Recommendations For Reducing Sway And Body Roll In A 2004 Fleetwood Bounder 35E Workhorse W22

Question:

Hello I’m interested in purchasing a few items to help with the sway problem, to start I’d like a front an rear anti sway bar, also like to add Sumo springs 2 piece for front an maybe the sumo or timbren for rear extra heavy duty and a steering Stabilizer. I own a 2004 fleetwood bounder 35e workhorse custom chassis w22 gas 8.1 liter engine I would like to know what parts you would recommend for my motorhome? Also do you know if my bounder has factory sway bars as I could not locate one on the front or the rear? Thank you for any help you can provide

asked by: John S

Expert Reply:

With your Fleetwood Bounder being a 2004, I was unable to find out if it did or did not come with factory sway bars. However, this does not mean they cannot be added if there are no factory ones, or upgraded if there are. With that said, let's get into it. As a side note, all of these are designed to fit the 35E Workhorse W22 and are American made.

To start, we have the Roadmaster Rear Anti-Sway Bar # RM-1259-109. This has a 1-3/4" diameter and will be more robust than factory sway bars. This will give it more rigidity and allow for it to limit side-to-side movement quite a bit better. Especially if there is not an existing sway bar. This attaches to rear axle and the chassis and uses the weight of the axle to brace the frame as it shifts in turns.

For the front, we have the Roadmaster Anti-Sway Bar # RM-1259-105. This will install basically the exact same way, just on the front axle. The majority of sway tends to happen at the rear of a vehicle, so this is a little smaller with a 1-5/8" diameter.

The Roadmaster Reflex Steering Stabilizer # RM-RBK13-RSSA has custom made brackets for your vehicle and definitely helps by compensating for oversteer and will return you to center quickly and easily. This is a bolt on application that is highly recommended.

As you have the 35E Workhorse, we do not have a 2 piece SumoSprings option available, unfortunately. We do have the Solo Custom Helper Springs - Front Axle # SSF-280-47 that is a simple no drill application and will take little to no time to get installed. These are kind of light duty, but with the sway bar and steering stabilizer, they will work perfectly fine.

And finally, we have the SumoSprings Maxim Custom Helper Springs - Rear Axle # SSR-280-54-1. These are rated up to 7,000 pounds of weight carrying capacity and when used with all the other parts, will complete a very nice set up on your Bounder.