TC newbie, can I get some input please?
A couple weeks ago we finally brought our new TC home. We used to own an older TT several years ago and didn't like it too much. Mainly because I like to take my Jeep with me for trail riding, etc. ...
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Wow. 5 pages in a little over a day.
Over such a trivial non-issue, too.
With all due respect, sleepy is over-reacting here. There is nothing special about that truck or that camper. It's a typical everyday Ford F250, and a stock off the lot Travel Lite TC.
That you had to shim it back and build up the base to clear the cab is NORMAL. If you search the forum, you see many people have to do the same thing to make the campers fit in the latest model trucks. There has been a trend to make the trucks bigger and meaner-looking each year, so boxes are much deeper, cabs are much higher.
Using them together may be a "compromise" but it's a very minor one. There is nothing there that will cause the rig to suddenly burst into flames and cartwheel down the highway into a busload of nuns and orphans.
Having the COG 2" behind the axle is NO BIG DEAL. In your truck's glove compartment is a sticker and a manual. Between them, you can find the acceptable COG range for a truck camper in your truck. It most assuredly ranges farther than 2" from the axle.
The COG marked on the camper is only the FACTORY, EMPTY COG. The COG changes as you load stuff in, fill the tanks, etc.. Full fresh tank moves the COG way forward.
Since both the front and rear end of the truck sink down some as the camper is loaded, the COG is actually FORWARD of the rear axle.
Your only problem here is a little bit of excess SQUAT in the rear end. That is simple to deal with, using any of the common suspension add-ons, or some work at a spring shop.
Over such a trivial non-issue, too.
With all due respect, sleepy is over-reacting here. There is nothing special about that truck or that camper. It's a typical everyday Ford F250, and a stock off the lot Travel Lite TC.
That you had to shim it back and build up the base to clear the cab is NORMAL. If you search the forum, you see many people have to do the same thing to make the campers fit in the latest model trucks. There has been a trend to make the trucks bigger and meaner-looking each year, so boxes are much deeper, cabs are much higher.
Using them together may be a "compromise" but it's a very minor one. There is nothing there that will cause the rig to suddenly burst into flames and cartwheel down the highway into a busload of nuns and orphans.
Having the COG 2" behind the axle is NO BIG DEAL. In your truck's glove compartment is a sticker and a manual. Between them, you can find the acceptable COG range for a truck camper in your truck. It most assuredly ranges farther than 2" from the axle.
The COG marked on the camper is only the FACTORY, EMPTY COG. The COG changes as you load stuff in, fill the tanks, etc.. Full fresh tank moves the COG way forward.
Since both the front and rear end of the truck sink down some as the camper is loaded, the COG is actually FORWARD of the rear axle.
Your only problem here is a little bit of excess SQUAT in the rear end. That is simple to deal with, using any of the common suspension add-ons, or some work at a spring shop.
