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Old 08-27-2018, 07:47 AM
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F350 camper in truck with no camper package

So in may I bought a 2018 cclb 4x4 6.2 I do not have the camper package, for hunting I'm looking at a older camper that weights 1900lb dry my trucks payload is 3692, anyone experienced with hauling campers Thi k it will be ok even without camper package?
 
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Old 08-27-2018, 10:24 AM
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What size wheels and tires? Ford doesn’t offer the camper package on the 250/350 with 20” wheels.

For an F350 with 18” wheels, the truck is already fitted with five-leaf rear spring packs, so there's no rear spring upgrade like on the 250. The optional camper package just adds a rear sway bar, a camper certification, and (maybe) a slight front spring upgrade.

You can add the factory rear sway bar, or you Can install a third-party product (I.e., Hellwig). For a light camper, I suspect the front spring difference may not be a major concern, especially if Ford already upgraded your truck’s front springs to accommodate other options.

The camper certification identifies maximum camper weights with respect to center-of-gravity location ranges in the bed. As long as your camper’s fore-and-aft CoG is in a zone between 0” and ~18” ahead of the rear axle center line, then you're probably OK. You definitely don’t want the camper’s CoG located behind the rear axle.

The truck will have no problem with a camper of that weight, but try to keep heavy loads as low as possible. The camper’s wet / loaded weight may well be an additional 500-800 pounds more.

You’ll need to set up your camper as a trailer in the truck’s towing menu in order to activate the battery charging circuit. If your camper doesn't have tail lights, you may need an adapter.

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Old 08-27-2018, 10:29 AM
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Stock 17" think they are lt245/75 iirc
 
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Check the rear spring packs...They may be four-leaf packs.
 
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Apparently my truck has same spring pack as a f250 with the camper package
 
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Sounds correct. The four-leaf rear spring packs used on the F250 with the camper package and on the F350 with 17” wheels are a bit softer than the five-leaf packs on the F350 with 18” or 20” wheels.

Adding the rear sway bar, keeping an eye on the CoG location, and keeping the camper’s loaded / wet weight below 2500 lbs. should work for you. A trip to the CAT scales after you’re all loaded up might be a good idea.

What are your plans for tie-downs and turnbuckles?

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Was gonna make tie downs that bolt into pockets on box rails and use turnbuckles , that's the only legal way to do it, for some reason the banned belly bars in alberta
 
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Allow me suggest that you take a look at products from Torklift.. They have front tie-down arms that bolt to the sides of the frame (not belly bars), and the rear tie-downs attach to the sides of the hitch receiver. Not inexpensive, but an elegant solution.

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I'll take a look, then maybe make my own like it.. Lol
 
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