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.
Since then we've spent some time getting used to it, stocking it with supplies, doing a couple short drives and reading tons of threads here which have been very helpful. I already had Roadmaster helper springs on it, but we added a rear Hellwig Big Wig because the body roll was a bit scary.
My main question here is that the COG sticker on the TC is behind the rear axle of my truck. This camper is designed for a short box truck. There's no way I can move it forward any more, because it will hit my tail lights. I have to shim it off the bed with a 2x4. To gain clearance at the cabover, I had to screw 2x6s stacked on top of each other to shim it off the bed 3". I get they have to make a camper one size fits all and this is designed to also probably fit a 1/2 ton truck (which would overload it so that doesn't make any sense to me), and on a 1/2 ton truck the COG would possibly be forward more than it sits on my truck. Any thoughts on this?
The water tank is at the front of the TC so if I filled it that might change things. I'm loading most of the stuff at the front of the camper the best I can. It seems to drive ok, doesn't seem lighter on the front axle. When I set it down, both ends of the truck drop, albeit the rear drops a whole bunch more. I'm thinking since it's a 3/4 ton truck I can get away with it? OR did I just waste several years of saving up?
Since then we've spent some time getting used to it, stocking it with supplies, doing a couple short drives and reading tons of threads here which have been very helpful. I already had Roadmaster helper springs on it, but we added a rear Hellwig Big Wig because the body roll was a bit scary.
My main question here is that the COG sticker on the TC is behind the rear axle of my truck. This camper is designed for a short box truck. There's no way I can move it forward any more, because it will hit my tail lights. I have to shim it off the bed with a 2x4. To gain clearance at the cabover, I had to screw 2x6s stacked on top of each other to shim it off the bed 3". I get they have to make a camper one size fits all and this is designed to also probably fit a 1/2 ton truck (which would overload it so that doesn't make any sense to me), and on a 1/2 ton truck the COG would possibly be forward more than it sits on my truck. Any thoughts on this?
The water tank is at the front of the TC so if I filled it that might change things. I'm loading most of the stuff at the front of the camper the best I can. It seems to drive ok, doesn't seem lighter on the front axle. When I set it down, both ends of the truck drop, albeit the rear drops a whole bunch more. I'm thinking since it's a 3/4 ton truck I can get away with it? OR did I just waste several years of saving up?
