JDCrow

Yeah see my post right after. Went to Manual and posted that. 95 it is.

That’s pretty awesome. Been to 2 alignment shops and both say the steering linkage is great. As far as ride height, seems I’m maxed out on both ends. 1/2” shorter in front and 1/2” taller in rear. Going to let that lay

Well, except for reading this. Any thoughts?

So many here have said to weigh each corner. I’ve never really had the time till there was an open state scale last week. I weighed all 4 corners, and the front was 150 lbs difference. The back however, 900 lbs difference from right to left (passenger/driver) I was a bit floored. The washer dryer are passenger side, but no match for the bedroom slide obviously. according to the tire chart, I should be at 80 lbs passenger and 95 lbs driver. I’m going to set that, and give it a whirl.

And we are installed. 1 hang up. The instructions called for the base plate to sit about an inch above the braces. Because I had long gussets, I couldn’t make that happen. I’m about 1/4” The instructions also mention trimming gussets if the flat bars of the linkage rub. I don’t have that issue. Anyway, I’ll be running I tomorrow for a 4-5 hour spin

Yeah I’m super short on room as well.

Dips are not that fancy

And ordered a new cord. I’m not a fan of the Camco end on the old cord, it’s hard plastic

I’ve never heard of Tiger Track. Let me look Looks like Tiger Trak is a sway bar. It’s a different application. Sway is different than “wandering” which is what the RR8R chassis seem to suffer from. I’ve yet to achieve the “one hand” steering that is claimed in some instances. Hoping to find that right combo. I have a Source Front sway bar on, and a rear one on the shelf. The front was an easy install. The sway bar is Frame to axle, it doesn’t take into account the H-Frame and airbags like the Watts does. I’ve been putting off the rear sway bar until I have a shop and time. It involves drilling of the frame.

Thank you for the insight and vote of confidence. Yes, always filling up the tank to keep weight up. I only have 1 bay for storage, it’s behind the tank. We don’t pack much in it, I might try and stuff some more in it. Everything else is rear bias, propane, then fluid tanks are right in front of rear axle.

I do have the front watts, and it helped a bit. By far the biggest improvement on the front was the TRW Box. My coach is super short at 34’. I believe the weight distribution is way to much to the rear given it’s length. She squats in the rear, very noticeably. She is a little more squirrelly with a toad, well the F150 anyway. I’m going to drop some pressure out of the front bags this next trip. I’ve commented on this in past posts and have not received favorable comments. In my class 8 semi days, we had to adjust air to keep the weight correct on axles when we had oversized/heavy loads. My hope is to lower the front and get the weight of the fuel tank over the front axle more. Again, I’m well aware of the spec in the manual. At this point I don’t think Monaco took the time to actually look each length of their lines to see what was needed. One manual for all coaches in a line.

Thanks for your thoughts. Yes always knew these knockoffs are not anywhere near OEM. At 21 yrs the OEM were toast. There is no NOS for tail lights, and everything comes from the Chinese manufacturers. Even the “brand” names anxo etc fail. I paid $800 for a set of headlight from a reputable manufacturer for my F250’ to only have the coating fail right after the warranty. I’ll bite the bullet and get United lights this next time. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/upd-ctl7387led-l/make/chevrolet/model/c10/year/1983 As far as headlights, the ones installed still look great and are incredibly bright, projectors https://www.vantageoptics.com

I did replace my box with a TRW from Weller

My cheap tail light upgrade cracked out and became full of dust. Unfortunately the new LED sets are likewise garbage, they don’t even work. Will bight the bullet and buy some high dollar ones

Just started adding my rear Watts today as we are headed to AZ next month and have a good trial trip This week. I must say, very stout, and the finish is nice. The instructions need to be updated to show the current set up, it doesn’t match the pictures, but self explanatory.

Well the new cord end seems to have done the trick. No more open neutrals or no amps. thanks everyone for your input and help

We put ours in an rv park near our favorite lakes. Pay monthly to have it there, the grab it to hit other lakes ir longer trips as we have time. Headed to the coast for salmon fishing next week, then Lake Havasu for a few weeks to wrap up the RV year.

Wow, the pumps should be cheaper https://dalessuperstore.com/i-23916529-cummins-caps-fuel-pump-complete-pump-accumulator-transient-suppressor-cummins-8-3l-8-9l.html You can go straight to the source also https://x.alibaba.com/Aup80C

Is that installed?

That’s awesome! My intention was not to be a jerk, but I’ll pass on what I recently learned; The more info you can give, in the beginning, they quicker ones here can help. The engine displacement for instance. I threw out 8.3, another said his coach of the same vintage as yours had a 5.9. A few responses back and forth, and you see where we are at. I’m sorry about your pump. A plus is I believe is a CAPS 1, which is easier on the wallet then the CAPS 2 Please keep this thread going so us here and any in the future can get an idea of the problem you are having and the solution/cost. Safe travels JD

My point exactly. And yes I assumed. 8.3, but if OP doesn’t know, my heart goes out to them for this.

Yeah shops say lots of things. I don’t have faith in a lot of shops to tell the truth

ISC Cummins (I assume) is top right of engine looking at it from rear. It’s just above the front engine cover

Yeah I’m fine, I appreciate your concern. While I know the mechanics of what I have, the theory and testing is the knowledge I lack. Tom, you have an insane amount of knowledge, and have been a big help to me. I’ll admit, I have to slow down and reread what you have posted as it is way above my pay grade. While I was a math major in college, it was in probability and statics. My grandfather was amazing at all things electrical, I wish he was still around. As far as adaptation of dogbones, I hope I was clear, it’s been 50 amps the whole time until yesterday when I arrived home and posted I was on a 110 outlet. It actually seems like that was a godsend as it set a lightbulb off for Tom and maybe have found the solution to all this mess. The hardest part through all of this, is I trust everyone here more than I would a shop in town or on the road. That’s the beauty of this board, the experience that is here and the willingness to help. I updated my signature, and will keep in mind the next thread I have to start out with not only the issue, but what I have as far as a set up. again, many thanks

Yeah I will add the set up to my signature. Thanks for help Clarifying JD