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I ended up deciding to go with a dually swap. Cool thing about these older trucks, it's a direct bolt in. In the long term it will be cheaper to do this than buying larger rims and tires. 19.5 rims were about $255 each, and rubber was about $420 each, so for four tires with no spare would be about $2700, whereas the dually swap is going to cost me about $1830 plus some spare time.371Views1like0CommentsRe: Hauling my camper
Good morning, Thanks for the reply. The truck is actually a 1990 f350, when I built it I never changed the fender decals. The tires I'm running are 235/85R16 rated at 3042lbs each. I spent a considerable amount of time last night looking up wheels and tires. Only way to get a heavier weight capacity rim is to get a trailer rim it appears. I also have read its not a good idea to use one on a driven axle. I started pricing out 19.5 rims, they sure are proud of them. Has anyone heard of Arrowhead dually adapters? I have a lead on a set, with duallys it would definitely put me in a safe wheel load range.463Views0likes1CommentHauling my camper
Hello everyone, Looks like the forums had an update since I last posted... Last time I was here I was updating about how I was restoring a new to me 1996 Lance Legend 945. Its since been finished, its progress you can see here https://community.goodsam.com/t5/travel-trailer-group/new-to-me-lance-legend-945/td-p/3619782/page/2 I finally took it on its first journey in who knows how long, last weekend. We took it to the beach. Truck handled it just fine. On my way home, I decided to hit up the scales. 7500 on the rear axles. Yikes! That's 1500 over my tires ratings. When I do some google fu looking up the Legend 945, I can find tons of photos of this camper on single rear wheel drive trucks. For the life of me I can't find a rim/wheel combo that puts me into a safe limit. So for those driving a SRW truck and a heavy camper, what wheels/rims are y'all using?494Views1like4CommentsRe: New to me Lance Legend 945
Spent all of yesterday peeling off the old kaulking off the roof, and laid down a new fresh layer. Good to go for the next 8ish years. Today I'll be making sure all the window seams are sealed nice and good, and then go investigate why the toilet water supply was disconnected. after that, I just need to replace the truck connector and she's ready to go!1.3KViews0likes0CommentsRe: New to me Lance Legend 945
That's what I like about the closets in the Lance, they were lined with Fir. Always smells good to open them. Today I pulled out the old water heater, replaced it with an upgraded Suburban unit that is same for same, except it has an optional 110v heater. I'll wire that in later. Replaced the leaky kitchen faucet. Like a dummy I installed the hot and cold lines on backwards. I'll fix that later. Tested the on board atwood forced air heater. Holy cow that thing gets toasty fast! Having all the ducting throuought the camper helps I'm sure. I also found the toilet water supply was disconnected and capped off for some reason... Project for another day. All access doors to the bed of the truck need the gasket replaced. Can definitely feel a draft. Radio didn't work. Turns out fuse behind it was bad. Replaced it, tuner is dead. Had a cassette in it still. Good ol' Johnny Cash. Played that while sorting out the water heater. Forecast shows warm and sunny this upcoming weekend. Hoping to finish re-kaulking everything then. Knock on wood, hoping to take 'er out camping for one last hoorah trip to the beach before the season is over. Overall, it's been a productive past few days. Vacation time is up, back to work tomorrow, but I'll be puttering around at it throuought the week after work.1.3KViews0likes0CommentsRe: New to me Lance Legend 945
Well, now that the side is repaired, I've been testing the other systems. Inverter is working, fan in it is a little loud, sounds like a playing card in a bycicle spoke. Also found that the water heater is bad. It is a suburban unit, went to pull the anode plug and it snapped off. Drilled it out, ran a flush wand through it, and it kicked out a bunch of porcelain material, along with a lot of white crud, probably calcification from never being flushed out. Lucky enough, camper was built with a water heater bypass, so turned all the valves, and put a few gallons in the fresh tank and ran the pump. Found the kitchen sink cold water fitting is cracked, and the faucet leaks at the knob. Joy of restoring a 20+ year old unit. Gotta love it.1.3KViews0likes0CommentsRe: New to me Lance Legend 945
@Grit dog, that entire post was sattire. I'm hauling this bad boy with my 1990 F350 crew cab. Ignore the fender decals, I was lazy when I built the truck. Anyhow,got the side all buttoned up, caulked, and puttied back up. All four jacks back on and nice and stable again. overall I think I got about 40 hours and about $900 in materials. Now to just finish re-kaulking the roof, moving my ac over from my old camper, and a few odds and ends then she's ready to camp another day.1.3KViews0likes0CommentsRe: New to me Lance Legend 945
Alright everyone. So I was browsing Craigslist last night, and I found a 2002 tundra with a 4 cylinder in it, already has a flat bed on it. will it hold this camper? I think it'll do fine if I air the tires up just a little more... OK where is everyone now? Haha I am a master diesel mechanic, so I already have most major tools, and a screw gun has definitely been a game changer taking this apart. What's been a challenge is getting all the staples out without damaging the good wood and aluminum. A few have pulled through, but I believe I can reuse all the sheets. Patience is key there. I'll mention it to my old man, he's the one helping me rebuild it. Back in the 70's he helped me grandfather build their house and garage from the ground up, plus he completely built his RV from scratch using the shell of a 2000 E450 mini bus, so his carpentry skills definitely eclipse mine. I'll be uploading photos as I go, so far this has been a fun project.1.3KViews0likes0Comments
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