We have been in our new Adventurer 910DB since October 14th after closing up our TT for the winter here in upstate NY. Heading back to Dallas Monday and have not driven the truck/TC setup at night. Last night while returning back to my sons house we were flashed with high beams 6 out of maybe 16 times. Have not weighed TC yet fully loaded but was surprised at how much the Truck squated when loaded on my 2015 Ram 3500 DRW with 5565 payload. This Adventurer with one slide and dry bath is heavier than I thought. Will not be driving at night on return trip. Did not like airbags on my previous 06 Ram 2500. Caused to much sway. I am thinking of replacing stock shocks with Bilsteins and upper stable loads first after We get home. Any Thoughts would be appreciated.

My Lance 1050S squats my 2014 RAM 3500 DRW enough that I installed a full set of Stableloads. They seem to keep it level enough to prevent the HIGH BEAM reminders from freaking out.I have very good lights on my Laramie equipped RAM too.

Thanks Jumbo. Did you replace stock shocks?

We have been in our new Adventurer 910DB since October 14th after closing up our TT for the winter here in upstate NY. Heading back to Dallas Monday and have not driven the truck/TC setup at night. Last night while returning back to my sons house we were flashed with high beams 6 out of maybe 16 times. Have not weighed TC yet fully loaded but was surprised at how much the Truck squated when loaded on my 2015 Ram 3500 DRW with 5565 payload. This Adventurer with one slide and dry bath is heavier than I thought. Will not be driving at night on return trip. Did not like airbags on my previous 06 Ram 2500. Caused to much sway. I am thinking of replacing stock shocks with Bilsteins and upper stable loads first after We get home. Any Thoughts would be appreciated. Airbags and overload suspension spring bumpers work just right on my Ram 3500. Add air to the point when the overload bumpers touch the spring with the camper loaded. I am picky on how my truck handles with a 4000 pound cabover and the handling is 'just right'. I also was a little surprised that a one ton dually would need a little help in the suspension department carrying a cabover.

remember your 3500 sits very high in back empty, and that is what headlights were adjusted for.putting weight on truck is going to cause back end to drop, and headlights will shine higher.I don't agree with others saying to install air bags to stop it from dropping, I want mine to drop so it rides level.first night trip with my 990 I took a T20 torx screwdriver with me. open hood, on side of body behind headlight. 2 holes, look in them, only one has a adjustment screw (up and down) There is no left to right adjustment.I turned my headlights down around 3 full turns. I think CCW was down, but don't take my word for it. pull up with lights shining at a wall.nobody was flashing me because the headlight were so far in sky it did not bother anybody. Wow, now I can see the road. now for winter with camper off I will adjust them back up some.

The simplest thing to do is learn how to adjust the headlights , it's usually easy . No matter what you do to suspension there will always be a difference in headlights between loaded and unloaded .

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Fisher_Bill
Explorer
Nov 11, 2016
I think Stableloads might be the easiest way to go if you load the camper several times a year, I have those and air bags and don't get flashed but Dodge might be set up differently
HMS_Beagle
Explorer
Nov 11, 2016
I'm not sure why anyone would not expect squat when you load a heavy camper. Springs deflect under load, that is their function and what they were designed to do. Most pickups in the last decade or two will squat 5-6 inches between empty and full load. If you make the springs so stiff that this is down to 2", the ride when empty will be horrible, and full not much better. If you expect the headlights to be aimed the same empty and full, you need to change something in the springs when you load the camper, or aim the headlights each time.

Passenger cars squat also, but since the load is more equally distributed between front and rear, they squat close to the same and the headlight aim is not affected (as much).
mkirsch
Nomad II
Nov 14, 2016
Mark where your lights hit the wall when unloaded at a certain distance, then load up and adjust them to point to the same location at that same distance. Count how many turns it takes to get from A to B, and write it down somewhere. Then you can adjust back and forth with no hassles if you want.
JumboJet
Explorer
Nov 15, 2016
billyray50 wrote:
Thanks Jumbo. Did you replace stock shocks?

Sorry for the late answer, but yes, with Bilsteins.
JumboJet
Explorer
Nov 15, 2016
HMS Beagle wrote:
I'm not sure why anyone would not expect squat when you load a heavy camper.

And you don't want those overload springs to be engaged when empty. A few inch space is provided for your comfort when empty.

Otherwise, we just bolt that frame solid to the axle.
billyray50
Explorer
Nov 15, 2016
Thanks to all for the advice...Will update.
piedpiper
Explorer
Feb 16, 2017
I just leave my fog lights on all night long, since fogs are not supposed to be on during high beams on, on coming traffic knows lights are low beam:W

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