Asking for advice setting up truck for tc
Wife and I just sold our bumper pull toy hauler and are going to try the truck camper experience. I'm hoping to get some advice on properly setting up my truck so when we decide on a tc we'll be re...
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Ive had 2 truck campers, on 2 different trucks.
First one was a Lance 165 on f 250
Did NOT need;
air bags, sway bars, torque lift anything,
I got happijack front mounts and on the rear had bumper buttons, with Happijack turn buckles all away around. NO problems what ever in handling, sway, squat, slid it in the bed and hooked up the turnbuckles and off i went. NO problems.
Second one is a Lance 1130 on a f350 drw
Needed;
upgraded Helwig sway bars, got the frame mounted torque lift camper tie downs, Torque lift turnbuckles, homemade lower spring spacers upper helper spring spacers, the truck had air bags already and new
shocks. The handling and sway is very manageable, I got a safe secure ride now. I won't win any road races but it handles ok.
The answer to your questions is a big "it depends" check your payload available and then buy camper accordingly. You may or may not need any variety of items to help with handling for sway, load or even bounce. Depending on the camper, how it handles will dictate your first mod. if it sways, then probably sway bars, if it sags then maybe air bags, may have to supplement the handling with lower and upper helper leaf spring spacers, torquelift makes them but if you research a little you can make your own spacers and even tie downs.
First one was a Lance 165 on f 250
Did NOT need;
air bags, sway bars, torque lift anything,
I got happijack front mounts and on the rear had bumper buttons, with Happijack turn buckles all away around. NO problems what ever in handling, sway, squat, slid it in the bed and hooked up the turnbuckles and off i went. NO problems.
Second one is a Lance 1130 on a f350 drw
Needed;
upgraded Helwig sway bars, got the frame mounted torque lift camper tie downs, Torque lift turnbuckles, homemade lower spring spacers upper helper spring spacers, the truck had air bags already and new
shocks. The handling and sway is very manageable, I got a safe secure ride now. I won't win any road races but it handles ok.
The answer to your questions is a big "it depends" check your payload available and then buy camper accordingly. You may or may not need any variety of items to help with handling for sway, load or even bounce. Depending on the camper, how it handles will dictate your first mod. if it sways, then probably sway bars, if it sags then maybe air bags, may have to supplement the handling with lower and upper helper leaf spring spacers, torquelift makes them but if you research a little you can make your own spacers and even tie downs.
