truck bed camper help
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truck bed camper help
I have a 76 f-150 4x4. I picked up a lightweight 8' slide in pop-up camper last week, and need to do some work on my truck suspension to haul it. For starters it has leveling coils on the front and new heavy rear springs from JBG. It doesn't squat much but it gets a little squirrely above 60mph, the 33" tires don't help much. I noticed when I put the new springs in the back, the shocks were shot. What would be some good shocks to put on it? Should I put duals on the front and a swaybar on the rear?
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I have air shocks that are adjustable from in the cab. They are Gabriel Hyjackers. It wasn't a cheap set-up, but when I had a 4,000lb camper on the truck they REALLY helped. Then I put Helwig adjustable overload springs on the back too, just in case the shocks failed.... Now that I don't have the camper (I pull a travel trailer now) I just have the air shocks. I love them, especially if I need to carry something heavy in the bed.
Too bad you are not closer, I would give you the Helwigs!
Oh, and of course your tires don't help matters. Usually the taller the tire the more flex in the sidewall...
Dak
Too bad you are not closer, I would give you the Helwigs!
Oh, and of course your tires don't help matters. Usually the taller the tire the more flex in the sidewall...
Dak
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