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wintersun
Mar 06, 2014Explorer II
If you put the camper on the truck and it sags in the back then you need more support and the choice is between overloads like the Supersprings or air bags.
StableLoads may help with sway but they do nothing to improve the load carrying capacity of your truck. The manufactures use leaf springs and if they are not enough then it makes more sense to me to add more springs instead of something that reduces the range of travel of the springs.
For reducing sway I would start by upgrading the shocks and having the tires at the recommended pressures per the truck manufacturer. If that was not enough I would add a beefy anti-sway bar. Last resort would be upgrading the tires as this will reduce sidewall flex.
I put a 3400 lb. camper in my stock 2011 GM SRW 2500HD truck and it did not sag in the rear and road sway was not a problem. I later added SuperSprings to be able to carry more weight and put on Rancho shocks and switched out the 3195 rated tires for ones rated at 3750. I was building a greater load carrying capacity and not needing to fix a problem with the stock truck.
StableLoads may help with sway but they do nothing to improve the load carrying capacity of your truck. The manufactures use leaf springs and if they are not enough then it makes more sense to me to add more springs instead of something that reduces the range of travel of the springs.
For reducing sway I would start by upgrading the shocks and having the tires at the recommended pressures per the truck manufacturer. If that was not enough I would add a beefy anti-sway bar. Last resort would be upgrading the tires as this will reduce sidewall flex.
I put a 3400 lb. camper in my stock 2011 GM SRW 2500HD truck and it did not sag in the rear and road sway was not a problem. I later added SuperSprings to be able to carry more weight and put on Rancho shocks and switched out the 3195 rated tires for ones rated at 3750. I was building a greater load carrying capacity and not needing to fix a problem with the stock truck.
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