Bet your Safari Velvet Ride motorhome really does ride like velvet . . . until it hits a bump!

If you own this coach, when you hit a bump you never know which direction you’re going to go because the beam has no limiting factors built into it.

The Safari Velvet Ride motorhome relies for suspension on a big rubber torsion beam made of bonded rubber. The beam really works and does give you a soft ride.

“Feel Like I’m On A
Big Rubber Band”

But, owners complain when they hit a bump the coach may dart to the left or right. As one man explains it, “It’s kind of like trying to hold on to a rubber band. You never know which way you’re going to go.”

The Velvet Ride beam can also cause road wander which means you have to correct steering constantly.

If you have this problem, your Velvet Ride coach may be equipped with the original torsion bars.

Tiger Trak Thrust Bars
Stop The Problem

These bars are the remedying guide that minimizes the road wander and side-to-side movement.

A Safari Velvet Ride owner at Pioneer Metal Works in Washington State designed them because he had the same problem himself. They bolt right on, pivot on the shackle & get right to the problem area. They let the coach rise & fall but stop side-to-side movement.

Initially, to remedy the problem, the factory put just one thrust bar on the driver’s side. But they used heim joints which wear out and get loose.

You will install bars on both the driver & passenger side. The bars fit front to back.

These bars are constructed heavier-duty and with urethane bushings so you should have no more problems.

You have choices with Henderson’s to get your job done.

1. We install. Our trained technicians can install this equipment professionally here at Henderson’s. Just phone us for an appointment.
2. You install. If you can’t get to our shop, we will ship the part to you. Phone us & we’ll help you place the order. 800-245-8309, Ext. 1.

To see about “unwinding the rubber band” on your Velvet Ride, phone Henderson’s –

Henderson’s Line-Up
417 S.W. Henderson Lane
Grants Pass, OR 97527

• Phone us at: 541 479-2882
• “800″ Phone: 800-245-8309, Ext 1
• Fax us at: 541-955-6164
• Office Hours: (PST) 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon-Fri; Closed Noon
  to 1 p.m. If you call after hours, we'll call you back.

• If you’re driving & unfamiliar with the area, see a map here

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