How about driving this puppy? Volume 2
A double slide Host on an older Chevy SRW. Where are the weight police when you need them? The story is the contractor remodeling the house had the truck and camper. The Host was parked in the s...
Forum Discussion
I think the problem is the axle bearings on a semi-floating axle. That's where the stress is. I personally would not carry any camper of any significance on a vehicle with a semi-floating rear axle. A 1/2 ton truck with no other modifications other than proper rear springs for the weight and a full floating axle would be much safer than without those modifications. That's not to say the rest of the truck is up to the task, but what makes it especially dangerous to overload a 1/2 ton truck is those rear axle shafts and bearings are not designed to take that kind of load.
