Dually Outside Measurement to Jacks Each Side
Hello, Can someone tell me what is the gap between the Jack legs and your Ford/Chev/Ram Dually Fenders when loaded? I assume even with swing out brackets for Jacks the gap between fenders and Jacks ...
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My Ford is 96 inches across the fenders. I have about 1.5 inches clearance on each side with the Happijac swing out brackets on my Bigfoot 10.4. On the Bigfoot 9.6 (from 1998) I had about 3/4 inch on each side, and that was after spacing the jacks out an additional 2 inches.
The tailgate opening is 60 inches, the camper box widens behind the wheel wells to 57 inches. Forward of that the camper is 47 inches, and there are 50 inches between the wheel wells. I have built a centering device that leaves a little less than 1/4 inch on each side in both places. It is a few pieces of plywood fit to the bed so they cannot move, with 2x2 cleats glued/screwed to them, 10 deg bevel to guide camper box in, HDPE plastic covered to prevent abrasion damage. Confining the space, and providing long lines to line up with, has actually made it easier to load - very easy to see which way to go and how much. This is what it looked like before painting and putting the HDPE on:
The tailgate opening is 60 inches, the camper box widens behind the wheel wells to 57 inches. Forward of that the camper is 47 inches, and there are 50 inches between the wheel wells. I have built a centering device that leaves a little less than 1/4 inch on each side in both places. It is a few pieces of plywood fit to the bed so they cannot move, with 2x2 cleats glued/screwed to them, 10 deg bevel to guide camper box in, HDPE plastic covered to prevent abrasion damage. Confining the space, and providing long lines to line up with, has actually made it easier to load - very easy to see which way to go and how much. This is what it looked like before painting and putting the HDPE on:
