Buying EC1160 - having weight anxiety ...
I know, I know, not another "I'm intentionally overloading my truck - tell me it's OK!" thread, but yeah, that's where I'm going ... sorry! OK, that being said, I'm getting ready to pull the trigge...
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BoilerEE wrote:805gregg wrote:
You need a 5500 truck for that monster, with 600lbs of freshwater, maybe you could qualify as a fire truck.
:-)
A 5500 is in the long-term plan, but the 3500 will have to do for now.
Just put the SuperSprings on it yesterday and took a quick drive - it did raise the rear end about 1.5" unloaded, which isn't ideal, but the unloaded ride was pretty reasonable. In fact, if I hadn't put the springs on myself I'm not sure I would have noticed the change in ride. With the camper on it sits nice and level, actually with a bit of a rear-high stance, so I'm pretty happy with that. The ride is a bit more "wallowey" than it was without them, but that's probably just because now I'm back to having a normal amount of suspension travel instead of nearly sitting on the frame like before!
Anyway, overall I'm quite happy with the setup for now, but I will be looking for that Ram 5500 when it comes time to replace the truck ...
Try adding Stable Loads (not that expensive) and a good rear sway bar. That should help alot.
My SS's keep me riding a little high in the back also, but I have a very solid ride and no issues.
