Truck camper and towing
Good morning, I have a 2012 ram 3500 mega cab srw. I am looking at either a northern lite 8.11 or an arctic fox 865 both units 2023. I’m looking for advice on tow setups. Manufacturers don’t seem to...
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jimh406 wrote:Hemisport wrote:
Well, I’m going run it for now and if I find it bad I will get a new 1 ton Chevy short box which gives you the 6’8” box as opposed to 6’4”
And the payload is apparently close to 6 k on the srw Chevy
Keep in mind that the max payload is usually for a stripped down 2 door, gasoline, and 2 WD truck. Maybe you know that.
However, the biggest advantage is the Chevy has probably all of those inches in front of the rear axle which will effectively move the COG forward. Similarly, if you can go with a Supercab/Extended cab, it will also move the weight forward relative to the front axle. If you need a crew, that won't work of course.
Correct, the additional bed length is forward of the axle, but…
The additional cab to axle minus the additional wheelbase works out to around $33,000 per inch of effective camper center of gravity relocation when there’s no problem with that now.
And a shorter cab with a short bed as the OP has said won’t move more weight forward, it’ll be just slightly less stable due to a shorter wheelbase. And I guess save a few lbs off the empty rear axle weight.
What the OP or you proposed is literally not any significant or meaningful geometric upgrade from his current truck.
