Camper Package on F-350
Looking at used F-350 Dually's for my camper. Not seeing many with the camper package. Anyone found a solution to modify F-350 for that so it can carry large camper safely?
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so if you put the springs from a dually on your f350 SRW it will ride pretty close to the same as a dually (going to start a whole argument here, please don't lets take that argument to a different topic) it won't legally raise your load carrying legally, but it will be very similar to a dually with out the extra width. then add the sway bar, a Hellwig bigwig is a very good one. ya the springs and sway bar will cost a big but it is not a lot compared to getting a new vehicle. how much are you over the rear axel weight right now?
the camper package actually has nothing to do with a camper, just a old name carried forward over time, springs and a sway bar is pretty much it if you get a gas motor, if you have diesel you already have the front springs so its just rear springs and a sway bar.
as for the gas / diesel debate engine weight is minimal, in the ford its 480lbs difference over the base, and 400lbs difference over the 7.3 gas (including all the parts that go with it) so with campers engine weight isn't an issue unless you want to put a motor bike carrier on a front receiver and haul a Harley. seeing you have the V10 that is probably less of a difference.
as for the reason you stated of low milage, I am not sure that I would go that way either.. gas goes bad diesel pretty much lasts forever, where gas starts to degrade in 3 to 4 months diesel can go up to 2 years before you have to worry about it. so just from a fuel system standpoint for something that's not used as much the diesel is better.
Thanks for posting.
Dually springs on a SWR haven't heard of that. It rides perfectly level now with the lower stableloads. Always thought the better stability of the duallys was due to the wider stance. Have you actually done this? How much is due to the springs and how much does the wider stance contribute to the increased stability?
the spring mounts and shock mounts are all identical, so that negates the wider stance issue when it comes to the body/frame moving relative to the axel. the only difference between the leaf springs is in some cases an extra spring in the pack in other cases just heavier springs.
I have not don't it in my 2014, yet, but I did do it with my 1999 F250. I had the springs from a dually in it. wider stance doesn't contribute to it at all, that is just a function of them trying to get 4 tires under the rear end so they can put heaver springs to carry the heavier load. the increase in stability you are felling when going from a SRW to a DRW is nothing more than the function of the factory sway bar and factory heavier rated springs.
You must have had 19.5 tires on that F-250.
I asked AI about this and it agrees with you on the dually springs. I asked which would give less sway dually springs or lower stableloads. Here is the response.
Short answer: Both help, but a full dually (DRW) spring pack will generally reduce sway more than StableLoads alone — however, StableLoads (especially when paired with a beefy rear sway bar) usually give almost the same anti-sway benefit with far better empty-ride comfort.
Since I already have the stableloads, if I decide to keep this truck I will just add a larger rear sway bar. Most times I use the truck there is a heavy load on it but it would be nicer to ride empty with the stableloads.
