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Old Aug 10, 2015 | 05:38 PM
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Hows the camper Mike?
Good. Tows nice and the frame is straight(er) than it was before.
They "built" a sub frame for the suspension. What a joke.
All they did was weld 3 pieces of 1"x3" tubing between the spring mounts, similar to what Randy did but these are welded in. I could have done that myself....
 
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Old Aug 10, 2015 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by fordpower88
Then what my 7.3? If so it's about the same pulling. Maybe a little better but considering I have a ton more power, 4.10 gears and my camper is heavier and bigger I am just fine with that.



The problem is if the stuff hasn't been washed much it pretty much isn't just dirt that needs to be cleaned it has actually stained it and that is almost impossible to clean. Better off redoing it and then keeping it clean going forward from there.
And the truck probably weighs probably 500lbs more anyways. I did mean the 7.3. Did you ever pull with the 6.0?
 
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Old Aug 10, 2015 | 06:43 PM
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so what your saying is the insurance company got hosed.......
 
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Old Aug 10, 2015 | 09:22 PM
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That is a joke Mike. I hope it is really better anyway.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2015 | 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by HP junkie
so what your saying is the insurance company got hosed.......
Pretty much.

Originally Posted by DieselCamper01
That is a joke Mike. I hope it is really better anyway.
Yeah, it is.
It's better, at least the axles are under it where they belong again...
 
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Old Aug 10, 2015 | 09:33 PM
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That counts for something I guess.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2015 | 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Ford79
Good. Tows nice and the frame is straight(er) than it was before.
They "built" a sub frame for the suspension. What a joke.
All they did was weld 3 pieces of 1"x3" tubing between the spring mounts, similar to what Randy did but these are welded in. I could have done that myself....
Glad it tows good. So what is the part that is a joke? Just how they did it or what? If the insurance company paid for it then they might as well do it vs you having to waste your time doing it.

Originally Posted by wildstang
And the truck probably weighs probably 500lbs more anyways. I did mean the 7.3. Did you ever pull with the 6.0?
Ok I wasn't sure if you meant when it was stock or after I deleted and tuned it. Only ever towed the boat with the 6.0 and that was it.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2015 | 09:49 PM
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Geeze Mike - that really bites....
Glad that it tracks well now.. That doesn't sound like a subframe to me - rather they built 3 crossmembers..

My camper has a 2x8 rectangular tubing frame rail welded to the bottom of the 2x8 I-beam chassis of the camper. Tieing those frame rails together with crossmembers creates a full subframe.
At least by their tieing the suspension mounts together it will lend a lot of additional supprt to the existing chassis.









 
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 05:10 AM
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Originally Posted by fordpower88
Glad it tows good. So what is the part that is a joke? Just how they did it or what? If the insurance company paid for it then they might as well do it vs you having to waste your time doing it.



Ok I wasn't sure if you meant when it was stock or after I deleted and tuned it. Only ever towed the boat with the 6.0 and that was it.
Can you tell a difference between stock and deleted with the 6.4?
 
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Good morning and have a terrific Tuesday and stay dry MN
 
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 06:26 AM
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Good morning Jim and the rest of the Minnesota gang!
 
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 06:43 AM
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Good morning Jim and Randy.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 06:46 AM
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Good morning fellas!

Another beautiful day in paradise! Enjoy it while it lasts.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 07:43 AM
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Good morning Jim, Randy, Cory, Jay and the rest of the crew stopping by!

Have a great Tuesday everyone!
 
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 07:44 AM
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