Angle of truck with camper vs mpg?
I was wondering the other day if anyone had experimented with changing the angle of their truck from front to back with camper on. I've heard that trucks/suvs are higher in back to improve mpg. I ...
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Trucks and SUV's are built high in the rear when unloaded, so that when they are carrying a load, they ride level, in theory. In reality, the manufacturers do not spec enough rear spring rate in the trucks and they end up riding low in the rear, rather than level. Anyways, aerodynamics isn't the reason.
I agree that you likely won't see a measurable increase in fuel mileage from the truck riding a couple inches higher or lower in the rear.
Keep your tire pressure up, your road speed down, your foot out of the go pedal and your engine tuned up and maintained and that will be the best increase in mpg you will experience with a truck hauling a camper, which has the aerodynamic characteristics of a brick wall going down the road.
I agree that you likely won't see a measurable increase in fuel mileage from the truck riding a couple inches higher or lower in the rear.
Keep your tire pressure up, your road speed down, your foot out of the go pedal and your engine tuned up and maintained and that will be the best increase in mpg you will experience with a truck hauling a camper, which has the aerodynamic characteristics of a brick wall going down the road.
