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Bigfootchevy
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Aug 04, 2014

Plywood & Rubber mat question ( Who's on first )

Got a new truck and had to add a 3/4 inch of plywood to the bed of the truck to ensure camper was high enough above sides of truck box. My question is does the plywood sit on the bed of the truck o...
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Bigfootchevy
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Aug 15, 2014
bobndot wrote:
Bigfootchevy wrote:
Tried the 1 inch foam and it worked fine. Cannot say better than plywood but at least it lighter and I believe more flexible.

Cannot figure out why GM changed the box of the 2015 trucks so that the box sides are higher in the rear than the front of the box.

Seems to cause some forward rocking of camper. The camper seems more flexible than it was with my 2011 truck.

Paul


Paul, in this link from the projects page, wood framework is used for support. You may not need the alignment blocks but the cross beams may offer some support to stop the rocking.

Alternate method:
The last pic shows how the foam board was glued to the bottom of the camper where it fell on top of the cross members secured in the trucks bed.
http://www.rv.net/forum/Index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/16957495.cfm

Bob


Thanks Bob. My main problem now is trying to figure out what is causing the rocking? The support beams may stop it but does that mean its rocking because of the foam or is there something different about the box of the new 2015 Chevy. I am also very concerned as to whether or not I am putting excess stress on my rear tie downs with this rocking or is the whole truck rocking. I have driven less than 1000 miles with the camper on and its very hard to tell if the camper and the truck box are both rocking or the camper is rocking by itself. I only notice the rocking by looking out of my drivers window and looking up at the camper. When you hit a large bump the camper seems to be rocking. The truck seems to handle the bumps fine. The only extra's I have on the truck are Torklift Tie downs, Stableloads and Rickson 19.5 tires and rims.

Paul

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