Dodge 2500 SRW Cummins, Biggest Lance
Dodge 2500 SRW Cummins, Biggest Lance
catkiller |
Dec 19 2009, 12:47 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 19-December 09 Member No.: 3,577 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Lance Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: Dodge 2500 SRW Cummins Type of Tiedowns used: Happijac, Torklift Truck and Camper Setup: Dodge 2500 crewcab, Happijac, air bags |
Would like to know which Lance campers fit well with 2001 Dodge 2500 crew cab SRW, Cummins with Firestone air bags. Tried a Lance 1130 but it was too heavy for rear axle and resulted in poor steering.
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LindaH |
Dec 20 2009, 10:10 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 57 Joined: 25-January 08 Member No.: 2,829 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Eagle Cap Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 Dually (Cummins engine) Type of Tiedowns used: Torklift w/Fastguns Truck and Camper Setup: Eagle Cap 950, 2 100-watt solar panels, 2 6-volt AGM batteries, 1000-watt pure sine wave inverter, Motosat Executive satellite TV dish, Torklift 5-step Glow Steps. |
You need to know what your payload is in order to find out which camper will be best.
Load your truck up like it would be for a camping trip with full fuel tank, and all the people and gear that will normally ride in the cab of the truck. Now take it to your local scales and get it weighed. Once you have the *real life* loaded weight of your truck, subtract that weight from the truck's GVWR...that will be the maximum loaded weight of any camper you should be carrying. While air bags help with the ride, they do nothing to increase the GVWR. |
dwestmodesto |
Dec 21 2009, 11:38 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 9-December 09 Member No.: 3,561 Favorite Truck Camper(s): whatever I can afford Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 2004 Dodge 2500 Quadcab 4wd longbed, 1989 Cascade 8.5 camper Type of Tiedowns used: Torklift with happyjac turnbuckles Truck and Camper Setup: Firestone airbags, Rancho 9000XL rear shocks, harbor freight cargo rack back porch, |
QUOTE(catkiller @ Dec 18 2009, 10:47 PM) Would like to know which Lance campers fit well with 2001 Dodge 2500 crew cab SRW, Cummins with Firestone air bags. Tried a Lance 1130 but it was too heavy for rear axle and resulted in poor steering. Thanks I have the same truck as you. The weight capacity of our truck is very low. The Cummins is very heavy, the crew cab adds more weight. My truck is 7100lbs empty. Max Vehicle Weight is about 9000lbs, leaving just under 2000lbs for people, supplies and camper. I found a 8 1/2 foot camper that comes in at 1800 lbs. That leaves me overweight by a few hundred pounds. Find a camper designed for a 1/2 ton truck. I added firestone airbags, Rancho 9000xl shocks, and will be adding the helwig rear swaybar. The camper does fine. My mileage now sucks though...cost me about 5mpg to carry the camper. Dave |
spacedoutbob |
Jan 5 2010, 04:02 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 9-December 09 Member No.: 3,563 Favorite Truck Camper(s): lance Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: F-250 Supercab 2wd Type of Tiedowns used: Happijac Truck and Camper Setup: F-250 Supercab 7.5L:Air Bags, Happijac Tiedowns, with Lance 780 fully loaded |
QUOTE(dwestmodesto @ Dec 21 2009, 05:38 PM) I have the same truck as you. The weight capacity of our truck is very low. The Cummins is very heavy, the crew cab adds more weight. My truck is 7100lbs empty. Max Vehicle Weight is about 9000lbs, leaving just under 2000lbs for people, supplies and camper. I found a 8 1/2 foot camper that comes in at 1800 lbs. That leaves me overweight by a few hundred pounds. Find a camper designed for a 1/2 ton truck. I added firestone airbags, Rancho 9000xl shocks, and will be adding the helwig rear swaybar. The camper does fine. My mileage now sucks though...cost me about 5mpg to carry the camper. Dave Hi, I have a friend who has a 2007 D2500 Quad Cab 2wd Short Bed with the Cummins 6.7L. His truck has the 6 speed transmission. He has a 2008 Lance 825 that is self contained. Staying at 55 mph, this truck consistently gets 22 + miles per gallon. Some day, I will probably get a long bed version of this truck, but probably a 3500 instead. Bob |
akasurf14 |
Sep 17 2010, 12:59 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 17-September 10 Member No.: 4,777 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Palomino, Travel-Lite Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: Dodge 3500 Cummins Powered Type of Tiedowns used: None at this time Truck and Camper Setup: I the process of looking for a camper. |
That is funny that your friend said he gets 22 MPG. I have never and I mean never heard of anyone getting that kind of mileage with the 6.7 and that kind of weight on it. I don't care how fast he is going! Go to www.tdr.com and talk to people on that forum and see what the say. I have an 03' 5.9 with 4:10 Rear. The best I have ever gotten loaded was 15.8 mpg. And I get as high as 18 emply. If I had 3:73 rear I would get somewhat better mileage. I have taked to people that tell me that they are getting 22, 23, 24 and even 25 mpg. I ask them if they are looking at the Over Head MPG gauge? They say yes, I tell them to fill up your tank, drive it until you need fuel and divide that by the gallons you put in, that will tell the true mileage! I have had times went I look at the gauge and it says I am getting 30 mpg! I wish!
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LindaH |
Sep 18 2010, 05:54 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 57 Joined: 25-January 08 Member No.: 2,829 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Eagle Cap Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 Dually (Cummins engine) Type of Tiedowns used: Torklift w/Fastguns Truck and Camper Setup: Eagle Cap 950, 2 100-watt solar panels, 2 6-volt AGM batteries, 1000-watt pure sine wave inverter, Motosat Executive satellite TV dish, Torklift 5-step Glow Steps. |
QUOTE(akasurf14 @ Sep 16 2010, 11:59 PM) I have taked to people that tell me that they are getting 22, 23, 24 and even 25 mpg. I ask them if they are looking at the Over Head MPG gauge? They say yes, I tell them to fill up your tank, drive it until you need fuel and divide that by the gallons you put in, that will tell the true mileage! Akasurf14 is absolutely right! During the first 6 months of ownership of our 2007 Dodge (early model with the 5.9 Cummins), I compared the overhead MPG gauge with the "real" fuel mileage obtained by doing the math explained above. The overhead guage always showed way more MPG than what we were actually getting. So, if your friend is using the overhead gauge to figure fuel mileage, he's being fooled into thinking he's getting more than he really is. Have him keep track of the "real" fuel mileage for a month or more...he'll be in for a rude awakening! |
drjay |
Oct 9 2010, 09:37 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 9-October 10 Member No.: 4,845 Favorite Truck Camper(s): okanagan Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 2008 dodge quad cab 3500 sb srw Type of Tiedowns used: torklift front happijac rear Truck and Camper Setup: ram 3500, super sway stops, timbren rubber overloads, bilstein shocks, curt industrial class v underneat oem hitch with okanagan 90 w |
QUOTE(catkiller @ Dec 19 2009, 12:47 AM) Would like to know which Lance campers fit well with 2001 Dodge 2500 crew cab SRW, Cummins with Firestone air bags. Tried a Lance 1130 but it was too heavy for rear axle and resulted in poor steering. Thanks if you have a long box i wouldn't go with anything over 10 feet on the floor length. As far as your rear axle is concerned the gawr on your dodge should be upwards of 9300 lbs so weight distribution from front to back is more of an issue than just the weight, keeping in mind your not overloading your rear tires. look at the center of gravity specs from lance and measure that number back from the front of your box. if you are directly over your rear axle or forward of it you are in good shape. Personnally i have a 9 foot camper on a shortbox and my center of gravity is behind my rear axle. I get along with it but i do a weight distribution dance when i pull my boat. dont be scared to put some weight on the pickup just make sure you beef it up accordingly. by the way im way over my payload rating and have no concerns with the way it handles. |
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