jat4 wrote:
Debated starting a new thread on this question but thought I'd post here first. Drove the truck with the camper in some pretty high winds today (taking my daughter to the Rochester airport), I was a little surprised at how squirrelly it felt on the roads, especially when taking the gusts against the camper side at 90 degrees and to a lesser degree when driving into a headwind. Allowing for the possibility that I probably just need to get more used to driving the rig, thought I'd ask if folks had any ideas about improving the ride.
Truck at this point is entirely stock--tried doing some searches here and elsewhere online, but nothing definitive. The dealer did emphasize switching over the OEM shocks to Ranchos after a couple of thousand miles, so I'll plan to do that. Would a rear sway bar do any good with a 3500 and a fairly light popup? I've read conflicting opinions about that. Also saw someone mention Timbrens helping with sway/roll in windy conditions.
I'm open for suggestions, including if you think I'm overworrying it at this point. Thanks in advance.
Interesting. I have none of that with my Palomino I don't even know it's back there unless I look in the mirrors.
But then I have air bags and a sway bar from the factory and much larger than stock tires as well.
Sounds to me like yo need to one..Increase the cross section of your tires, two...install a sway bar and three... get used to hauling a TC. Shocks aren't going to make a lot of difference, I run Skyjacker Mono tube Black Max but I had Rancho's before and I see no difference (except price, Skyjackers are about half what the Rancho's cost and you can buy Skyjacker direct and avoid the middleman markup...
You already have plenty of suspension, think you need to fine tune it a bit and get used to the camper back there.
