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The sturdy steel spring on this stabilizer keeps your vehicle in line by constantly working to maintain its position. Mount it between the steering mechanism and the chassis for a tight connection that will minimize wander and correct oversteering.
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A variety of things can make your vehicle veer - crosswinds, uneven pavement, tire blowout. The key to a pleasant, and safe, driving experience is learning how to deal with these situations. Roadmaster's Reflex Steering Stabilizer works to return your vehicle to center when something happens that causes it to swerve or jolt. As a result, you won't have to oversteer in an attempt to stay in line, thus minimizing road fatigue.
The stabilizer attaches to your vehicle's tie rod on one end and to the frame on the other. A heavy-duty steel spring runs the length of the rod, constantly working to keep steering controlled. If you steer your vehicle one way and it gets pulled the opposite way, the spring will stretch momentarily and then quickly pull back to its normal state. If you oversteer your vehicle in the same direction it is already moving, the spring will compress for a moment but then push back out to its prior state. No matter how you steer or how the frame is pushed or pulled, your vehicle will always return to center.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Speaker 1: Today we're going to be taking a looks at Roadmaster's reflex steering stabilizer with mounting brackets for class A motor homes. You'll want to verify in our fit guide which part number fits your inaudible 00:00:10.Now we're taking a drive without our steering stabilizer installed so we can compare the differences. Right now you can see there, when I hit bumps, you can see the wheel jerk. Once we get our stabilizer installed, that will help minimize those jerks in the steering wheel. What this means for you, is you're going to have more control over your vehicle, as well as it's going to reduce fatigue when driving down the road, because you're not going to have to fight to hold it straight like you we're before.As we head into our test course here, you're going to notice as we go over the various terrains, car's steering wheel's going to react. We're going to start with something that will simulate uneven pavement.
You can really see here how it jerks the wheel. Now you have to fight it to keep it straight. Next, we're going to be going over something that's going to simulate potholes or speed bumps. You can see how it still jerks the wheel, but not as bad as our uneven pavement did. Another think you'll notice is that when you're turning, on some of them back country roads, your steering wheel will return to center, but we'll see how much more our stabilizer's going to make a difference in bringing our vehicle straight for us.
As of right now, it continues to turn left and is not straightening out.Once we get our steering stabilizer installed, we'll show you the difference. You can already tell when we go over our bumps, our steering wheel doesn't move nearly as much as it used to. It's much easier to maintain control. We come around our turns, you see we let go of the wheel and it immediately bring our steering wheel back to center. Unlike before, where our wheel kept at an angle and our RV just went right around in a circle all by itself.
Here we can let go and watch it return.Now, as you can see when we're turning, you'll see our spring expand and contract. It pulls our steering back to center. You can see here as we go over bumps, the dampener bringing our steering back to center right away. What this really means for you, is it's going to help reduce driver fatigue by keeping the steering wheel straight, returning to center, doing a lot of the work for you. It's going to give you an overall more stable ride by keeping that wheel straight.
You're going to feel safer and more confident going down the road.This is what our steering stabilizer's going to look like when it's installed. It's going to mount between your tie rod and your front axle. It's going to help keep your vehicle in a straight line going down the road. This will help reduce driver fatigue, because you won't have to fight that back and forth motion while going down the road. It will also help stabilize your vehicle, making for a safer trip. This works using the large spring installed on the shock. As it expands and contracts, it's going to want to return to its normal position. Since we have it installed with our wheels in a straight line, it's going to try to bring those wheels back to a straight line. The shock inside of it is going to help absorb those impacts in the road, so if you hit any potholes or uneven terrain, that's actually going to help dampen it, making so you don't have so much of a jarring motion up on the steering wheel inside the vehicle.The spring is made of a tempered steel, so it's going to be durable and last a long time. It has a rust resistant coating on it as well to help extend the life. This will help improve the safety of your motor home, especially on those long trips, because of high crosswinds that you may encounter in certain areas, uneven rough terrain, and in the even of a blowout it will help you maintain control so you can safely pull over. It comes with all the hardware you need to get it installed. There's no drilling required and it's a really easy quick install.Our customer William J. Had to say, "Our Winny Brave experienced violent front end oscillation at three different times; after driving over diagonal rail road tracks on two occasions and once again after a pothole I had the front end aligned and it needed it. The shop recommended the steering damper to remedy the oscillation problem. I drove the unit 36 miles without the addition of the damper and handling was improved, but it still drifted and changed directions with road surface changes. I have put another 36 miles on the unit since the damper addition and I can feel the change. The steering feels rock steady with no side to side drift or direction change, even some over some of our local rough roads. We are planning a trip that will take us back over the diagonal railroad tracks and I can't wait to see if the violent oscillation is gone for good. Initial indications are that the problem is cure."William J.'s right. I could tell a major difference just driving around on our test course here and the few moments we had with it. Compared to other suspension enhancements out there, such as sway bars and air bags, none of those are really going to achieve the same level of stability that this is on your steering when going over bumps. Those are going to be great to help prevent sway and other things, but not for that direction of center that this is going to bring back.That complete our look at Roadmaster's reflex steering stabilizer with mounting brackets for class A motor homes.
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (898 Customer Reviews)
The sturdy steel spring on this stabilizer keeps your vehicle in line by constantly working to maintain its position. Mount it between the steering mechanism and the chassis for a tight connection that will minimize wander and correct oversteering.
I installed this on my 2003 Chevy Express 3500 Roadtrek Class B motorhome to help with steering wander. It improved the issue by about 75%. A noticeable improvement. The instructions were a little difficult to follow, but with some tech support help, I was able to remedy the issue by reversing the position of the small end bracket (see pic) that attaches to the steering center link. This is basically a shock absorber (dampener with spring) mounted horizontally on the steering Linkage. It worked well.
What a difference in handling. Even my wife could notice how steady my 24' class C handles. Prior to installing I would grip the wheel hard with two hands, it was very tiring. Now I don't sway all over the place while being passed by a semi. I took a shot and glad I did. Simple install.
Thanks for you help Rebecca N
John
7/9/2021
Big difference, now I wouldnt ride without one. Just bought a New RV and added it.
Box arrived, opened it and fitted within 30 min. No issues. Campa seems to drive great in short run around the block.
Fitted to a Roadtreck 200 Chev 3500 campa.
Denie
4/5/2017
great
There are no Roadmaster steering stabilizers listed that fit on my 1990 Roadtrek Versatile 190 on a Dodge B 250 (a Class B Motor Home), but I was determined to find one to fit my old Dodge Roadtrek. After several hours of looking at pictures of other Roadmaster steering stabilizers, the vehicles for which they are intended and the size and number of coils on the springs shown in pictures of the stabilizes I was able to determine with certainty that the RM-RBK15-RSSC would work. A picture of a Ford E250 shows that it has a frame and steering component alignment that is very similar to my 1990 Dodge B250. The Ford motor home uses a RSSC stabilizer and RM-RBK15 mounting brackets. There are no drilling or other modifications necessary for the Roadmaster stabilizer to fit my 1990 Dodge perfectly. The only item that is not in this kit is a 7/16-13 X 5" machine bolt. I had previously installed on my vehicle a steering damper that came with this bolt . I used that bolt to attach the bracket of the Roadmaster to the Dodge frame (which came from the factory with a hole in the exact spot where the bracket needed to be attached. There are very few 1990 Dodge B250s left on the road but if you have one I can assure you that this steering stabilizer and bracket set will fit it. If your front suspension and steering is in good working order this stabilizer will make a big difference in the stability of the vehicle.
Vehicle: 2001 Roadtrek P-200 built on a 2000 Chevy Express 3500, 35k miles. Installation was easy except I had to widen part of the elongated hole a little with a round file so that the bolt would fit. Very happy with the results, steering liked to wander a lot and it made for a lot of fatigue while driving. Now much better, I figure at least a 85% improvement.
Keith S.
7/23/2018
After a lot more driving, I found that the steering was still needing some additional help. I added a Roadmaster Active Suspension and that greatly improved the drive-ability.
Stabilizer came as scheduled and installed easily within an hour on my 2000 chev express van 3500 Roadtrek Class B. Short test drive and seems better, Still felt a little sway ,will give it a good test next week. so far so good! Good product!
Rick
9/5/2016
works good with no problems, my roadtrek handles much better
Product failed and leaked Hydraulic fluid after only 5 or 6 less than 10 mile trips. Etrailer.com connected me with the manufacturer who sent me a new shock in 2 days. Great service from both etrailer.com and Roadmaster. Only driven once so far so waiting to see how replacement works.
All is good except the bushings on the tie rod end of the damper were too thick or the treaded shaft was too short and would not let the nut start. I cut down some rubber shock bushing and it works good.
The product was delivered sooner than expected and was installed in about 1 hour.
All the parts fit and it preformed great on a test drive
I am very happy with the Roadmaster steering Stabilizer and how it made my steering and control much better
I love the stabilizer. Just finished a trip across country and back. The stabilizer made the trip much easier. Hid a blow out and the stabilizer kept me in a straight line. Now I wouldn't be without it.
It was an easy install. It took a little adjustment to get it working as it should but I was told that in the installation directions. It improved my control some, but not as much as I hoped.
Working great has made driving RV more pleasant, used to be very difficult to drive RV especially In windy conditions , my husband installed and is very pleased with purchase
First, I did have to grind off corner of the plate that mounts under leaf spring bolts. It would not lay flush so I tapered one of the edges where it met the axel a little bit till it laid flush. I did buy a 3/4 inch wrench set but with an rv, it's good to have and will possible allow me to get the 22.5 inch wheels off in an emergency. This with a good solid 3' pipe and I was able to fairly easily break the leaf spring bolts free. I used boards to ensure the fronts tires were fairly straight, laying them alongside the tires and eyeballing to see where they lined up with the back tires which are about 4 inches wider than the front outside width. I mounted the steering stabilizer and took it for a test drive and it was good the first time, no additional adjustments needed. Feels good on the road, good around turns, and even at low speeds around the driveway, I did not notice any extra effort to turn the wheel due to the heavy spring on the stabalizer. Put about 75 miles on it and it feels solid and stable though no high winds or passing semi trucks yet. But my 2007 ford f53 22000 lb chassis under a holiday rambler admiral body has always felt pretty good. Just trying to make better, next up is the new koni evo fsd heavy duty shocks coming today.
Nick S was GREAT help. He helped me with the right stabilizer for my motor home and had it shipped the very same day. Stabilizer was installed with very little effort and it is making quite a difference in my ability to steer the motor home. I will definitely recommend etrailer to my friends.
Easy install. Better control & less wander going down road. Does increase effort when turning tight radius corners.
Make sure it is centered & tight on steering rod.
Installing the steering stabilizer really made a difference. You have to be careful to have your front wheels as straight as possible. I had to make an adjustment after install as it made my motorhome pull to the right. The Ford dealer quickly made the adjustment and it really tracks straight down the highway now. It tightened up my steering as well - I'm very pleased with this product.
What a difference this made. I was on the fence about this for quite a while because of the investment needed. Now that’s it’s on my 2018 Coachman Freelander 28QB sitting on a Ford E450 my only advice is don’t wait any longer, put this on as soon as possible! It took all of that steering wheel shake out. No need to hang on with a death grip anymore. The stabilizer is very easy to put on, it took me about 1 ½ hours to complete including taking the old one off. Just follow the great video and printed instructions from etrailer and you will have no problems at all.
Easy installation took me less than 40 minutes from start to finish. Test drive was a “remarkable” difference than before.
Well there's good and less good.
The less good is 1yr ago you knew the part # this year you didn't and I had to call mfg to verify. The good is you were pleasant to work with. Shipped the same day and sent me tracking information. Warranty work on my past purchase (Air Force One) braking system problem was not resolved.
Purchased steering stabilizer and swaybar at same time . Better than expected results , much improved wind drift and cornering as well as returning to driving lane from berm .
I would highly recommend.
Before installing this stabilizer on our coach you wanted to keep both hands on the wheel due to the drifting around in the lane. After we had it installed, there is no longer a need to use both hands to control the coach and maintain a straight path in our lane.
Again the videos you have are great. The video even told me the wrench sizes to use which really helps with getting ready to get started. It was an easy install after watching the video. I referred to my phone as I installed it and now I'm ready for a test drive now to make sure it drives straight.
All item have been delivered and now installed on the R V. Steering and driving is “GREAT”.
Thanks E-trailer.
Pete
Stabilizer working fine. Now thinking about adding Koni shocks
To start off, the folks at etrailer were the most professional and helpful. I cannot remember a company I have dealt with in the past that offers such help in determining the correct product and answering my many questions.
The installation of the RBK22 bracket was flawless. I was very concerned because of the size of my Newmar Country Star 3911 motor home (26,000 GVRW). The U bolt nuts came off without a lot of strain, since I went out an purchased a 3/4" breaker bar. We installed the mounting bracket and re torqued the U bolt nuts to the factory 250 ft. lbs of torque.
Installing the RSSA went smooth as well. Check out the pictures below. We then took the motor home out on the freeway and drove it between 65 - 70 mph. Steering was wonderful! Before, I could only drive 55 mph and had to constantly fight with the steering wheel to keep the motor home straight.
Thank you etrailer and Roadmaster for such a great product!
Ron W.
Tucson, AZ
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Paul W.
11/3/2022
We used it for about 9 months and it made about an 80 improvement in loose steering and wander these old Roadtrek Chevy Express 3500 vans are prone to that. We have since sold the vehicle. It was easy to install. Save your installation instructions. If your front end needs mechanical work, and its not you thats doing it, the product usually has to be removed, and the person doing the work may not know hat to re install it and adjust it.