, weaker roll-bar approach. I'll do a little more asking around various places, not being an engineer or anything.CCW and Blue Bird should hear what you have to say.You might help them rewrite the book.

Brad Barton 00LXiDFW
bbartonwx@...

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To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
From: dmb993@...
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:00:03 +0000
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: LXi Front Anti-Sway Bar

Brad,

I'm not surprised; corporate liability. They won't do it if they
don't have to. Why open yourself up to a potential lawsuit. We as
owners, however, are free to do as we please. The difference in
handling w/o the bar requires one to recalibrate his driving
approach. Once that is accomplished, the coach feels predictable, as
usual. Allowing the front suspension to react to the road
unencombered by a roll bar is eye opening. I think a softer bar is
really what's needed. Something on the order of 500 to 1000 lb/in of
spring rate at the wheel, or maybe an HWH Active Air setup (talk
about opening yourself up to liability). Coming from a Newell where
you had to struggle in gusty winds, I don't think you'd have any
problem at all. With due respect to Jesse, I don't think yet-another-
shock-adjustment will do much to change your coach. Remember, every
Wanderlodge up to the LXi was shipped w/o a sway bar, even the late
model 43' Wide Bodies equipped with Series 60 motors. These units are
practically identical to LXi's in weight, wheelbase, overhang, and
weight distribution. In the end, each of us needs to function within
our own confort zones, and each of us needs to take responsibilty for
our own actions.

David Brady
'02 LXi, NC

--- In "WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com", brad barton <bbartonwx@.<WBR>..>
wrote:
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> David,
> Just talked w/ Jesse Gibson. For what it's worth, he said he'd
never heard of removing the anti-sway bar from the front end of an
LXi and was not in favor of it. He suggested my shocks may not have
been adjusted properly even when they were tightened up. I went
through some of the pressures and weights you mentioned, but didn't
feel right about bending his ear too much. I may have CCW check and
adjust my shocks when in SoCal next month. And I'll shop their
opinion about the anti-sway bar when I'm there.
> Meanwhile, Earle was able to find the right deadbolt to fit my
entry lock..so it's on the way. Brad Barton 00LXiDFWbbartonwx@...
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