[Guy]

Not that I needed any more inducement on my OCD tendencies relative to coach steering, BUT I just drove a rental 26 ft box truck for almost 3000 miles. I drove it empty and completely at it's max GVW, and the steering was relatively precise. No wandering, no slop, and no trouble to run side by side with other trucks. The truck was not new, it had 200K miles on it. 

Now the engine was a dog, and it rode awful, but the steering was sweet. I don't see semi drivers fidgeting with the wheel either. 

So, that makes me wonder. What is different about a motorhome or bus. I've had three, and none had the steering this truck had. 

Straight axle and leaf springs in the front, with a TRW steering box. 


If you have any insight will you share it with me.

Richard, if there was one thing I could change is this 1984, steering would be it I love  all aspects of this 30 year old coach, but this one thing. I say change, not correct, because I believe they roll out of Miami like this.Todd Flickema , the previous owner  spent time and money on the steering box adjustment on this coach. On the interstate , I have been passed by Darwin Award winners in semis, on the cell phone, one hand on the wheel , with no worries. I'm thinking the semi driver is in effect dragging his trailer around and does not feel the issues of his trailer wandering. As to why a box truck is immune from the wander and slop,could it be that it has a are bones system, with fewer components?

I must say that this old coach steers 100 percent better than a previous class A Winnebago i had.

Has anyone tried the steering dampers on the market? I suspect that they would just mask the issue, but I am just a rookie at this point!

 Me , I going to by an old UHAUL and frankenst
en a steering system out of it. ( Not)