My Camper is Moving Sideways in my P/U Bed
I have an '03 Dodge quad-cab dually in which I had a 11ft6" Lance truck camper that the front end tended to shift to the right as I drove, and now my new-to-me 9.5 Bigfoot camper is doing the SAME thi...
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The truck rides so hard because you've put too many suspension doodads on it for the weight you're carrying. May as well have a section of well casing jammed between the axle and the frame.
This is also why you think you need to "level the camper out." The weight of that camper should take most of the "rake" out of the truck's suspension, so it's riding within 1" of level front to back. That will have NO detrimental effect on the transport or usability of the camper.
Let the air out of the bags, get rid of whatever helper springs or extended bumpstops may be installed.
Put a full 1.5" platform in the bed front to back if you feel you need to raise it to clear the cab. Build the platform so that it fits around the wheel wells and prevents side to side movement.
Put your rubber mat on top of the platform. Load the camper. I guarantee it will NOT move.
The reason your Bigfoot, and your previous Lance, move/moved is because you're insisting on doing "weird" things. You tried it your way, and there's nothing wrong with that. Unfortunately, it didn't work. Now try something tried-and-true. I bet you'll be much happier.
This is also why you think you need to "level the camper out." The weight of that camper should take most of the "rake" out of the truck's suspension, so it's riding within 1" of level front to back. That will have NO detrimental effect on the transport or usability of the camper.
Let the air out of the bags, get rid of whatever helper springs or extended bumpstops may be installed.
Put a full 1.5" platform in the bed front to back if you feel you need to raise it to clear the cab. Build the platform so that it fits around the wheel wells and prevents side to side movement.
Put your rubber mat on top of the platform. Load the camper. I guarantee it will NOT move.
The reason your Bigfoot, and your previous Lance, move/moved is because you're insisting on doing "weird" things. You tried it your way, and there's nothing wrong with that. Unfortunately, it didn't work. Now try something tried-and-true. I bet you'll be much happier.
