"Porpoising" - How to Tame the Rocking Camper
Struts are the only solution Lance parts representatives can offer for out of control forward and back rocking of a camper. Trouble is they don't support my 2019 Lance 650 on my 2016 Toyota Tundra (wi...
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Grit dog wrote:
... snipped ... I do t understand how a camper could porpoise unless the truck suspension is super overloaded
Well like the OP states, I guess you'll have to experience it to believe it. Our set-up is fine 98% of the time. However, there are certain roads, usually concrete roads with expansion strips spaced at a certain distance apart, that cause our set-up to significantly porpoise. And I'm not talking about an occasional back and forth movement experienced going through a dip in the road either.
The only solution I've found for us is to change my speed ... usually slower is better. It doesn't eliminate all of the porpoising but it does reduce it significantly until the road surface changes.
