Lance 865 or Wolf Creek 850???
Hi everyone. I'm new to this forum and am looking for some help in choosing my first truck camper. The T/C will be put on an '06 Dodge Ram 2500 Quad Cab diesel with a short bed. I am leaning hard t...
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I agree the 3500 would be a better truck to use.
A lot depends on your intended use of the truck as to how you set it up as a hauler vs. daily driver w/o the camper.
Added leaf to the spring pack is nice when the camper is on. If you use it as a combo unit, then the air bag might be better offering a softer ride.
You would have to mod up a 2500/250 .
Watch your rear axle weight , the tires and wheel rating will be the weak link carrying the rear weight which is probably going to be over 6200#. Most OEM hub centric wheels on a 2500/250 will do the job but i would use an E 10 ply tire in a size with a 3400-3700# rating.
The diesel engine is taking up your payload because it weighs more than a gasser but, your rear axle weight is what you have watch.
Buy the camper you like. On the 2500/250 trucks, people tend to feel a difference when they add a few hundred pounds.
FYI. two batteries could always be added in the trucks bed, in front of the wheel wells.
They also sell ( Walmart) a brass device that allows you to use a one pound disp. gas bottle in case you should run out of gas.
So.... the options or lack of , can be overcome.
I would make a list of all my stuff. See where all that stuff is going to fit in both those floorplans. If your stuff don't fit , you have to aquit.
Good luck, Bob.
A lot depends on your intended use of the truck as to how you set it up as a hauler vs. daily driver w/o the camper.
Added leaf to the spring pack is nice when the camper is on. If you use it as a combo unit, then the air bag might be better offering a softer ride.
You would have to mod up a 2500/250 .
Watch your rear axle weight , the tires and wheel rating will be the weak link carrying the rear weight which is probably going to be over 6200#. Most OEM hub centric wheels on a 2500/250 will do the job but i would use an E 10 ply tire in a size with a 3400-3700# rating.
The diesel engine is taking up your payload because it weighs more than a gasser but, your rear axle weight is what you have watch.
Buy the camper you like. On the 2500/250 trucks, people tend to feel a difference when they add a few hundred pounds.
FYI. two batteries could always be added in the trucks bed, in front of the wheel wells.
They also sell ( Walmart) a brass device that allows you to use a one pound disp. gas bottle in case you should run out of gas.
So.... the options or lack of , can be overcome.
I would make a list of all my stuff. See where all that stuff is going to fit in both those floorplans. If your stuff don't fit , you have to aquit.
Good luck, Bob.
