Reg cab long bed vs extended cab long bed?
Hi all, I have been hauling a 2001 Lance 10 foot cabover camper on my 2001 chevy 2500hd 4x4 duramax ext cab longbed for 13 years. Truck and camper are still in great condition and the truck handles ...
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jimh425 wrote:JRscooby wrote:
The longer wheelbase makes it possible to move the COG forward.
Pickup bed is normally centered over the rear axle. To load a pickup to GVWR the product must be pretty dense. And even if the load is centered over the drive, moving the steering forward will make weight on front remain more constant as the rear hits road bumps, so handle better..
TCs don’t have movable COGs. You get what the factory builds.
Yes, the COG is not moveable, given the limited places to put weight, and the limited amount of weight that can be added. OTOH, when shopping for camper/truck, you should be aware of where that COG will ride in the bed.
The pickup bed is never centered above the rear axle on purpose by factory but can happen on really short bed trucks. Most pickups with TCs are near or over GVWR.
If you compare length ratio front of bed-axle/axle-back of bed on a pickup bed to most truck beds, it is centered.
I’m not sure what you mean when you say even if the load is centered over the drive.
If the COG of a load is over the rear axle of the of the pickup, increasing the weight of the load will not change the weight of front axle. A shorter wheelbase, having a smaller percentage the GW on the front will affect handling more than the same changes on a longer wheelbase. Of course, if you must have a pickup, to get the long wheelbase you also get the extra heavy cab.
