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    Truck Campers rigs and setups

    In reading the thread on truck camper slide ins and thought we can post a little about our campers and trucks and how we have modified our suspension. It may help someone in setting theirs up.

    So I will start
    Palomino HS8801
    2012 Ford F250 short bed SD Diesel
    Air lift Air bags with on board compressor with remote to adjust individual bag pressure
    Bilstien HD Shocks
    Resse 4ft extension cut down to 3ft
    Rear camera, hooked to running lights
    Pulling a 520c Ranger

    2023 Phoenix 920 Elite
    2023 Mercury Pro XS 4S

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    - 2018 Northstar Laredo SC (170w solar panel and Voyager rear camera)
    - 2019 F350 Lariat CCLB/SRW 6.7 Powerstroke (stock w/snowplow & camper packages) (F350 replaced 2005 F250 CCSB w/5.4 Triton, torklift upper overloads and hellwig big wig sway bar. Still have the truck as hunt and beater truck.)
    - 1991 Astro 20FDX w/2012 200 Evinrude E-tec HO (upgrading next year)
    Last edited by AdamB; 08-15-2020 at 03:08 PM.

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    2016 CampLite 6.8 riding on a Ram 3500 CCLB/SRW 4x4 completely stock. Didn’t need suspension mods as it only squatted enough to level the truck.
    I added Torklift Talon frame mount tie downs. Also added a custom made narrow toolbox/gear box to the front of the bed which allows me to have a short bed camper on a long bed truck. Towing a Big O.
    Last edited by perfect-storm; 08-15-2020 at 03:04 PM.

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    2004 Artic fox 1150 silver fox addition weights 5800 lbs with Grey W, Black W and potable W, this is the heaviest truck camper made 42" past 8 foot bed, just under 20 foot long. Truck 2000 GMC k3500 dually 6.5td cooling up grade tow tune michelins, bilstein, Timbler blocks on springs, fluid dampener, Auto meter ET gauge, trans gauge, Boost Gauge, fire stone bags Torklift duel tube hitch with 4 foot extension . Boat 1995 Lund Tyee signature tourney load, power poles 4 batteries 80 lbs TM, 12" gen 3, 7" gen 3 150hp looper. K3500 carries the load great, the 6.5 TD engine needs babying on long hills of NY. Truck only has 270 HP. Old school. Truck, camper, and boat together around 17000. lbs

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    2016 Ram Cummins dually w/aisin trans. 3.73 gears. 2016 Arctic Fox 990. Took lift super hitch with 31 inch extension. Pulling a Phoenix 921. No airbags, but i did put felling wedges in the lower overloads, 3 inch bumpstops for the uppers, and a Bigwig swaybar. Handles great.

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    811 Northern Lite TC
    2500 Chevy duramax Sb
    Plow package
    Added: supersprings,superhitch w extension, and b/w adjustable ball mount