j-d
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Jayco site explains which series gets which parts of the total J-Ride package. It's also possible that smaller coaches within a series don't get the same as bigger ones. Seen that with helper springs, don't know if that still holds.
Looking at the 2018 brochure, every Jayco gets a balanced driveshaft.
Redhawk gets isolator mounts and helper springs.
Greyhawk gets isolator, helper, and finally adds shocks and sway bar.
Seneca's a Super C and the package is entirely different.
Just for me, the biggest thing about J-Ride is that a manufacturer is at least beginning to address Class C Handling.
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2003 Jayco Escapade 31A on 2002 Ford E450 V10 4R100 218" WB
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Was he enthusiastic enough to explain what the specific suspension enhancements were? Looking on their website, it appears that it's Bilstein shocks and a Helwig rear helper springs. They seem to talk about sway bars but they don't say that they have upgraded them over what comes on the OEM Class C chassis. My Winnie has rubber isolators between the chassis and house, I suspect most do. Any stretched chassis is going to have an extended driveshaft and it will be balanced as part of the normal driveshaft building process. If the chassis isn't stretched, it will have the normal OEM driveshaft that was balanced at the factory.
I wouldn't chose a Jayco because of their J-Ride if I wasn't satisfied with the floorplan, weight carrying capacity, or build quality.
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j-d
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J-Ride is several components. Some are easy to add, others difficult, some impossible.
1. Rear Sway Bar and/or Helper Springs, easily added at a cost of a few hundred
2. Bilstein Shocks, same as above
3. Computer balanced Drive Shaft. Can be done for a couple hundred or less, a rarely needed effort
4. Rubber isolators between Chassis and Body. Can't be added in practicality. I don't know how much they help. Our Jayco was built with them long before J-Ride was offered.
Items 1. and 2. can make significant improvements in a coach's ride, handling, and tracking. A heavy duty sway bar will actually stabilize a Class C on the campsite.
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stargirl96
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We were looking at Jayco Greyhawk and Redhawk motorhomes. The salesman was enthusiastic about the J-ride suspension and stabilization system. Does anyone have experience with this suspension system, and is it superior to others? Thanks for your input.
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