COG educational thread
The topic about COG got closed for reasons I don't have to understand, but IMHO it shows how little owners understand the technical issues. So big TC owners are between truck manufacturers who recom...
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There’s still a little bit of not-getting-it.
New regular cab Fords do have a one inch longer wheelbase than the old Super Camper Special, but it’s because the cab is bigger. The camper still hangs further off the back than it did on the old Super, it won’t achieve the balance and front-end weight transfer an old Super will.
I can’t imagine it makes sense for Ford (or whoever else) to make such a truck because the percentage of buyers using them for slide in campers has to be very low.
Also anything that makes the bed non-standard (such as wheelwell placement) causes things like campers to have fitment issues.
You can still buy one, it’s just sold as a cab & chassis, without the modified pickup bed.
Yes, we all know the new truck has more power, more brakes, more everything... the old F350 Super Camper Special is just an interesting truck because it was the only pickup ever specifically designed for the campers of its day with a reduced overhang to compensate for the campers, oversized “super single”’ rear wheels and tires, and an extremely high payload for a SRW.
It really was a great camper carrier, in some ways still unmatched.
The heavy diesel engine up front in most of our trucks makes up for the balance and I wouldn’t trade my diesel dually for an old F350... but, they were cool trucks especially in their day.
New regular cab Fords do have a one inch longer wheelbase than the old Super Camper Special, but it’s because the cab is bigger. The camper still hangs further off the back than it did on the old Super, it won’t achieve the balance and front-end weight transfer an old Super will.
I can’t imagine it makes sense for Ford (or whoever else) to make such a truck because the percentage of buyers using them for slide in campers has to be very low.
Also anything that makes the bed non-standard (such as wheelwell placement) causes things like campers to have fitment issues.
You can still buy one, it’s just sold as a cab & chassis, without the modified pickup bed.
Yes, we all know the new truck has more power, more brakes, more everything... the old F350 Super Camper Special is just an interesting truck because it was the only pickup ever specifically designed for the campers of its day with a reduced overhang to compensate for the campers, oversized “super single”’ rear wheels and tires, and an extremely high payload for a SRW.
It really was a great camper carrier, in some ways still unmatched.
The heavy diesel engine up front in most of our trucks makes up for the balance and I wouldn’t trade my diesel dually for an old F350... but, they were cool trucks especially in their day.
