mkirsch wrote:
Propane fridges only need to be within 3 degrees of level. That is 5" in 8'.
On a 16' long pickup truck, the front would have to be 10" higher than the rear, or the rear would be 10" higher than the front. You would barely be able to stand up, and you'd be sliding out of bed.
Where it was sitting on blocks, it didn't look anywhere near 10" off level to me.
Did the fridge work before?
Didn't check, but it was off level. So noticably that we slept with our heads towards the back of the truck camper. The refrigerator did not work before, but we swear we got it to fire up on propane at a buddy's house before we left. Last night in a level driveway plugged in, it worked great. Pictures are deceiving. It had to easily have been 10" off level. For that time, it was just the best we were able to achieve. We plan on going back there this weekend for another one night stay. I walked around before we left and I have another place to park this thing so that it should be level with minimal blocks, if any. Haven't mentioned before, but it is a 3-way unit.
Airbags are rated for 100 psi. From what I understand, airlift has a great warranty and I'm also sure that companies like this under rate these kinds of products to give some dummy room. The ride really wasn't that stiff from stock at 75psi. If they were much lower, the ride felt really unstable around sweeping turns. 75 or so worked great on the pressure. I ordered a hellwig sway bar. I'm not into finding the best "now". I just know that in the old school days that they were the only ones worth buying. I found a great price on one and snatched it up. The tires are rated for 3750lbs each at 80psi. The axle is a Dana 80. I feel plenty safe with the info that I have so far. I'm no stranger to hauling heavy weight. This is what I'm sitting in right now patiently waiting to start my four day weekend.
Edit: not sure if I also mentioned this or not, but the refrigerator seems to be working just fine now. I have already started looking into a small heather to run off of electricity. I have to beef up some insulation too. There are doors on the inside of the camper so you can access the bed and they seem to have a few gaps that I would lose heat through. Even just some packing tape on the hatch seams would keep the heat in a little better.
