Bucky
Observer
On New Year's Day, I mounted a 2004 FWC Hawk (approx. 1100 lbs) on my new 2012 Sierra 1500 ext. cab 4x4 5.3L. It squats the rear end 2 inches and change, and 1 inch on the frontend.
Visually, the truck/camper combo looks good. The wheel well openings are pretty much equadistant to the tops of the tires, front and rear. The truck hardly knows the camper is there; ride and handling are about the same as without it.
So, I'm thinking, "Good to go!"', until another thought crossed my mind: SPRING FATIGUE.
This camper was originally mounted on my 2003 Sierra, same specs. It sagged more in the back, which I corrected with SSA8 SuperSprings.
My questions:
- How much spring fatigue can I expect with the STOCK SUSPENSION? How soon?
- With SUPERSPRINGS? How soon?
NOTE: I tend to leave the camper on for the spring and summer. Bad idea?
I like the plug 'n' play aspect of the SuperSprings. The new truck has a much better ride empty out of the chute than the 2003 Sierra did; hopefully, SuperSprings wouldn't affect it too much.
Thanks for your help.
Bucky
New Bern, North Carolina
Visually, the truck/camper combo looks good. The wheel well openings are pretty much equadistant to the tops of the tires, front and rear. The truck hardly knows the camper is there; ride and handling are about the same as without it.
So, I'm thinking, "Good to go!"', until another thought crossed my mind: SPRING FATIGUE.
This camper was originally mounted on my 2003 Sierra, same specs. It sagged more in the back, which I corrected with SSA8 SuperSprings.
My questions:
- How much spring fatigue can I expect with the STOCK SUSPENSION? How soon?
- With SUPERSPRINGS? How soon?
NOTE: I tend to leave the camper on for the spring and summer. Bad idea?
I like the plug 'n' play aspect of the SuperSprings. The new truck has a much better ride empty out of the chute than the 2003 Sierra did; hopefully, SuperSprings wouldn't affect it too much.
Thanks for your help.
Bucky
New Bern, North Carolina
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