Thanks, I'll let you know when I get ready to do it. From: chuck.lewis72 <cdl45309@...> To: Safarifriends@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 12:46:11 PM Subject: [Safarifriends] Re: Still Safari Motorhomeless, But
Check & see how many shims you have left. I think they started with eight. Check in front of each axle & the rear of each axle, left & right side.
If you remove a shim it raise's the coach. On your left front you would need to remove 4 shim's at the front & rear of the front axle on the left side.
Proper ride height allow's your shocks to do their job, plus helps handling.
If you do the work youself let me know, it's not hard to do.
--- In Safarifriends@ yahoogroups. com, Lynn Holland <bigbubbasafari@ ...> wrote: > > Yes, it has the torsilastic "Velvet Ride" (hah!). > > Measuring from bottom of that band, I have: LF, 41", RF, 42", LR, 41 1/2", and RR, 42. > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > From: chuck.lewis72 cdl45309@... > To: Safarifriends@ yahoogroups. com > Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 11:03:21 AM > Subject: [Safarifriends] Re: Still Safari Motorhomeless, But > > > I have quad Koni's in the front, much better for small bumps. > I've got a 1997 Serengeti, ride height to the top of the band just above the basement doors is 42 inches, all the way around. I had to remove a few shims to get it level. > Does your coach have torsilatsic suspention? > --- In
Safarifriends@ yahoogroups. com, Lynn Holland <bigbubbasafari@ ...> wrote: > > > > I do not have the Koni FSD's, but am thinking of going that way. The owner of Henderson's Line Up swears they are the best for Saharas. I am trying to justify the cost. Do you know anyone that wants to buy some almost new, under 5000 miles, Bilsteins? The exisitng ones were ok, so I just put on one pair. I will probably go to all 4 up front if I do the Koni's. > > > > The donuts are hard rubber spacers, donut shaped, about 5 inches in diameter. They are mounted above the shackles that bolt the rear axle to the frame. My tech made some mounting brackets out of steel plate to hold them in place. The purpose is to absorb a lot of the first bounce to limit porpoising. I think they helped, but the addtional front shocks made a much bigger improvement. > > > > My ride height, measured from just in front of the
front wheel and just in back of the rear wheel, is: left front and rear, 15". Right front, 15 3/4", rt rear 15 1/2". That's loaded for a trip, 3/4 fuel, empty holding tanks, and normal tools, extra food, etc in the cargo bays. From this it looks as though I am light on the right front and right rear. What is your experience? And is that the best place to measure? > > > > My tech weighed my rig when I first bought it, and says I was about 6,000# on the front wheels, 17,000 on the rears. I don't remember my load at the time, but think it was about 1/2 fuel, empty holding tanks and cargo bays. I plan on weighing each corner in the near future, to have exact numbers. I am interested in the generator relocation I saw here. I have a good friend who is an electrician, and would certainly enlist his help. I am a bit concerned about the exhaust. I have a diesel genset, and it looks as though the one in the pictures was the lp model. I guess I
could run the exhaust along the bottom, coming out in front of the rear wheels on the driver's side. > > > > Lynn > > Big Bubba the 98 Sahara > > 3506 with 300 hp cat > > 04 Element toad > > > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > > From: chuck.lewis72 cdl45309@ > > To: Safarifriends@ yahoogroups. com > > Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 4:24:54 AM > > Subject: [Safarifriends] Re: Still Safari Motorhomeless, But > > > > > > I have the Tiger Trak upgrade & think it's great. Do you have the Koni FSD's on the front? > > What donut's on the back????? > > What is your ride height? > > --- In Safarifriends@ yahoogroups. com, "bigbubbasafari" <bigbubbasafari@ ...> wrote: > > > > > > This is my first post, after discovering Safarifriends
courtesy of KarenInTheWoods. We've owned our 98 Sahara 3506, (300 hp with a slide)for almost 2 years. It was pretty beat when I bought it. Gel coat flaking, dirty interior, etc, starting batteries used as house batteries, etc, but the price was right. Lots of effort and $ it is now where we really enjoy it! As far as I can tell, Big Bubba has the same quality cabinets as the more expensive models, and I LOVE the garden bath! There are handling issues with the stock Velvet Ride. I would recommend finding a Safari-knowledgeabl e tech and have it checked out well, including a very thorough road test. Adjust the price based on what you find. Mine already had TigerTrac installed, but we added supplemental front shocks and rear rubber "donuts" to minimize the porpoising. I also added Super Steer, and am considering oversize sway bars. It also needs several steering/suspension bushings replaced. Then > > maybe I'll be satisfied. Henderson's Line Up in
Grants Pass OR, is a great resource for handling issues. Ask for the owner, Robert Henderson. > > > > > > Dual pane windows need to have the seals replaced, which I plan on tackling this winter. Other projects include tiling the backsplashes, replacing blinds and valances with day/night shades, new kitchen faucet, etc. > > > > > > We do not have washer/dryer combo. I found a used one, but wife Kathy vetoed it because of lost pantry space. I also took out the icemaker, which we didn't use, much, and put in sliding wire baskets for pots and pans storage. She likes that a lot. > > > > > > If you want to email me directly or talk, I would be happy to share more with you. Good luck! Lynn Holland, aka bigbubbasafari@ ... > > > > > > ps: I would look at values on nada.com as a starting place. I think they are at least 20-30% higher than what you could expect to
pay. > > > > > > > > > --- In Safarifriends@ yahoogroups. com, "Steve & Carolyn" emulsified2000@ wrote: > > > > > > > > As I recall, the major differences between the Sahara and all the others were the options and suspension. > > > > I have a Sahara with about every option that was available. Most of these were standard on the Serengetti, however the suspension is different. > > > > I guess you could look at it as the Sahara being the basic coach, the Serengetti as the deluxe. Then the Ivory as the basic of the two upscale coaches and the Continental as the deluxe. > > > > If I remember right, the Ivory and Continental also had a couple larger coaches that were not available in the two lower lines. > > > > Read thru the brocheres in the files section to get an idea of the options. > > > > > > >
> Steve > > > > '96 Sahara 3540 > > > > > > > > > >
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