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Posted By: SidecarFlip on 12/21/17 07:50am

The Laredo is a Hardside, Jat4's is a pop up so it will always be much lower, by at least 18" if not more. 18" is a lot, especially when heavier items (like a Microwave and/or a higher mounted fridge impacts the vertical Cg and contributes to the 'rock and roll' effect. With a pop up, the vertical Cg is always much lower, why I have one as well, that and overhead clearance in the woods.

2015 Backpack SS1500
1997 Ford 7.3 OBS 4x4 CC LB

Posted By: whizbang on 12/22/17 09:04am

Looks like you have a Northstar 850sc on a 2018 Ram 3500 LB 4x4 SRW.

I had a Four Wheel Camper pop-up on a Crew Cab, LB, 4x4 F350 SRW and the truck didn't know the camper was there --- probably could have driven through Katrina.

The rear end will go down with a ton of payload. But, you shouldn't be squatting or having issues in crosswinds.

* This post was edited 12/22/17 09:14am by whizbang *

Whizbang
2002 Winnebago Minnie
http://www.raincityhome.com/RAWH/index.htm

Posted By: jat4 on 01/19/18 10:17am

Late goose season finally finished up last weekend so I had time this week to get the Timbrens installed on the truck. My early report is: glad I did this. Much more solid feel to the ride overall, feels very solid going over bumps in the road and while turning corners, and just a more stable, less wobbly feel overall. The real test will be seeing how it feels with high wind.

Pics of the install and of the truck:

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Will keep you all posted on how it feels next time I see some high winds. And again, really appreciate all the help and advice from all of you over the past year or so in this thread. thanks,
Jim

2018 Ram 3500 srw crew 3.73 4x4 6.4L Hemi
2018 Northstar 850sc
2008 Jayco 26L, Reese HP DC WD hitch
2006 Dodge Ram 2500 mega 3.73 4x4 5.9L Cummins, Prodigy, MOPAR power tow mirrors (traded)
2000 F-150 V8 5.4L, Reese Brakeman (died)

Posted By: jat4 on 01/01/19 08:27am

Hey everyone,
Guess I haven't been on here for a while and thought I'd share an update. Had a great first year with the Northstar and the new truck. Put 22k miles on the truck, with about 12k or so loaded with the camper. Made two long trips, one to Montana in July and the other for bird hunting in Michigan in October. Lots of shorter trips, including Pennsylvania a couple of times and a couple of trips to the Adirondacks. Spent a total of 30 nights in the camper this year.

Starting to research tires for next season. The factory Transforce tires did well and wore evenly, but at 22k miles they're just about done. Would like to stay with a fairly aggressive all terrain-type tread but hoping maybe to get a bit more durability out of what comes next. Putting on a set of Generals for snow tires this week but will swap those out come April or May.

Have searched for relevant tire-related threads here, and I know this is a topic that's been beat to death. But just not finding much that's helpful. If anyone can share links to particularly good threads about tire brands and tire choices, that would be greatly appreciated.

anyway, thanks again. Re-reading this thread this morning has been kind of fun, a nice reminder of all the help folks here gave me the past couple of years.
Jim

Posted By: jaycocreek on 01/01/19 08:43am

Kimbo makes an interesting TC that would work on most 1500 series trucks..

Kimbo Truck Campers

Lance 9.6
400 watts solar mounted/200 watts portable
500ah Lifep04

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