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Grit_dog
Jul 08, 2021Navigator
Wingit1971 wrote:
I know the truck can handle it, I just need some conformation from someone that rocking side to side two-three times is normal after a bump. I don't think its going to tip over or fall off. I don't remember it rocking like that. Anything i can add to help that? This camper is going on the beach in deep sand and it gets bumpy. Im going to need to air down a bit as well. Im sure a dually is the fix all but It's not in the cards at the moment
On a srw truck, with a heavy camper it’s normal.
However if you plan on keeping the setup then read my suggestions in the other thread.
Start with a sway bar and shimming the springs or buy stable loads. Then use the bags as sparingly as possible to just get er back up to level if it’s doing the Carolina squat at all.
The key is you want the springs all engaged early in the suspension travel to make it as stiff as possible with what you already have. This will help even before the sway bar.
Sway bar will help but not eliminate the rocking over low speed bumps and potholes.
Know that your tires are definitely a little overloaded. Also I ran the same size / load and 1 size lighter for many miles on a very similar weight rig. Apples to apples about 300lbs lighter. But a shortbed. Including a trip to AK pulling a heavy trailer.
Was our first road trip and if 1000+ miles of frost heaves didn’t break anything or pop a tire, “normal” driving should not either.
Like spectra said, drive it right and understand it ain’t going to tip over unless you do a stupid human trick. After a couple hours on the road you automatically anticipate the lean and the rocking just puts the passengers to sleep!
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