Help me choose a slide out Truck Camper!
I went to Barber RV in Ventura today to look at a few slide out truck Campers & have more or less fallen in love with the HOST Mammoth rig. My concerns are that the slide out are all above the bed...
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burningman wrote:
All 3500 with Cummins came with the D80, even autos. It was only the 2500s that got the D70 if they had an auto.
The auto, junk in stock form, is actually the strongest transmission, IF you put all the now-available aftermarket upgrades in it.
The 5 speed has a correctible issue with the nut holding 5th gear coming off.
You should google that and read up about it, and I'll assume you know about the Killer Dowel Pin on the 12 valve. Google that and correct it asap if not.
Take care of those two things, then you've got the most reliable pickup ever built.
We're still learning what fails over time on the new ones. And there's a whole lot more things to fail on them!
The newer trucks have AAM axles that are even stouter. You won't be over what your Danas can handle but if you want, you can even put those in. The front bolts in, the rear just needs its spring mounts relocated a bit. Shock mounts are same. You'll also need new wheels, larger diameter. Then you have the bigger brakes too.
"Buy a $70,000 new truck" isn't the only answer, if you'd rather turn a few wrenches and not blow enough money on a pickup truck to go to Hawaii... ten times!
Engine & trans have both been rebuilt with both issues already addressed.
