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Forum: General Discussion Forum 05-20-2018, 12:24 AM
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Posted By booster
I have been doing some of the same, and finding...

I have been doing some of the same, and finding similar information.


The one thing that I have seen repeatedly is people saying that the wind load hitting high on the RV is counteracted by the...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 05-19-2018, 08:56 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 8,112
Posted By booster
That is the more typical style we usually see,...

That is the more typical style we usually see, our Chevy is the other way with the shackle below the spring eye. I think nearly all use a single solid mount eye in the front. They are quite short...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 05-19-2018, 07:05 PM
Replies: 59
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Posted By booster
Do the Sprinter shackles point up or down? ...

Do the Sprinter shackles point up or down? Shackles have always been the weakest point of the system. Back in the day I welded a lot of reinforcing plates into the two bar type shackles for the...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 05-19-2018, 03:30 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 8,112
Posted By booster
Re the track bar. I did a little reading and...

Re the track bar. I did a little reading and very similar discussions are happening in quite a few places, with no real life application testing that I saw yet.


One place mentioned something...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 05-19-2018, 02:01 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 8,112
Posted By booster
Understeer really just means that the front tires...

Understeer really just means that the front tires have less grip than the rears do. With understeer the front is actually not getting the best traction, so you need a bigger steering input to...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 05-19-2018, 01:05 AM
Replies: 59
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Posted By booster
We all get the buffetting when directly behind a...

We all get the buffetting when directly behind a big truck, and it can be very noisy and generates vibration all through the van. It is the wind very rapidly switching back and forth in resonance...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 05-18-2018, 10:58 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 8,112
Posted By booster
How do you know it was tail wagging and not sway?...

How do you know it was tail wagging and not sway? They are very hard to tell the difference in the cab when going straight down the road. The trucks pushing a B around are the classic signs of...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 05-18-2018, 10:18 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 8,112
Posted By booster
Would agree with most of it, except swaybars are...

Would agree with most of it, except swaybars are not necessarily neutral when going straight. If there is wind from the side trying to tilt van, especially in gusts, the swaybar is what keeps the...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 05-18-2018, 10:04 PM
Replies: 59
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Posted By booster
Interesting pic, and also big, short arm sway bar...

Interesting pic, and also big, short arm sway bar if pic isn't fisheye. Track bar and sway bar go to what look to be an existing mounting bracket set on the "frame" of the unibody.


As...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 05-18-2018, 04:40 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 8,112
Posted By booster
Track bar is a bar that runs for the frame to...

Track bar is a bar that runs for the frame to axle housing crosswise in the van with a pivot on each end. They work to keep the axle from moving sideways during heavy cornering. Just about any...
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