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RE: Lance 830 Window replacement
I had the same problem with a sliding double pane camper window…Found that it was no longer made, but I removed it (incl. frame) from the camper and took it to a local window shop who disassembled it, traced the glass pattern and ordered new glass (actually, DOT required Safety Glass) and reassembled the unit…Kinda pricey at about $300 but worth it…
3 tons
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3 tons
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11/15/23 11:44am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Need RAM 5500 flat bed height
Back home - PM’ed you…
3 tons
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3 tons
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11/08/23 05:33pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Need RAM 5500 flat bed height
Thanks for the feedback. I am planning to lift and add some big tires, probably using the Buckstop kit...which will add 7" of height. With a Host Yukon or Mammoth and a low profile A/C unit, to stay under 13'6" I think the bed needs to be no more than 42" high stock.
Bedlam -thanks for the measurement. if 42" is right, it will just work!
3 tons - thanks for the info. let me know when you get back in town - would love to bounce some more questions by you.
Has anyone had the Buckstop kit installed?
https://www.buckstopinc.com/single-wheel-conversions.html
Will do…
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3 tons
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11/07/23 12:59pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Need RAM 5500 flat bed height
Does anyone know the height of the flatbed on a stock 2022+ RAM 5500?
Doing a new build and considering the Backstop kit, but want to stay under 13'6" if possible, so trying to figure out how high the stock RAM 5500 is.
I have a 2023 Ram 5500 4x4, 60” C/A with a 9’-4” skirted steel CM bed (90” width) and Eagle Cap 995 with basement…While I can’t provide you the exact number at the moment (I’m currently overseas for another week or so…), it’s just under 13’-6” to the top of the air conditioner, and the CM bed installed rest about 6” taller than my previous rear edge of truck-bed, a 2016 3500 4x4 LB DRW - my garage door is 14’ (13’-10” with moulding)..
Feel free to PM me if you like…
3 tons
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3 tons
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10/31/23 12:44am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Lifepo4 battery charging confusion
For the uninitiated, Solacity.com has a fairly decent primer on the subject:
https://www.solacity.com/how-to-keep-lifepo4-lithium-ion-batteries-happy/
3 tons
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3 tons
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10/09/23 11:32am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Furnace Issue
This is a great conversation, I would only add that the distance between the igniter and it’s contact should be about 1/4”…I had the same problem as OP and found that over a time this distance had spread due to vibration - after narrowing this gap, problem solved!
3 tons
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3 tons
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10/08/23 09:09am |
Tech Issues
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RE: How much squat?
I have a 2022 Ram 3500 CCLB dually with a Northstar 12STC that scales at 4800# fully loaded to travel, full water, propane, fridge, clothes, etc. The rear wheel arch of the RAM drops about 4" when I load the camper, so very similar to yours. Not sure if we hi beam folks or not, nobody has flashed their lights at us, and we have over 25,000 miles on the combination so far.
One thing you want to check is as you lower the camper onto the truck and the bed is dropping, at what point do the overload springs make contact? On my truck, the overload springs just make contact as the bed stops dropping. That's where you you want the truck to sit. So in my case, if I were to add airbags to level it, the airbags would lift the bed off the overload springs. You absolutely don't want that, as it will make the truck more tippy side to side. So my only choice, if I want the truck bed to sit higher with the camper loaded is to install something like Torklift Upper or Lower Stableloads. They make the overload springs contact sooner as you lower the camper into the truck bed, so they should reduce the bed drop as the camper weight is applied.
Like I said, I'd like my truck bed to sit a couple inches higher just for looks, but it's not worth the $400 to me.
Exactly!!
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3 tons
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10/04/23 05:13pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: DEF fluid
hmmm I guess this toping that went to 6 pages of nothing in the tow vehicle forum (where it should be…)
But doesn’t this assume that everyone who has a RV uses it to tow as well??…I very much doubt that that is the case…
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3 tons
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09/25/23 04:33pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: SuperSprings
I see air bags as more of a quick fix band-aid for what in actuality ends up requiring a more robust spring pack - naysayers aside, looking at the rear spring pack on our 5500 chassis cab RAM makes me realize there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch…
3 tons
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3 tons
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09/25/23 12:41pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Exhaust manifold question
When you install a new exhaust manifold you have to use new OEM bolts…
3 tons
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3 tons
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09/20/23 04:33pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: water at base of toilet - temp fix good idea or bad?
It may be the nylon water control valve rather than the flange - feel around the water supply hose for wetness…Either way, the toilet will need to be removed
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09/11/23 02:12pm |
Tech Issues
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