Lance 855s on a Sierra 2500

Have you ever had a really heavy load (1-1/2 to 2 tons) in your pickup?

It is a real eye-opener

That is going to be your first challenge- getting used to driving it with a heavy camper.

Can your truck do it? With enough mods to suspension and wheels/tires you will be able to carry it. Are you going to be reasonably comfortable at the wheel? That is the unknown.

SugarHillCTD wrote:
Just recently traded in our 855s for an Eagle Cap 850. We had it on our 2012 Chevy 2500HD

If you have the usual 3200# rated E tires, you will be very close to their limit or likely over it- NOT good.

We had 4000# rated tires mounted on OEM steel wheels plus Timbrens and a BigWig anti-swaybar.

The 855s is HEAVY. Count on over 4000# loaded.

I don't have a HD..... My thoughts are to remove the lift, and get higher weight rated wheels/tires....... I'm installing air lift airbags/compressor and will install all the tie downs when I get the camper....

With those modifications to the truck do you think the 855s will be to much for it to handle.

I like the 855s because of the slide for a little extra space (family of 4).

Thanks again!

Just recently traded in our 855s for an Eagle Cap 850. We had it on our 2012 Chevy 2500HD

If you have the usual 3200# rated E tires, you will be very close to their limit or likely over it- NOT good.

We had 4000# rated tires mounted on OEM steel wheels plus Timbrens and a BigWig anti-swaybar.

The 855s is HEAVY. Count on over 4000# loaded.

billtex wrote:
The truck is fine. The 4" lift is not going to help.

What's with the 17" wheels?
Are thse bling wheels...what happened to the 16" OE's?

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Moto metal wheels...... they came with the truck when i purchased it. Same with the lift.

I originally bought the truck for towing my travel trailer, which it does fine.

Thanks!

You'll also want a Hellwig Big Wig sway bar and some sort of overload springs, air bags, etc to keep your headlights from pointing too high in front.

As far as getting into the camper on a 4" lifted truck, that's gonna be another thing you'll need to consider.

You might want to consider restoring the original ride height.

I have a 2006 dodge with a 2" front leveling lift. I'm wondering if you can even get the camper high enough with the jacks to make it into the lifted bed.

The primary limitation is with the tires and wheels. Make sure your tires are rated to handle the axle weight. My axle weighs 7200 pounds loaded on the rear. Nitto Terra Grappler tires are rated at 3750 pounds each and just barely make that requirement. Also, make sure your wheels are rated high enough to handle that weight as well. I had Hummer H2 forged aluminum rims and they were fine. I eventually went to Rickson 19.5" wheels and Toyo tires rated at over 5000 pounds each just to be comfortable and not worry I've over loaded the tires/wheels.

The truck is fine. The 4" lift is not going to help.

What's with the 17" wheels?
Are thse bling wheels...what happened to the 16" OE's?

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