The shorter the center of gravity, the better right?

[iwanttoretireea]

From my understanding, you can't go wrong with a small COG from the front. I'm trying to find the most versatile camper I can find (eg. the Lance 850 that can fit on short and long bed pickups).

What COG number is too long for most 1 ton pickups (whether it's short bed, long bed reg cab, extended cab, other configurations)?

[iwanttoretireea]

@Lwiddis: there are several companies out there advertising campers that fit both short and long bed trucks and I am trying to wrap my head around it

[Lwiddis]

Why not follow the manufacturer’s recommendations? Attempting to reinvent the wheel can get expensive.

[Kayteg1]

Theoretically you can.
For example would you put 6' camper with 7' cabover on short bed pickup - that could overload front axle.
But such combos don't exist.
Coming to your actual question, there is no specific distance where placement of COG makes it bad or good. It is combination of weight.
On practical note - you simply need to weight rear axle to avoid overloading and then different track handle tall and long load differently.
My long camper has COG about 65" behind the cabin and Ford dually handles that just fine.

[jimh406]

Just go with what the manufacturer suggests. If they say it is a short bed camper, it’s fine for short beds, etc.

In practice, it’s probably not going to matter that much unless the TC is much longer than the truck bed.