If you added a Safe-T-Plus or are thinking about one, you would want to consider a Trim Unit for it. The reason… is is used to allow you to correct the center line of the coach. How many times have you had heavy winds or a bad crown in the road? When this happens you need to always hold the steering wheel to the right or the left to keep your straight. This over time tires you out. With the Trim Unit you can push a button and the unit holds that as the new center line. More or less it resets your alignment (Not really messing with your actual alignment but holds the tie rod into a different position). This equals to less fatigue and a more comfortable drive.
See it in action with me driving our couch in 15-20 mph side winds. Video Notes…When I release the trim kit from holding a center line, watch how we are pushed to the right. If you look at the camera on the dashboard as a reference point using the roads white line, you can see how quickly we are pushed by the wind. Also, when I do it a second time, you can hear us being pushed right over the white line so quickly as I hit the rumble strips.
Sure wished I had that coming down the AlCan Hwy
Do you use the trim kit all the time or only in certain driving conditions?
It was on our older coach we had it on but it is used all the time. It is always active and you trim it as needed based on the road or even wind.
David,
In a prior post you said you switched away from blue ox tru-center to safety plus. I have tru-center and I’m changing to a new coach and was thinking of moving it to the new coach. Pushing its recenter button has never given great result. I’m also interested in front tire blow out protection!
Bill
When we had our old coach we did as the Tru-center had issues back then then their solenoid. If your new Coach has an independent front suspension, you couldn’t use it anyway. If it doesn’t have an independent front suspension, then yeah I’d move it might spend the money specially if it’s working. Both products will give you help holding the wheel if you have a front blowout.
Hi David,
I’m interested in the fact that you had Safe-T-Plus and a trim unit on your previous coach but don’t now appear to have one on your Tiffin (unless I’ve read that incorrectly).
Has there been something that has changed your mind on this technology or does the Tiffin not require it?
The Tiifin we have has an independent front suspension which they cannot be used on. If it did not, we would surely have it.