loading camper question(s)

[tmart]

Seeking advice regarding proper distance between truck side rails and
bottom of cab over.
also is there a tork spec regarding front turnbuckles/w spring kits?
Thanks.

[tmart]

yes...the vid was most helpful as were you and dually.....
I appreciate the info......

[Area13]

tmart wrote:
I misspoke ..Not sure they are torklift...
they are the stainless steel cylindars with the 1/2: threaded rods
and hooks...no chain...

Like these? This is what I run. Pretty easy.
http://www.torklift.com/video/springloadxl/springloadxl1.mp4

[tmart]

I misspoke ..Not sure they are torklift...
they are the stainless steel cylindars with the 1/2: threaded rods
and hooks...no chain...

[AKSuperDually]

It's probably 1/2" too high based on your information. I wouldn't change a thing for 1/2"

Run with it for a few runs, and see how it goes. Err on the high side, adjust from there. I think you've done that.

To your turnbuckle question....

You state, torklift springloads....does that mean the basic ones?
Do they look like this?:


Here's instructions for those:
basic torklift turnbuckle instruction video
300 inch lbs it sounds....

Try www.torklift.com for specific instructions on all their different types of turnbuckles.

[tmart]

Using torklift turnbuckles
Eagle Cap 950 camper on 1 ton HD 3500 crew cab dually long bed...
Have put in 2.5" spacer in bed (wood and dense rubber) as newer truck rail are 2"
higher than older models...
I currently have about 2.5" space between rails and camper...
Sounds as though I may be close ?? should I reduce this space ??

[AKSuperDually]

What kind of turnbuckles are you using?

Also, it may help to know what kind of camper and truck.

Campers not made specifically for a certain truck model, sometimes have to be mounted with risers in the bed to gain adequate clearance....I'd go with ~2". But I'm guessing. Shouldn't be much flex there, and you want the camper to be as low in the bed as possible without touching.