Choosing the Best Suspension Upgrades for a 2017 Thor ACE Motorhome
Updated 08/11/2020 | Published 08/07/2020
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Hi, it looks like you only offer one anti-sway bar for my vehicle. But is much more expensive than all the other sway bars. Are there other options? Its on an F53 chassis, 18,000 GVW. Im also looking at Sumo springs for the front. Is there a recommendation you can provide?
asked by: Sonja
Expert Reply:
I am not sure what other anti-sway bars you are comparing it to but the Roadmaster Rear Anti-Sway Bar part # RM-1139-146 which is a fit for a 2017 Thor ACE Motorhome is one of the first upgrades you should be making as it provides the most amount of improvement over stock. It is one of the few upgrades you can really feel a difference in. If you only had the budget for one upgrade this would be my recommendation.
If you wanted to take the upgrades one step further then you would indeed be best suited with SumoSprings, part # SSF-170-40-2 for the front and part # SSR-187-40-1 for the rear. This combo of Roadmaster Rear Anti-Sway Bar and SumoSprings is really going to have a night and day difference in the overall handling and stability of the motorhome.
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Roadmaster Rear Anti-Sway Bar - 1-1/2" Diameter
- Anti-Sway Bars
- Anti-Sway Bar
- Rear
- 1-1/2 Inch Diameter
- Fixed End Link
- No Drilling Required
- Mounting Hardware Included
- Roadmaster
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