The second question is a learning how to deal with this truck question for the most part. While at the gas station, I checked tire pressure also. Load rating on the side of the tires say 80psi max load. I've been reading here and elsewhere and it seems that a lot of guys are running around 65psi or so. What's a good happy medium? Should this change when towing? I'm at about 65 now and the tires aren't bulging or anything like that. Is this a good place to start now? And if I need more air, what exactly am I supposed to look for when I stop and inspect?
I owned a 2000 Elkhorn 10V (basement model) cabover and put it on a Ram 3500 dually. I suspect the camper is similar in weight to yours. I found that the bags aired so they were just touching the overloads using Energy Suspension Overload bumpers provided a ride that was 'just right'. As far as air in the tires, try using 75-80 up front and I found 75 for the four skins in back worked just fine. A good test is the Pacific Coast highway with all the varied geometrics and alignment issues and mine was solid in handling. I needed about 30-35 psi in the bags to get it right. I also took it to the scales and found the camper mostly empty weighed about 3000 pounds. Add water and all the stuff and it easily can be more than 3500 pounds.
