Owner`s manual

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A better anti-sway bar.
RSS anti-sway bars are built to offer
significantly more resistance to sway than stock bars…
• Bigger is better — RSS anti-sway bars have a thicker diameter
than stock bars (often, a quarter to three-eighths of an inch more).
Each incremental increase in diameter has an exponential effect on
performance — on average, torsional roll stiffness is increased by 30
percent with every 1/8" increase in diameter. In plain English — RSS
anti-sway bars offer up to 90 percent more resistance to sway.
•
A high-grade alloy — RSS anti-sway bars are made of 4140 “chro-
moly” steel (a chrome and molybdenum alloy) which is considerably
stronger and more durable than the standard spring steel (a 1020
grade) used in many stock anti-sway bars.
•
A better pivot point — RSS anti-sway bars have polyurethane
bushings, which, unlike the rubber used in stock bushings, is impervi-
ous to gas, oil and ozone corrosion, is more resistant to abrasion, and
doesn’t buckle under heavier load weights.
Anti-Sway Bars
Why fight it?
Does your suspension
have the best of you?…beat
you down?…control you?
Driv ing your RV s h ould be an enjoy-
able experience. And it can be. Add-
ing a set of RSS anti-sway bars to your
suspension has an immediate effect
on stability and cornering control.
Does your motorhome (or SUV, pickup truck or van) handle like the Queen
Mary? Does it pitch and roll with every gust of wind or passing semi, or list to
port or starboard on the cur ves, or waddle over speed bumps, railroad tracks
and driveways?
Well, it shouldn’t. As a matter of fact, motorhomes can be made to handle
just like what they are — motor vehicles — with two aftermarket upgrades.
Upgrading your shock absorbers will control up and down motion. But the
best shocks in the world won’t affect side to side motion (the “Queen Mary
effect,” commonly called “body roll” or “sway”) by one iota.
The solution to sway is in the suspension.
Adding a set of custom anti-sway bars to your suspension system will have
the same effect on sway as a good set of shocks has on up and down motion
— there’s an immediate improvement in stability and tracking, especially on
the curves.
For many motorhome owners, this
is an empowering experience. What
was beyond their control, just yester-
day, is suddenly within it — cornering
with confidence, quicker maneuvering
and a remarkably level ride over un-
even terrain — all without launching
the dishes out of the cupboard.
And even after eight or 10 hours at the wheel they arrive fresh, instead of
fatigued, which means they can start enjoying the Grand Canyon, the Grand
Tetons or the grandkids right away.
typical anti-sway bar kit components
(kits vary)