Cabover struts?
When I took my camper out for the first time I felt like the camper was moving to much. A rocking motion more than anything. I had tightened the turnbuckles to where I felt they should be...hand tight...
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jefe 4x4 wrote:
Rooney,
I personally think air bags are counter productive on a TC. too much recoil.
About the Lance Camper struts: I've used them for 10 years and don't feel right if they're not on there. They just tighten up the whole picture...a little bit....not much. What they do do well is counter the effects of pavement blocks, the so-called galloping, rocking effect, but they are no panacea.
In your case I would make sure you have a very thin bed mat.I'll need to pick one up. Do not over tighten the tie downs.Still trying to learn what too tight is in comparison to too loose. You will pull your camper apart over time. I've seen this over and over again, even with people who should know. Do install camper guides of some sort.My happijack setup has the little conical guides at the front of the bed, saved me once already. This will keep your TC in the center of the bed with no shifting. If you have secondary springs (upper overloads) by all means get the Stable Loads installed.[COLOR=]I've got a set on the xmas list. :D I have two sets of overloads on top and Stable Loads. Solid as a rock.
The other thing is to get everything heavy located down low. I store nothing on the roof of the TC. Nothing. If you have an Air Conditioner, the weight up high will promote a rocking motion. I have no AC. Mine rocked side-to-side and I finally discovered that one of the four bed mounts had pulled through allowing the bed AND the TC to rock. Yep, tire pressure at the max with the TC on.
regards, as always, jefe
For the turnbuckle tightening, I basically got both the front and the rears as tight as I could by hand then went another full rotation using a wrench. Then I tightened up the jam nut. I figured that was tight enough but I'm a newb.
It does have AC. I'm in East Texas so AC is an absolute must. As for packing, I tried to keep everything either in the cab for travel or under the dinette seats. A weekend's worth of clothes for two was all that was above knee height if standing in the camper. Oh and my tanks were all just about empty.
I've been replying to Sheriffdoug's thread since it seems he has the same concerns.
I'll admit, it might just be me and never having had a truck camper. Before I bought this, I had never even seen the inside of one.
