Hi all, I was wondering if anyone with a lifted 08' F250 is using it with a truck camper? I was planning on getting a 4.5-6 in lift for my truck, but was able to get a great deal on the camper, and now I wonder if getting the lift is out due to the truck being too high(higher center of gravity). Any pics would be great, as well as experiences, cautions, considerations. Thanks!

I answered this in another thread. depends on weight. Center of gravity and so on. Most generally you will not see any lift support complete all equiped gen ready campers. It would be a problem too with off road tires. Larger wider means less tire rating weight capacity. Sadly other than very specialized expensive units you will not find a reasonably priced off-road capable camper unit with full homelike amenities. As I am a Lance owner, I have already taken my camper into places I should not of, this resulted in two bed bolt-down points to completely break into while a third cracked seriously. I came home that weekend with only one bed bolt attachment holding the whole camper on!

I have since learned my lesson and am very careful how far I decide to twist and flex my unit under varying off-pavement road conditions. It is truly a costly misfortune.

Consider a CJ-5 as your off-road recon car. It pulls very nicely behind your rig and allows for barrels of fun when you reach your favorite exploration area.

But then this is only my opinion.

Other's my have a more informed opinion than I.

I see that brownies daddy has a 9 inch pro-comp lift. I would hope that he could throw his two cents worth in here. I would be interested in how stable the unit is in off-camber situations. Cornering would be another safety concern.



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Thanks for the response! I guess I should have been more specific in my question. I won't be taking the truck/camper combo off road, I'm mainly concerned with on highway stability and handling.

One thing you might want to be aware of is the load capacity of the lift springs. On an F-250 the truck is rated for "X" pounds of payload and that is a function of the springs installed at the factory. You replace those factory load-rated springs with springs that are only meant to lift a truck, and you may end up with a seriously degraded load carrying capacity. Consider that a slide-in camper, after fully loading it with water, propane and supplies might push 2,500 to 3,000 pounds.

Lift springs don't necessarily mean that you retain the original load carrying capacity.

Joe

First. my entire plan was to go offroad and that influenced my decision. I have an '08 Super Duty and a Lance 845 Camper but decided on "No Lift"! I strictly do beach camping and the way the truck sways driving in the ruts on the beach, I figured I'd end up on my roof if I lifted it. I added Airlift Air Bags and a large Hellwig rear sway bar and the truck handles awesome, both with and without the camper on. I really like the look of a lifted truck but am more than happy with the way it turned out with just wheels, tires and the Bushwhacker flares. You're probably safer even on road leaving it stock height - if you must, go with a 2" leveling kit or no more than 4" of lift! Again, just opinion...

I have a 02 F250 crewcab LB with a 4" lift and 35" tires with a 04 Lance Lite 1025. The truck is a little top heavy at times. You're going to have to drive carefully. One problem you may encounter is that the jacks will not be able to jack the camper high enough to clear the bed without adding blocks below the jacks. I bought my Lance from a guy that had the same lift as I did and he mounted round 4" extentions to the bottom of the jacks. Looks like it came from the factory. I have the stock sway bars on the truck and was thinking about after market(bigger diameter) sway bars front and back. The Toyo tires also has an E weight rating to cope with the weight of the camper. Hope this might help you decide.[attachmentid=73]