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Oct 16, 2020

Sidewall of truck height

Good afternoon. We are planning to purchase a Lance 1172 next spring. I have been researching items that I will probably be doing to the truck. We have a 2014 Chevy Silverado 3500HD, DRW, CC 8' bed,4X4mDuraax. My question: Is the sidewall of the bed to tall for the 1172. I have l00ked through the specs and did not see the height required for the part of the TC that sits in the bed. I have 21" to the top of the sidewalls, because I have a horse stall mat in the bed.
I did a search on this site, but I probably did not word it correctly, and had no results.
We are so excited to be getting the TC, Can hardly wait till next spring., and hitting the road. We have a small 5er we want to sell first before purchasing the TC.
Thanks in advance for any input you have to offer.
Safe Travels
Have a Pleasant day.

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13 Replies

Geo_Boy
Explorer II
Oct 16, 2020
Bill, be aware that your truck bed may have the infamous GM crown. My 2015 has it and I just added an additional 20” long piece of rubber bed mat in the rear portion of bed to compensate for the crown.
woodworker414
Explorer
Oct 16, 2020
ranholago, thanks for the reply
ranholago
Explorer
Oct 16, 2020
My 2002 Lance 1130 needs about 2 inches to clear the cab of my 2006 f 350 drw. ( I use 2x6 laying down for the spacer and works fine) My guess is that a new Lance mated with 2014 Chevy would probably be fine with out any spacers in the bed. but just a guess on my part. I would think by 2014, Lance and the big 3 would have that all ironed out.
My 1997 Lance 165 needed about 3" to clear the cab of my 1999 f 250.