Need some advice!
Can anyone help me identify and research info about this Truck Camper? It is for sale, and the owner knows nothing about it. He took it in on a trade, and he never used it. He called it an Americana, ...
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Gig,
It does look heavy. Purdy, though. As above: figgedaboutit. It needs a 350 or 3500, long bed. Keep looking, or get another truck that could handle that load. There is a high percentage of folks on here who have further improved their weight carrying capability just to handle the truck camper.
You do need a TC that is specifically made for a short bed truck. The unfortunate fact is there many fewer campers made for a SB. Further, a 2500 SB, even HD, has fewer campers that can be carried without some suspension modifications. Look at the GVWR listed on the door pillar or in the glove box. I suspect it's 8800 pounds or up to 9200 pounds, which limits the amount of weight you can carry (usually because of the limit on the stock tires).
regards, as always, jefe
It does look heavy. Purdy, though. As above: figgedaboutit. It needs a 350 or 3500, long bed. Keep looking, or get another truck that could handle that load. There is a high percentage of folks on here who have further improved their weight carrying capability just to handle the truck camper.
You do need a TC that is specifically made for a short bed truck. The unfortunate fact is there many fewer campers made for a SB. Further, a 2500 SB, even HD, has fewer campers that can be carried without some suspension modifications. Look at the GVWR listed on the door pillar or in the glove box. I suspect it's 8800 pounds or up to 9200 pounds, which limits the amount of weight you can carry (usually because of the limit on the stock tires).
regards, as always, jefe
