Sprinter Sway Bar Update - update

**Turtle** · 07-21-2007, 12:58 PM

OK, that ridiculous rut rock-n-roll is gone, and high crosswinds and passing big trucks no longer jerk the steering wheel out of my hands, covered it, covered it, covered it.

Last night I finally had the opportunity to put the anti-sway bar and Koni shocks to the real test: that squirrelly Grand Prix-esque mess on I-40 between Asheville and Knoxville.

Instead of the normal heart-pounding adventure full of trepidation and worry,
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it was a heart-pounding adventure full of tranquility and reassurance.
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This baby corners like it's on rails. http://www.feebleminds-gifs.com/smiley-faces7.gif

Of course, in light traffic you take the Formula 1 Grand Prix out-in-out racing line using both lanes as one and cutting down the angles into and out of the turns, rather than hugging a single lane through both left and right turns. But even in cases where a lane change to cut down the angle and widen the turn was impossible, the Sprinter stayed flat and even. It handled much more like a sedan or a minivan than the behemoth it actually is. It turned a stretch of road I hate into something not altogether unpleasurable.

The difference between the Americans and the British:
The Americans think a hundred years is a long time.
The British think a hundred miles is a long drive.

**Marty** · 07-21-2007, 12:58 PM

Konis and anti-sway bar did the same for me. Well worth the cost.

**RLENT** · 07-22-2007, 12:07 PM

Congratulations,

You have now upgraded to the sport-version of the freight-hauling RV.

Can we say farfegnugen ? ;)

**mewgull** · 12-04-2008, 04:30 AM

Originally Posted by Marty

Konis and anti-sway bar did the same for me. Well worth the cost.

What was your source for the sway bar?

Thanks,

MewGull

**RLENT** · 12-04-2008, 10:08 AM

My source was my local Camping World RV Center: Siripilla RV in Akron, OH. They are Roadmaster dealers (the company that makes the sway bar)

The product is also available thru the Sprinter Store @ Upscale Auto in Oregon.

BTW, John Bendit of Upscale has now come out with an additional auxiliary sway bar that mounts forward of the rear axle - dunno who's producing it for him (maybe Roadmaster) ........ while it could be used on any Sprinter (AFAIK) it's intended primarily for Class C motorhomes/RV's built on the Sprinter chassis. These are typically near GVW once built and outfitted.