lance camper porpoising and tires cupping
I have a lance squire lite extended cabover on a 2003 ford F250 SuperDuty, 4x4 Short Bed, Crew Cab. i replaced the shocks when i got the camper with rancho 9000 XL adjustable shocks. I am not sure the...
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No other camper manufacturer offers, or has ever offered, anything like Lance's cabover strut system. At least not that I am aware of.
Heck, I am not sure Lance even offers it anymore.
Was there a real design issue or was the Lance strut system just designed to placate the "it's going to tip over forward" crowd? Seems it was from the days before North-South beds, so cabovers were shorter.
I do know that on concrete roads, my rig gets to "galloping" at certain speeds. The only solution is to drive at least 70MPH or under 45MPH. It's a harmonic that's set up between the wheelbase of the truck and the spacing of the expansion joints in the road. I personally think it's intentional on the part of the road designers, in an attempt to keep speeds down, because the spacing affects most vehicles. I've been down these roads in minivans, a short wheelbase Chevy Trax, regular cab pickups, extended cab pickups, compact pickups, and they ALL gallop to some extent.
Heck, I am not sure Lance even offers it anymore.
Was there a real design issue or was the Lance strut system just designed to placate the "it's going to tip over forward" crowd? Seems it was from the days before North-South beds, so cabovers were shorter.
I do know that on concrete roads, my rig gets to "galloping" at certain speeds. The only solution is to drive at least 70MPH or under 45MPH. It's a harmonic that's set up between the wheelbase of the truck and the spacing of the expansion joints in the road. I personally think it's intentional on the part of the road designers, in an attempt to keep speeds down, because the spacing affects most vehicles. I've been down these roads in minivans, a short wheelbase Chevy Trax, regular cab pickups, extended cab pickups, compact pickups, and they ALL gallop to some extent.
