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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Torklift frame mounts are the best and worth the price!
I have Hippajaks for the legs. I am the cheapest and most frugal person here and I sprang for the electric motors and am happy I did.
From here it depends on you and what you intend to do. If you plan to load the camper and leave it on for long periods of time (a class-c basically) then electric jacks are not going to do much.
How often you use it will weigh on how much concern you should have if you are over-weight or not. The biggest issue of the weight (not considering safety since most over-weight rigs are not safety issues) is the extra wear and tear on the tuck. If you drive an hour to the lake twice per year with TC then I wouldnt worry abot anything and would not do any mods, if you plan to make multiple xc trips and thousands of miles then just the opposite…
Airbags can be the best IMO, but depends greatly on how they attach to your particular truck.
Issues arise when the bags are put inside the frame which narrows the side to side support and cause it to tilt more in turns. If you can bag it under the frame or outside of the frame rails then use bags, otherwise use something to stiffen the springs. Bags are great since they are adjustable. The nay sayers do not know that the class 8 trucks run on bags.
You want bags since it will level the truck out again… bags or other means to stifen the springs that is…
As far as shocks and sway bars goes, get the TC, drive it and then decide.
You should run E tires only. 10 ply.
I have Hippajaks for the legs. I am the cheapest and most frugal person here and I sprang for the electric motors and am happy I did.
From here it depends on you and what you intend to do. If you plan to load the camper and leave it on for long periods of time (a class-c basically) then electric jacks are not going to do much.
How often you use it will weigh on how much concern you should have if you are over-weight or not. The biggest issue of the weight (not considering safety since most over-weight rigs are not safety issues) is the extra wear and tear on the tuck. If you drive an hour to the lake twice per year with TC then I wouldnt worry abot anything and would not do any mods, if you plan to make multiple xc trips and thousands of miles then just the opposite…
Airbags can be the best IMO, but depends greatly on how they attach to your particular truck.
Issues arise when the bags are put inside the frame which narrows the side to side support and cause it to tilt more in turns. If you can bag it under the frame or outside of the frame rails then use bags, otherwise use something to stiffen the springs. Bags are great since they are adjustable. The nay sayers do not know that the class 8 trucks run on bags.
You want bags since it will level the truck out again… bags or other means to stifen the springs that is…
As far as shocks and sway bars goes, get the TC, drive it and then decide.
You should run E tires only. 10 ply.
