"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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rickjo wrote:
Whoa... let's consider what porpoising really is.
It is the frame of the truck flexing at or near the cab/bed location. All the weight of the camper in the bed causes to frame to flex when that weight is set into motion. :(
Whoa is right if this is the frame flexing. How long can that go on before metal fatigue leaves me with a two-part truck? I think this is right about what's happening because as I watch the bed wall edge relative to the underside of the camper overhang in the mirror while it's happening I don't see the camper moving differently from the truck side wall. So the flexing must be happening between bed and cab, ie. the frame. Yikes.
