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- mkirschNomad IIIf you have more than 3/4" of clearance outside, then the dually brackets won't gain you anything. You still have to thread the camper in between the wheel wells, and there is only about 3/4" of clearance on each side there.
Judging by my setup you should have 2-4" of clearance on each side with a SRW pickup as a general rule. If you miss that you're definitely putting a dent in the wheel well with the camper. - 805greggExplorerI just had a weld break on my swing out jacks, that dropped my camper on my wife's car. If you don't need them don't use them
- billyray50ExplorerOne word YES!! Never had dually brackets till my recent purchase of new to me 1998 Lance 990 Legend 11' 3' dry bath model. My truck is a SRW and easier to load even for a non dually. Have not noticed any less sturdiness either and just pivot them back when driving!! I had a 2004 Lance 815 for a short time at that was very hard to load, very close. IMHO no downsides at all.
- jmcgsdExplorerThe downside would be that you may not remember to move them to "load" position if you don't have a Dually. I did this a few times even with my DRW and had to lower the TC and fix the problem.
The upsides would be that if you ever do buy a Dually you will be ready. Also if your TC ever needs to be carried on a Dually it will be possible.
Take it from me, a TC is far more stable on a DRW. It's a different driving experience. I loved my truck campers, but it was sometimes a white knuckle ride on my F250. I never felt that way after I bought the F350 DRW. - jimh406Explorer IIIYou have to pivot them loading and unloading which is minor. When pivoted, the jacks are positioned farther forward for traveling. Relatively speaking, the front is more wobbly on the jacks. You need a little more width to unload, so I have to watch how close I park for jack clearance if I need to unload.
I'd take the drw hinges off mine if I could still load.
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