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No more white-knuckled driving on your adventures. This gas spring steering stabilizer will help keep your rig from wandering while also giving you responsive steering. Includes custom mounting brackets.
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Note: It's important that worn steering components are addressed before installing this kit.
The Exact Center works better than other steering stabilizers because it's always working to prevent unwanted movement.
Other steering stabilizers slowly activate to control steering only after your motorhome has already begun to wander or make a turn. Basically, other steering stabilizers are reactive - they fight against the unwanted movement, but only after the movement has already started. They will get your RV back in line and absorb shock while doing so, but they still allow some play in the steering because of their soft centers, which can cause the steering to feel spongy.
Roadmaster's Exact Center is proactive. It uses a nitrogen-charged gas spring that applies full force right when you need it. This helps prevent the unwanted wandering and white-knuckling you typically get when driving your RV. The improved responsiveness makes driving to your next adventure less of an exhausting chore.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (152 Customer Reviews)
No more white-knuckled driving on your adventures. This gas spring steering stabilizer will help keep your rig from wandering while also giving you responsive steering. Includes custom mounting brackets.
For what this cost,I notice no difference in the steering handling from the prior factory set-up. My RV mechanic tells me it's because I have a shorter motor coach at 32 foot. It just gets blown around and handles like a a short wheel base vehicle.
Driving our 30 ft. Class C motor homes, is like driving a sports car, haven’t had steering problems with road ruts, no more white nuckle driving, sure help driving between big
rigs. I glad I waited on them during the Covid shortages instead of buying some other product. You need to put ty raps on the end of the boots that’s keeping it in place. Great investment.
Tips for installation;
1) Drive and find straight/center with masking tape as described; DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP or rely on if the wheels just look straight.
2) Wire brush (with drill attachment) U-bolts to remove rust.
3) Spray with PB Rust breaker type product and let soak on U-bolts
4) Remove U-bolts with torque wrench to help determine torque setting
5) Follow remainder of etrailer video instructions as they are clear and correct EXCEPT; the black end pieces in which the shock screws into should be set to a thread depth you are comfortable with prior to install to leave room to perform fine adjustments. I reset bracket to make sure the threads had plenty of bite.
The hardest part is the fine tuning. I have only put approx. 10miles on it at this point searching for center as I did not do step #1 at first and had to reset the bracket on the drag-link to ensure proper thread depth.
As far as performance; Not sure how I feel about it yet. Does hold straight but requires more effort during turns and constant effort to maintain the turn. My rig takes a lot of mico adjustments on the steering wheel going down the road to keep straight and I am concerned this will cause more fatigue rather than less. Getting ready for road trip and will report more after.
As far as Etrailer; Excellent communication, quick shipping, good instructional video.
I really like the way the vehicle handles after finally getting it centered. I had issues with the rubber boot constantly sliding off one side or the other. This would cause major vehicle pulling one way or the other especially after one heavy rain storm. I placed hose clamps on the boot and clamped it to the steering stabilizer, that fixed the issue.
Super easy install on a 2019 Leprechaun 319MB ,Class C RV. Hardest part was taking off the old hardware. Followed the instructions and test drove at 60mph and it drove totally straight and did not have to make any micro adjustments. A very well made product.
easy to install on my 2011 e450 super duty jayco grayhawk. test drive proved good control. will know more when towing our jeep grand cherokee.
make sure steering wheel is straight before you start. test drive was vastly improved. almost no wander. my roads suck in the country, so its really hard to tell how good until i get on a real highway.
I experienced more steering issues with this on.
I had it inspected and reinstalled by three separate installation sites.
I now have it sitting in a cupboard. Waste of money. Major regret
I can always count on e trailer for the right part at a good price. In addition, their product knowledge and customer service is outstanding.
I added this Roadmaster exact center stabilizer to my 2022 Entegra Odyssey 26M class C RV and it was a game changer. I felt like I was driving a car i didn’t have to keep making huge adjustments with the steering wheel and it helped so much when pass Semi trucks. It also helped on roads that were rutted. I didn’t feel like I was going all over the road. I think that the combo of this stabilizer and the Sumo Springs that I added to the bump stops on the frame (1000 lb front springs, 3000 lb rear springs) have made RV travel way more enjoyable. No more white knuckle driving.
Auto repair shop had to remove it to get the steering corrected on my motorhome and put the original back on
Suggest this is one of the first steps ever new class c owner do to replace the OEM component. The OEM component on my unit was complete trash with less than 5K miles.
This was my second stabilizer for a 38 ft class a motorhome. Big improvement from past experiences. Much more balanced stabilizer because it's not reliant on pushing in one direction for centering.
Hey RV'rs.... I upgraded from the Roadmaster stabilizer and the difference was phenomenal... Prince Edward county to Key West with minimal steering correcting
Get one, you won't be sorry. I traveled 7250 miles around the US this past summer and the stabilizer performed perfectly keeping the RV from drifting out of lane. This makes driving so much easier. Even in wind gusts the stabilizer was a tremendous aid controlling the RV from lurching left or right. I believe its a good investment.
Made such a big difference when doing our c class motorhome. We definitely recommend your company with getting this Roadmaster .
Had this installed along with front & rear sway bars. The rig doesn’t wear me out anymore, I can drive all day long. Just the result I was hoping for.
This made driving way more enjoyable. My unit had no stabilizer. I wish it did.
Roadmasters quality of work,and the way you make sure everything is good.
The unit was super easy to install and worked super well..at first. Later, the rubber boot bunched up and the stabilizer didn't work nearly as well. I kind of wished I would have purchased a different type.
Delivered on time. Great videos available for installation. It may have taken a half hour to install. I bought this for a 2021 Cross Trek 22XG on E350 chassis. It made a big difference. It's not like driving my F150, but with this set up I'm 90% there. So instead of having to concentrate on staying in my lane so much I could actually enjoy the scenery! Game changer!
It's funny I'm writing a review for one of your employees Sherry S. today. I spent most of today dealing with two different phone service companies regarding my cell phone service and have had nothing but a complete nightmare dealing with these two companies' customer service departments. It's been a complete joke and a waste of a lot of my time today. It's not possible in today's world to find anyone in customer service willing to help the customer anymore without speaking a foreign language or spelling out exactly what you need.
On the other hand, my experience of placing an order through your company's website and getting exceptional help from Sherry S. in your service department has changed my outlook. There is hope and Sherry proved it to me. She went out of her way to find a solution to what I needed, then she understood my concerns and most of all she "Listened to Me". Wow! Whatever you're paying this Lady I suggest you give her a raise and don't let her go! She showed me the most impressive customer service I've experienced in 20 years and that's the truth! Sherry, if you ever need a job in Denver then call me. I'll hire you in a heartbeat! I Truly & Sincerely appreciate your help!
Helped tremendously with the push you get when a tractor trailer passes by. It helped my wife relax while traveling .
Can't wait to get on the road and try it out. After installing this now I understand the whole theory of how this stabilizer will improve the driving experience. I also noticed during installation the previous owner of the coach must have had one installed as well due to the nuts on the leaf springs showing evidence of being removed recently. I did have to grind off the corner of the black bracket that comes with the kit and give it a bigger radius as the axle was flat in that corner. See picture for a better understanding.Just a 5 min setback so nothing difficult. Will come back and update after a test drive.2001 Fleetwood Southwind 37U on a F53 chassis.
This review is for the Exact Center Stabilizer mounted on a stock 2022 Jeep JL Wrangler Rubicon 2 door. It was installed ONLY for the sole purpose of being able to back up while being flat towed behind my RV, the Jeep prior to installation did not have a "death wobble" and tracked fine. The installation was slightly different than the Wrangler videos on Etrailer as the brackets have been redesigned to mount the Exact Center unit higher up our of harms way (good) and stock steering stabilizer remains in place (good). This makes the installation a little more difficult and requires drilling a hole in a "barely fits" location. The installation photos are poor quality and one of the supplied grade 8 bolts was too long which was annoying. The new brackets are very good quality and nice powder coating. You should plan on taking multiple road test trips to get the adjustment set as it is VERY sensitive to length position. After installation, the vehicle feels more planted and less "twitchy" however the steering effort as expected is higher especially at center. It is most noticeable on long curves where more pressure is required to keep the wheels turned. It is not objectionable but it is higher/different. WARNING ! While using my tow bar, I found that it was imperative to lock the bars in the fully extended tow position by BACKING up the jeep and not PULLING the RV forward as I used to do. This is because the front wheels do not turn and follow the RV as easily especially if you are not lined up perfectly behind RV which happens much of the time. I almost bent my tow bars the first time because one side locked and the other did not as the Jeep wanted to go straight. Don't make this expensive mistake. I also suspect the front tires of the towed vehicle will scrub a bit more while flat towing causing some extra tire wear. The real test - can you backup while flat towing? Yes, it tracks well in reverse if you are going straight. You can also gently curve a bit but not much. I recommend you test the limits as I did to prevent tow bar damage. If you exceed the "just a little bit" amount the front wheels of the tow vehicle will crab the wrong way very quickly. So if you don't mind the little extra steering effort, some minor procedural changes to hooking up the towed vehicle and want the peace of mind to be able to reverse in a fairly straight line while flat towing the Exact Center will do the job.
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