Most campers have a COG Center of Gravity Sticker on them.
That COG should be on the axle or forward of it I believe.
If the COG of the camper is behind the axle this will cause your front end to be lighter thus possibly losing effectiveness of the steering which would be a bad thing.
Campers are designed for the bed they are going to fit in, I would think if you put a long bed camper in short be truck that is could cause structural issues eventually
I am no engineer but did spend a lot of time in aircraft and there is a reason we calculate the COG.....
Not judging but people who put campers in vehicles that are not sized correctly are asking for trouble. IE short bed camper in Long bed truck Long bed campers in Short Bed Trucks.. IMO
Also, I think the weights are vastly understated. I had an AF 811 that was designed and supposed to work in a 3/4 Ton Truck..
Yeah, I never really felt comfortable driving it for the 10 years I had it. I upgraded tires and suspension which helped a bit but still was always concerned. Get more truck than you need would be my advice.
https://www.truckcampermagazine.com/newbie-articles/match-truck-truck-camper/
