Maiden Voyage now some newbie questions...
Hey all, Since we finished the rebuild of our 70'ish TC we were able to take our maiden voyage of about 450 miles round trip. 90% of it was interstate. As you can see in my sig we have had a couple ...
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My truck's shocks worked a lot better after I added a leaf spring on each side to better support the camper load. In a turn the outer side gets more than 50% of the camper load and with tight right turns on mountain roads and such there is more than 50% of the camper's weight on the right side - for example. With less spring travel the shocks were more effective and should last longer.
As was mentioned tire pressure is important to minimize sidewall flexing. I keep mine at their maximum PSI at the rear. I also upgraded my 3195 rated tires for ones rated at 3750@80 PSI and this helped with the ride.
Anti-sway bars are most effective on the trucks that have the most frame flex, like the Ford pickups and pre 2013 Ram and pre 2011 GM heavy duty trucks. But these are not a substitute for having enough leaf springs and tires supporting the load in the bed.
Pickup trucks as a whole are seldom driven with anything approaching a full load in the bed and the people who buy them are in large part influenced by how the truck rides when they take it for a test spin and there is nothing in the box. The manufacturers all tend to under spring the trucks to make for a more pleasant test drive but fortunately this is something that is neither difficult or terribly difficult to correct.
As was mentioned tire pressure is important to minimize sidewall flexing. I keep mine at their maximum PSI at the rear. I also upgraded my 3195 rated tires for ones rated at 3750@80 PSI and this helped with the ride.
Anti-sway bars are most effective on the trucks that have the most frame flex, like the Ford pickups and pre 2013 Ram and pre 2011 GM heavy duty trucks. But these are not a substitute for having enough leaf springs and tires supporting the load in the bed.
Pickup trucks as a whole are seldom driven with anything approaching a full load in the bed and the people who buy them are in large part influenced by how the truck rides when they take it for a test spin and there is nothing in the box. The manufacturers all tend to under spring the trucks to make for a more pleasant test drive but fortunately this is something that is neither difficult or terribly difficult to correct.
