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Originally Posted by CG
I really love the look of the campers on our trucks, but they seem like they would really make the truck unstable. Top heavy?
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My 7500# GVWR 1969 3/4 ton has coil springs and was quite unstable with the 11' (floor length) camper I've posted in posts 3, 4 & 85. I added air bags in the rear coils (mainly to level side to side), a Hellwig rear sway bar, and 12X16.5 rear tires. I later replaced the part time factory auxiliary rear springs with a full time Hellwig overload setup. It was OK when driven in a careful manner, but there were still some white knuckle moments. However, after rocking a rear leaf spring 69 Ford and camper stored next to mine in the RV storage lot, I wished my truck had leaf springs. I eventually bought a 1986 Chevy dually (see post #6) and will never carry a heavy camper on anything less. I now have an 11.5" Lance camper and have hauled it on 2 Duramax duallies. They really kick butt!