phaidinyak wrote:
... 11.5 ft Knapheide PGNC flatbed ... Eagle Cap 1165 ...
I am assuming you chose the 84" CA wheelbase Ram 5500 as the base for your 11.5' deck.
The rear of the EC1165 needs 12-18" clearance from the bed floor for the items that sit below the rear skirts. How will you make it fit? It will already be about 13' high just sitting on the bed, so will go with a raised platform and go for maximum height? Will you cut out the deck and inset the lower rear sections into the cutouts? Or will you scoot the camper up as far forward as possible and use the front as additional storage space?
Our AF811 will most like be replaced with a Host Mammoth next year and I did not see a practical way of using a longer deck than 9' (unless you want forward storage) without customization to the camper or deck.