lowering rear truck bumper to clear camper

[rfuerst911sc]

My camper is shy about 5-6 inches of going all the way into the bed of the truck because the rear portion of the camper hits the truck bumper. The camper would have to be 4 " higher to clear or the bumper would have to be 4 " lower. I can't raise the camper 4 " because I have a tall truck and my lift system will not go an additional 4 " higher. So has anyone lowered their rear bumper ? Or made a bumper ? I was thinking of making a tube or square bumper to allow sewer hose storage.

[ticki2]

rfuerst911sc wrote:
My camper is shy about 5-6 inches of going all the way into the bed of the truck because the rear portion of the camper hits the truck bumper. The camper would have to be 4 " higher to clear or the bumper would have to be 4 " lower. I can't raise the camper 4 " because I have a tall truck and my lift system will not go an additional 4 " higher. So has anyone lowered their rear bumper ? Or made a bumper ? I was thinking of making a tube or square bumper to allow sewer hose storage.

I would try the camper set back the 5 or 6 inches first . Mine is set back at least that far and handles fine . The front space comes in handy for storage . Removing the bumper is easy so you could try it both ways to compare any differences .

[mkirsch]

Only thing I can see is lowering the bumper 4" will cause it to interfere with the receiver hitch.

Otherwise it's not going to hurt anything to lower it or remove it entirely.

[Reddog1]

For different reasons, I have raised my TC as much as 5" with no issues. I could not tell any difference in MPG or the way the truck drove. It was easier to wash the top of the cab.

[Bedlam]

If you plan to keep the TC on truck except for service, you can save weight by removing the bumper.

[69_Avion]

I put my Avion on a modern Ford truck bed trailer and I used the factory bumper that came with the bed. I mounted the bumper in the factory position and I had to leave the camper about 3" back further than where I used to keep it on the older truck.

[rfuerst911sc]

Good point.

[noxinnhoj]

My tc is the same,I leave it about 6 inches back from the front of the box and put blocking in between.It doesn't change the center of gravity much.