flaxi
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thanks to all. @Jefe4x4: that seems to be very intersting ! :-)
Felix
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bb_94401
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My camper always seems to move to the right side. Since it is wide it makes it difficult to use that mirror.
Originally I had my TC on rigid foam to raise the camper in the bed, so I had extra 2" thick foam that I cut into ~ 9x10" squares, glued 5 together to make a block and put four of these blocks in the bed on the right side to act as stops. These worked well if I loaded the camper more to the left and it would drift over into place.
The foam was showing signs of compression under my heavy camper so I went with a more permanent polypropylene guide system mounted on wood shown below, with more pictures in this thread, "Raising Camper in the bed - Replaced the Foam".
You could make something similar and attach it to a thin piece of aluminum to go under your camper or thin pieces of wood as shown in this recent thread "How to raise the Camper a bit of an inch".
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flaxi
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perfect, thanks ! :-)
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KKELLER14K
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I finally got around to making mine....
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mstiles
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I use a fat mat in mine. I have never had any movement with mine.
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Chuck and Di
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It may be that your suspension is a little too solid. I had some side to side movement on washboard roads before I tried setting my Ranchos at 7 instead of 9. After than, no more motion, and no more scattered cabinet contents.
I can't help feeling it's better for waterproofing and the frame too.
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fishfinder
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Felix,
I had the same problem, until I got a rubber bed mat.
good luck
fishfinder, Colorado
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J&S~B
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Get a good rubber bed mat and it won't move. Do a search for Protecta truck bed mat.
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flaxi
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very good advices. Thank you all !!!
Felix
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sirdrakejr
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Just for grins I measured the distance between my wheels wells. It is 50 1/2". If the TC floor is 48" wide then I will need something to keep it from shifting, right? If not, why not. The tie downs will not stop the sideways shifting in that 2 or 3 inch space.
Frank
2004 Dodge 1T SRW CTD long bed with 19.5" Ricksons & load range "G" tires, Stable loads & Timbren rubber springs, 2011 Palomino Maverick 1000SLLB
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