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Posted By: burlmart on 06/29/09 03:17pm

Thought you were gonna pimp the ride w/ some slick new lower trim colors. If ya do...pics, pics, pics! 2005 Trail Lite 213 B-Plus w/ 6.0 Chevy

Posted By: cheeze1 on 06/29/09 03:20pm

I do!!! I just don't want to do the sanding!!! All those small details... Chas Morristown, NJ Trail Lite ">

Posted By: Goldencrazy on 06/29/09 05:46pm

Interesting exchange. Tomorrow I get a plug extension with handle. Seems to be well worth it to avoid problems in the future and I have done a little tugging. I also dropped the air pressure in the tires. I have been running at upper 70's as they put that in when installed the pressure monitoring system. It rolled well but on the expansion joints on highway with miserable repair I was getting a bit of a jolt. So lowered to 70 all around. Made a significant difference. I recall when it was new I was running 65 front and 70 rear and that was nice. When fuel price increased I increased the inflation in tires to increase mpg but sacrificed ride but I think the ride sacrifice was greater than the mpg gained. I will drive slower. Notice in warm weather and longer trips I gain 8 to 10 psi in tires when warm.

Posted By: Artum Snowbird on 06/29/09 06:08pm

Hi Goldencrazy, You should not think that gaining pressure should be drained off in your tires... pressure is always measured cold, and when warm and rolling they should be even but who knows at what pressure. I bet it gets pretty high...never had the nerve to step outside when I was in Palm Desert or something like that... it was 117F in the shade... who would want to check tires...LOL Charles, the first addition I did to this MH was to put spring struts on my dinette plywood hinged seat covers. The pieces didn't have any method to keep them in the up position while I loaded in the wine, so the struts went on, one to each, and now they come up, and stay up... nice. The upper cupboards over the dinette have two struts each, one each side, but the thin one over the microwave didn't have one. The smallest size they had at the RV store was just a bit too big to fit... I added a block just inside the lower inside framework of the cupboard and gained the extra 1/2 inch of distance so now the DW is soooo happy. It's now her favorite cupboard for all kinds of things because it stays open. Just sheer luck that the handle stopped short of the ceiling by about 1/8 inch... I had the Quik Fill battery filling system already installed on this motorhome when we bought it... no battery slide out or drop down tray, but the filling system sure does make it easy. Little float valves cut off the filling precisely when at the correct level, and no matter how much I squeeze the bulb, no more goes in. I like the idea of a tire monitoring system...anybody tried this? Nice to swap stories with you guys... before this we had a Snowbird camper that I extensively modified inside. Just sold it two weeks ago... on to bigger things... regards, Mike Mike 2012 Winnebago Impulse Silver 26QP 2005 16.6 Double Eagle 2018 Jeep Wrangler JK previously Snowbird Campers, Triple E Motorhome and Fifth Wheel

Posted By: cheeze1 on 06/29/09 06:14pm

Expansion joints are a PITA, especially coupled with a porpoise-causing surface. Can't get off that fast enough! I keep my tires at 65. Ride is good. I have thought about better shocks, but I haven't found a definitive read on it yet. Last time I added 'better' shocks to a Chevy it was my 86 Blazer with quads in the front. I upgraded to Monroe Gas Magnums and sold the truck a few months later. What an idiot.

Posted By: cheeze1 on 06/29/09 06:33pm

Mike, I just looked up the Quik Fill...another PITA bites the dust!! Great setup!! I looked into struts, but I didn't think they would line up for my application. If you go back to December in the B+ thread, you will find references to my project and pix. Chas

Posted By: Goldencrazy on 06/30/09 03:19am

Mike, I do check when cold but just happenned to take the reading on my tire pressure monitoring system while going down the road the other day with wife driving. Cold reading has been in upper 70's where the techs put it. So I lowered it to low 70's. Thanks for the info Cheeze1. I may get to upper 60's to get the ride where I want it. I know it has been to stiff. We have had a bunch of heat in WI the past two weeks, nicer now. The roads were popping all over the place. The expansion joints would start to crumble and then up they would go buckling up to as high as 2 feet. In other places the joints were so large they could ot buckle but they made washboards seem smooth. I am actually impressed with the handling of the moho over those roads. I went back over with the Prius and it was rough and the Prius rides quite well. Now the Smart Car is a little stiff and washboards are more like dips. I love driving it but if living room soft is your choice it is not for you. With respect to the struts for cabinets-have them inside and yes they are great. Need to add them to basement doors. The little clips just don't cut it.

Posted By: birdbybird on 06/30/09 05:10am

As for the tire monitors. I set them as per the vehicle recommendation at 65psi. cold. Of course they go up as soon as I head out as would be expected. I did find that when I was taking trips in the winter the cold pressure would need to be increase b/c the outside air was colder. Then I re-set it in the spring. I did e-mail Darryl Larrence right after I purchased them to check about how much variance was acceptable. He said that a few degrees difference between tires was normal. As long as I'm in a range of about 4 degrees up or down between tires, I'm usually satisfied. Hey I finished the couch to bed modification and took out the last of the dinette seat. Will try to get some pics this week. Christine 22ft BT Gulfstream MH Chev 350 engine and the four furry companions">erschel, Stuart, Blondie and Remi

Posted By: burlmart on 06/30/09 05:11am

In our 9000 lb rig, 55 psi seems to work well. This lower pressure was recommended by some here a few years back. I think I checked it on a tire pressure chart also. But the TL 213 is smaller than most.

Posted By: burlmart on 06/30/09 05:15am

Will be looking forward to the pics, Christine. You might be one who could benefit from lower pressure.

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