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    SuperSprings

    Hi everyone, I have a 2021, Ram 3500, diesel, single wheel, leaf springs, stock suspension, with a 3,000 wet weight slide in truck camper. I do have aftermarket firestone air bags installed along with a aftermarket sway bar. I am nit picking a bit, but I find the firestone air bags a bit...
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    Wheel Studs upgrade for bigger wheels and maxed payload?

    Hi everyone, I have a 2021, Ram 3500, diesel, single wheel, leaf springs, stock suspension, with a 3,000 wet weight truck camper. When fully loaded I am maxed out on payload. But I am also running 37's, so I am wondering if I should upgrade the Wheel Studs from factory to something...
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    Truck Weight and Tire Limit

    This has been on my mind for a while now, so I figured I would check in with you all and see which thinking is correct… Weight Breakdown Truck Weighs 7,500 Wet Truck Camper Weighs – 2,400 Total Weight – 9,900 Then very rough break down… Front Weighs – 3750 Rear Weighs – 3750 + 2400 = 6150...
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    Tire Trusting

    Hi everyone, I found two companies who make a 37 x 12.5 Load E tire for a 17 inch wheel. This combination is very hard to find. Usually you have to go with a 13.50 or 18 inch wheel to get Load E. Company 1 - Is a decent sized company named Greenball who has been around over 40 years and...
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    37s and Sway Bar Rubbing – Thoughts?

    Hi everyone, I have a… 2021, Ram 3500, diesel, single wheel, leaf springs, stock suspension, with a 2,500 wet weight slide into the bed fourwheel pop up style camper. At times, with the camper on, I haul a rented boat or a jeep behind as well. I love big tires :), so I decided to put the...
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    Helper Airbags or something equivalent

    Hi everyone, I have a 2021, Ram 3500, diesel, single wheel, leaf springs, stock suspension, with a 2,500 wet weight slide into the bed fourwheel pop up style camper I am going to start flat towing a four door jeep and I am looking for any advice on what kind of setup I should get for Helper...
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    37s Load D or E?

    I have a single wheel, ram 3500, with a 2,500 wet weight hallmark pop up and would like to go with 37 inch tires (already have leveling kit). Very Windy Wyoming paved roads (gusty winds so stability is always good) and miles and miles of forest service roads with washboard (more cushion can be...
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    Wheel Size - 17,18,20?

    I have a single wheel, ram 3500, with a 2,500 wet weight hallmark pop up and would like to go with 37 inch tires (already have leveling kit). CJC Offroad has great advice and they like to go with 17 inch wheels, but I wonder if going with a smaller rim would be that good of an idea, since there...
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    8 ft popup camper on a 6.4 ft bed

    If you take a 2020 Dodge 3500, mega cab, with factory suspension and put an 8 ft popup camper on a 6.4 ft bed. Question 1 - Would this change the driving characteristics of the truck on road or off-road? I want to be sure it would be safe with the family. Question 2 – Think we could push the...
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    Truck Bed Size?

    The classic debate :). Should we go with a 6.4 ft truck bed or an 8 ft truck bed for our family of four when picking the pop-up truck camper. Me I like the idea that the 6.4 ft truck bed will give us the nimbleness we are looking for when off-roading. We are overlanding in Colorado and Moab...
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    New Build – good or bad?

    Here is my first draft of our new overlanding build - Truck Dodge 3500 Diesel – so can have tons of torque going over the Colorado passes Thuren Suspension which includes - King 2.5" kit includes front coils, front track bar, and front and rear King 2.5" remote reservoir shocks Leaf springs –...
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    off-roading with hard side camper

    Truck campers are new to me, but have been off-roading for many years now, and I have just started down the path of planning out a new build. My goal is to build a very capable off-roading rig just like this one – From your experiences, if this truck had a hard sided camper, do you think it...
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