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I have a Jayco 26XD C Class and am interested in sway bar for the front. I have no experience in this field so I need help in determining what I need. I've read that Roadmaster and Helwig have good reviews but what would be best for my MH. The GVWR is 14,500; The GAWR is 5,000 lbs front and 9,600 lbs rear. Any advise is appreciated. Also do I need to change the front shocks?
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My 2023 Greyhawk (E450) came with JRide Plus. This included Koni shocks, heavy duty rear sway bar and rear helper springs, plus a couple of other things. Although my MH handled fairly well from Jayco, I did four things to noticeably improve handling.
First was to properly adjust the rear helper springs. There was a recent thread about proper adjustment. The adjustment took about 15 minutes. $0
The second was to install a heavy duty Hellwig front sway bar. I did it myself in about an hour. I have a set of wooden ramps, about 10" tall x 5' long, made from layers of scrap 2x10. You might be able to remove the old, install the new without the ramps, but the ramps made it very easy. Two bolts for each of the two front bushings and two end link bolts (6 bolts total) is all that's involved. ~$400
The third was installing a set of Sumo spring in the front. After raising the front wheels of the ground with the auto leveling system, a 10mm deep well socket is all it took to remove the old bump stops. The Sumo spring screw into place without the need for a wrench. This took less than an hour. ~$300
The last was a front end alignment. There's a local alignment shop that does commercial vehicles. When I called to asked about my MH, they told me that Ford's spec's are very broad, and they adjust to numbers that give good handling. ~$250
I did each change individually. Each change made a small, but noticeable improvement. I catch myself driving like I'm in a car, and not a big MH when I get out on the interstate.
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