Can it be done with a lifted truck?

[Ugly1]

I have heard a lot of people with just SRW and no lift complain about heavy winds so I do agree with the above poster, with a big hard side on that lifted truck you'd be asking for it in windy conditions.

Everyone has. Getting good results isn't impossible but finding people with the necessary common attributes of want/know how/means of doing so are kinda rare. SRW trucks aren't usually set up from the factory to haul a real load with high wind drag and CG. The commercial offroad aftermarket can be a quagmire of brohan extreme, 4 chrome shocks per wheel poser monster rock crawling desert dawgs wasteland. Making a good rig is hard at least when it's more than just for show anyway. There are lots of land mines to avoid on the way.

[Balzer]

Something to think about is the fact that lift springs are almost always stiffer than factory springs. So someone saying they felt uneasy with the camper on their stock truck may find out it does BETTER after its lifted. Just my 2 cents worth.

[crh]

Here's a 2200 lb. Lance 845 Lite camper on our Dodge Cummins 2500 4x4... 285 E-Rated BFG T/A's (33" O.D.) and 4" lift, Rancho HD steering damper and Rancho 9000 shocks, rears cranked up to '9', rear sway bar and Firestone air bags pumped to 70 PSI make it a non-issue, no matter what the on-road (or light off-road) situation... and I have a REALLY heavy foot... excellent accident avoidance. 11' 7" clearance... great rig, but gotta go a little bigger in the Lance line... too small for 2 parents, a huge 9 year-old *and* a huge dog! One thing I learned using this rig is that *power and brakes*, and lots of 'em, is MANDATORY, maneuverability is helped IMMENSELY by the ability to accelerate and brake well even with a one-ton+ camper... to that end, we equipped the Cummins 24V H.O. motor with an extra 100 HP and 300 ft/lbs of torque without hurting mileage and reliability and longevity at all... that seemed to do the trick... ;^)


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[redthies]

Nice looking rig crh... And welcome to ExPo! As you and many others have stated here, with proper parts and set up, lifted trucks are great for campers. My F350 hauls the camper much nicer with the suspension upgrades.

[ib14a69]

I original used my srw f350 to haul my 990 artic fox. Had over loads, air bags and toyo m55 tires. It was scarey just being at stock height.
Now 99% percent use of the dodge dually is to haul the camper.
I was thinking about eventually putting a lift on the dually or leveling it out and running semi 22.5 wheels and tires on it. Does anyone have a report on how big rig tires handle campers?

[ib14a69]

I would asume it would handle just great since the load rating for the tires and wheels would never get maxed out.
I was at 21k 2 weeks ago headed over to the washington overland ralley in plain.
handled great. The dodge is set up though with air bags, overloads, tork lift stable lift, and rear hellwig sway bar.