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Old 04-13-2017, 11:15 PM   #1
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Greetings From Gardnerville, Nv

Just retired and a first time owner of a motorhome. I bought a low miles 2008 Forest River Lexington.

Bought it in California and drove it home but I had a rough time dealing with big rigs going the opposite direction and pushing me every which way. Is this something I have to get use to or is there something I could do? Ken
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Old 04-13-2017, 11:59 PM   #2
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Can you clarify the problem?
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Old 04-14-2017, 12:17 AM   #3
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Evening. When a big rig drives by in the opposite direction it sucks the front of the motorhome towards it. Do I need a stiffer anti sway bar for the front?
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Welcome from SW Ohio , enjoy your MH !
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Welcome to the forum Ken,
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Old 04-14-2017, 05:39 PM   #6
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Ken welcome.
Live just up the road in Washoe Valley and we have a 2012 Lexington 265 GTS. A couple of things to try, I do not know if your unit has the rear suspension air bags but if it does and they are really low it can cause the problem. We found that out after we had the unit awhile. The other thing would be a front end alignment. Search this forum for the settings. We did and what a difference.
Others have replaced shocks, steering stabilizers etc but we find ours to drive fine without these modifications
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