Match truck and camper
We have been sailors for many years and are now interested in truck camping. We are looking at a Lance 855s and a Ford 250 supercab short bed with a camper package. Although we would prefer a crew ca...
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A typical F250 does not have the upper overload spring and perches with pads. If you have the camper package or a F350 the upper spring will be there but requires over 3" of sag before it is engaged. The front half of the spring will engage the pad before the rear to give you a more progressive spring rate when loaded. Using the taller upper StableLoad pads engages the upper overload in 1/2" to 1", so it uses your overload suspension sooner (like a preload setting on a motorcycle shock).
The lower overload is on both the F250 and F350. Until you compress the arch out of your spring pack, this spring does little. The lower StableLoad wedges are actually three wedge plates bolted together. This allows the lower overload spring to engage sooner and preserve more of the main spring pack arch. Based on the number of plates you use, you are also changing the preload on the lower overload spring. When this lower spring is engaged while you are unloaded, it results in a very harsh ride. Torklift created the wedges with a swing out hinge so you can disable your lower preload wedge when not carrying a load.
The photo you saw previously is the forward half of the spring and you can see the stabilizer bar end. This what the rear half looks like:
BTW: These photos were taken with my 4000 lb TC loaded, but only 5 PSI in the air bags and no trailer hitched up.
The lower overload is on both the F250 and F350. Until you compress the arch out of your spring pack, this spring does little. The lower StableLoad wedges are actually three wedge plates bolted together. This allows the lower overload spring to engage sooner and preserve more of the main spring pack arch. Based on the number of plates you use, you are also changing the preload on the lower overload spring. When this lower spring is engaged while you are unloaded, it results in a very harsh ride. Torklift created the wedges with a swing out hinge so you can disable your lower preload wedge when not carrying a load.
The photo you saw previously is the forward half of the spring and you can see the stabilizer bar end. This what the rear half looks like:
BTW: These photos were taken with my 4000 lb TC loaded, but only 5 PSI in the air bags and no trailer hitched up.
