Arctic Fox 990 or 992 or Lance 1050s?!?!?
Hello fellow travelers.!! I have a 2013 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD crew cab long bed 4x4 diesel and I recently equipped the truck with Ride Rite FireStone Airbags and Tork Lift tie downs!!! Now the quest...
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River4ever, FYI : the frame will handle things, like said... upgrade tires.
I have a GM SB 6.0 gasser .
My first tc was SB 8' slideout unit at approx. 4400-4500#
My 2 nd tc is a SB non slide , no basement at approx. +/- 3900# , depending what I carry along.
I could feel a very definite difference as soon as I loaded the new tc into the same truck. 500# or so will make a difference on your truck .
I could also feel the difference in crosswinds. I really don't know if that's because its lower in the bed , lighter in weight or a combo of the two.
With more miles under my belt now, I believe in having more truck than you need opposed to less truck, I wish I had a 350 from the start. I plan to add a spring pack to my 2500HD at this time.
Driving in a straight line down an interstate is one thing but if you need to undertake an emergency avoidance maneuver its a whole different ballgame.
You need the truck to take the camper not the camper take the truck.
If you plan to leave the camper on the truck . I would suggest to you, add a leaf if not two to the spring pack.
If not add Torklift stableloads so the overload spring makes contact with the main spring pack sooner. That way the truck will ride better when unloaded.
Add a rear sway bar, if you don't have one already.
Add better shocks like Rancho 9000's .
Air bags with individual air lines will balance the load side to side and level it front to back.
Good luck with your decision and have many safe trips, Bob
I have a GM SB 6.0 gasser .
My first tc was SB 8' slideout unit at approx. 4400-4500#
My 2 nd tc is a SB non slide , no basement at approx. +/- 3900# , depending what I carry along.
I could feel a very definite difference as soon as I loaded the new tc into the same truck. 500# or so will make a difference on your truck .
I could also feel the difference in crosswinds. I really don't know if that's because its lower in the bed , lighter in weight or a combo of the two.
With more miles under my belt now, I believe in having more truck than you need opposed to less truck, I wish I had a 350 from the start. I plan to add a spring pack to my 2500HD at this time.
Driving in a straight line down an interstate is one thing but if you need to undertake an emergency avoidance maneuver its a whole different ballgame.
You need the truck to take the camper not the camper take the truck.
If you plan to leave the camper on the truck . I would suggest to you, add a leaf if not two to the spring pack.
If not add Torklift stableloads so the overload spring makes contact with the main spring pack sooner. That way the truck will ride better when unloaded.
Add a rear sway bar, if you don't have one already.
Add better shocks like Rancho 9000's .
Air bags with individual air lines will balance the load side to side and level it front to back.
Good luck with your decision and have many safe trips, Bob
