suspension mod - has anyone tried this??

[RED Baron]

Hi Would this Sway bar fix work on a 2012 Georgetown 280 I also have to drive with 2 hands on the Wheel very tiring going cross country.
Thanks George

[georgetown]

If the 2012 models have the 2 holes in the sway bar it should work.
I can't wait to do this in the spring when our motorhome is out of storage.

[MikeA]

I agree with georgetown. The Ford chassis does not change much year over year. I have yet to get a response from the engineers at Ford.

[MikeA]

Update: I have had a minor email correspondence with Ford. The latest communication is:

"Vehicle Dynamics engineering is evaluating potential durability issues with regard to stress levels in the stabilizer bar and bushings. I will let you know what the comments may be when I receive the information."

I will update as I receive more info. Sounds to me like they are seriously looking at the mod.

Mike

[norwood12800]

I had a dealer do it for me & the drive to FL this week was great. A little stiffer in town but the improvement on the highway is 100%. Much easier to handle. I now love this unit.

[Tbeasley77]

The Ford dealer advised against the suspension mod for the stress reasons and concerns of the factory bars breaking over time. Particularly with bumps and curbs adding extra stress. I opted to go with a road master bar for piece of mind. We'll see how it improves the ride this summer.

[jsutherl]

I performed this mod today. It went well. I needed a breaker bar to get two of the nuts loose. The rest came off with my cordless impact wrench. Like somebody else said the bolt needs a 15mm socket and the nut an 18mm. I stuck with the stock links.

After changing to the other set of holes on the front and back sway bars I lifted the back tires off the ground with the jacks. Of course this pushes the front end down a bit too. Then I did the opposite, front end off the ground back pressed down.

The only binding I had was when the front tires come off the ground the front sway bar binds against the springs. I don't think it'll be a problem but I may still get some longer links for the front.

[armye7]

Originally Posted by jsutherl

I performed this mod today. It went well. I needed a breaker bar to get two of the nuts loose. The rest came off with my cordless impact wrench. Like somebody else said the bolt needs a 15mm socket and the nut an 18mm. I stuck with the stock links.

After changing to the other set of holes on the front and back sway bars I lifted the back tires off the ground with the jacks. Of course this pushes the front end down a bit too. Then I did the opposite, front end off the ground back pressed down.

The only binding I had was when the front tires come off the ground the front sway bar binds against the springs. I don't think it'll be a problem but I may still get some longer links for the front.

Can anyone tell me the difference between a 2012 378ts built late in 2011 and the ones coming off the line now?

[raycyn778]

Originally Posted by armye7

Can anyone tell me the difference between a 2012 378ts built late in 2011 and the ones coming off the line now?

I have a late 2011, 2012 378ts and went to the dealer yesterday who had 5 2012 georgetowns and the only differences i could see is a change of front ends, the grill, lights and shape of the nose are different. The only change inside that i noticed was a storage cabinet over the exit/entrance door...

[armye7]

Dealer here says ceiling is 4 inches taller, and tires and wheels are bigger.