J Ride

[DaveE]

Hello everyone,
Have 2019 29mv. I understand the JRide is an enhanced suspension system with bilstein shocks, sway bar addition (is this front or rear?) but I can see no reference to upgraded front steering stabilizer, and I am considering one after reading what others are doing on this forum. I would appreciate your opinions not only on the stabilizer but also what others think of JRide, is there still improvement to be had?
I have some mechanical knowledge but not near on the level as some/most of you...any thoughts or help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Ride Safe,
dave

[Harvard]

Here is a link to our experience, circa 2010, over 100,000 reads ago:

E350/E450 Handling Problems are caused by too little + CASTER

Since then I have come up with this theory:

Some E350/E450 have handling issues, some do not, the following may explain the difference:

Ford ships all E350/E450 cut aways with identical fixed, non adjustable
caster/camber collars, "one size fits all". You can recognize these collars because they are keyed and cannot be rotated. They are marked "F8UA-AA 0+.25" on the passenger side and "E97A-CA +0-0" on the drivers side.

The RV builder almost never changes the Ford collars, as a result:

If the final RV build is nose down one degree then the runtime caster will be about +3.5 degrees. These units can have a real wandering problem.

If the final RV build is nose level then the runtime caster will be about +4.5 degrees. These units are probably indifferent.

If the final RV build is nose up one degree then the runtime caster will be about +5.5 degrees. These units are probably just fine, possibly excepting the 31+ footers.

So, some RVs have a problem with wandering at highway speeds and some do not have a problem. JMO.

POPULAR MECHANICS MAY 1973:
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If too little caster exists, the car will wander and weave,
thus necessitating constant corrections in steering.
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And lastly, yes tire inflation pressure does effect the dynamic runtime caster trail but not nearly as much as increasing the caster by 2 degrees or more .

[RetiredOne]

There are two different J-Ride packages Jayco puts on. the standard J-Ride, which is on the Redhawks and the J-Ride Plus, on the Grayhawks.

Your rig has the J-Ride Plus, which adds the upgraded rear Hellwig sway bar. It keeps the standard OEM Ford front sway bar. The Redhawk has both front and rear standard OEM Ford sway bars.

You might want to drift over to this thread, we discussed (and some of us replaced) both the sway bars and the front steering stabilizer.

https://www.jaycoowners.com/forums/f...zer-66817.html

Those of us that had "bite the bullet" and upgraded these parts, have found out it made a world of difference on the handling.

[DaveE]

Thank you both for your replies...just the information I was looking for. Ordered Roadmaster today...and giving strong consideration to sway bar upgrade also.
Thanks again,
dave