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Bedlam
Apr 17, 2014Moderator
wintersun wrote:
With every camper I have looked at the center of gravity is over the rear axle and the location is different in terms of distance from the front of the box for campers designed for long and short bed trucks.
I would be cautious in looking at campers that have a dry weight of 3400 lbs. or more as when fully loaded for a trip you are going to be over the load rating for your two rear tires unless you put out the $3500 for a set of 19.5 rims and tires.
Many lighter campers are available for long and short bed trucks and all you give up is a dry bath.
The CG for short bed TC's on long beds is either over over forward of the rear axle right where it should be. The only issue is where you are trying to use a long bed TC in a short bed truck (CG would be behind the axle).
Roughly $2000 will get you a set of four 19.5" rims and tires. You can spend more, but your $3500 figure is not a given. If you were to go cheapest route, you could replace only back wheels with 19.5" and keep OEM up front. If it's 4wd, you just need to make sure you keep the same tire height as your OEM's.
People have their reasons for keeping their current SRW or buying a new SRW to carry their selected TC's instead of going to DRW. Upgrading rims and tires to a higher rating is one of the safe ways to do this.
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