Anyone use a Safe-T-Plus on their bus?

[Darkspeed]

I have trucker friends who tell me I need one > http://www.safe-t-plus.com/our-products/model-41-230/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzl3dk8Jvo8

Anyone use this?

[Scott & Heather]

I have read mixed reviews on them. Anyone with an S&S coach is going to love them because S&S's handle bad from the factory. My buddies that own them always complain about that. Our buses handle much better already. That being said, there are plenty of people out there that love them. But I would always suggest you get your front end parts all serviced and aligned first before putting a unit like that in. Also, I read somewheres that they prevent the king pin from getting lubed properly during lube time. Just research that. But very interesting concept. Steering dampers do work in certain applications. My mci 9 doesn't wander much at all, but my 102C3 wanders


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[luvrbus]

I have one and don't care for it

[Darkspeed]

I have one and don't care for it

Why?

[wg4t50]

These add on's just cover up the real cause of the problem, my MC7 had one when I bought it, Being an old truck front end mechanic, I simply removed the crap, rebuilt the front end to correct spec, King Pins, Tie rod ends, drag link ends, adjust steering gear, and Bingo, it drove much better, never wanted the extra crap hanging on my front end.
Drove & handled very fine.
Dave M

[luvrbus]

Why?

It makes the steering stiff with less feel to me JMO

[bevans6]

They have springs inside that force the steering to a center point.  Which is all well and good until you are driving on a road with variable camber and "straight" down the road varies from "straight on a level alignment bed".  Sometimes you naturally have to steer right or left a bit to counteract wind, or road camber, and they don't know that.

Brian

[Scott & Heather]

I've also read that you can't feel the tires slipping if on ice snow or wet roads. Numb feel. But again, some people swear by them


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[TomC]

If you have integral power steering, I wouldn't worry about that. Also, the biggest way you can combat a tire blowout is to have a wireless tire pressure monitoring system. The number one reason for a blow out is low tire pressure. When I'm driving, especially in hot weather, I stop every hour to check the tires. Inspecting the tires for side wall cracks, and bubbles inside and out will tell alot. Use quality (non Chinese) tires, keep the correct inflation for your weight, inspect often, and check tire pressures weekly even if you have a tire pressure monitoring system, and your likeliness of getting a blow out will go down to near zero. Good Luck, TomC