Older slide in camper/new duallie

[Haulin' Mules]

OK experts!



I just got my 05 Duallie - first CTD for me! Love it. Just added the torque lift camper tie downs. Also just bought a beautiful condition 1987 Komfort 81/2 ft slide in. Apparently, older pu beds were larger.



When we took the camper home, we placed it on cinder blocks because it didn't appear that it would fit in the bed unless it was lifted. We bought it anyway because of the deal and condition and I figured I could build a "basement" to hold T posts, shovels, etc...



When it was on the blocks, it looked like I could lower it at least a little more.



Has anyone had any similar issues? What were your solutions? Any other ideas???



Thanks,



Dave

 

[desertryder]

I filled my bed with 2x6 boards to make up that extra lift I needed.

Be sure to tie the camper down real well in the back because it could tilt forward and scratch the roof.



good luck

 

[GFritsch]

OK experts!



I just got my 05 Duallie - first CTD for me! Love it. Just added the torque lift camper tie downs. Also just bought a beautiful condition 1987 Komfort 81/2 ft slide in. Apparently, older pu beds were larger.



When we took the camper home, we placed it on cinder blocks because it didn't appear that it would fit in the bed unless it was lifted. We bought it anyway because of the deal and condition and I figured I could build a "basement" to hold T posts, shovels, etc...



When it was on the blocks, it looked like I could lower it at least a little more.



Has anyone had any similar issues? What were your solutions? Any other ideas???





Thanks,



Dave

I am confused as to the problem. Is it that the camper will hit the bed rails? If it hits, how much are we talking about. Our Bigfoot fit our 94 Dodge 3/4 ton, and didn't fit our new dually in a couple ways.



1. The camper would sit in the bed w/o hitting the bed rails, but the doors would rub on the overhang.



Solution: use 2 bedliners and a 4x8 piece of plywood to space the camper up.



2. The torq-lift tie down chains interferred with the dually fenders



Solution: using a piece of 1/4" angle iron to extend the tie down points. (thanks to DPelltier for this)--hope I didn't mispell the name.





Here is a link to Daves pics https://www.turbodieselregister.com/user_gallery/displayimage.php?&photoid=10578&width=4



I did almost this, but turned the angle 90 degrees and drilled holes directly into the angle iron.



Hope this helps. PM me if there is more questions,



Greg

 

[Haulin' Mules]

I think the problem is that there is a bump-out on the drivers side of the camper. I am not too sure what is in there. Because the bump-out almost hits the bed rail on the driver's side it pushes the box over to the passenger side wheel well. I'll have to work on taking some pictures this weekend so that you can all see what is happening. Thanks for the quick responses. I'll re-post once I have pictures and a clearer understanding of what is happening. We took it home a couple of weeks ago and have not had the time to work on it - it's time to paint the shop exterior before winter comes!



Dave

 

[GP]

Another camper project

I got a deal too. Then I learned alot about the dimensions of my '96s bed. I bought an '82 4wheel camper which fits my bed everywhere except at the rear of the bed. The older beds were perfectly rectangular. The newer ones are tapered toward the rear - with a difference of 4 inches front to rear!



I decided to still buy it, hard to pass up such a good deal, and modify it to fit. :-laf Mostly a woodworking project with a little welding at the corners.



My suggestion, take a ton of measurements and draw up some diagrams to make sure you fit all of the areas that need to fit. Actually measure each one, don't assume that you know it because it you measured one that you think is the same in another area.

 

[Dieselnerd]

I found out from my camper manufacturer that you can raise the camper using the pink foam insulation 4x8 sheets sold at Home Depot and other places. I'm using a 2" thick sheet under my camper and it works great. This stuff does not compress and best of all, it's very light so you don't add much weight.

 

[Haulin' Mules]

I found out from my camper manufacturer that you can raise the camper using the pink foam insulation 4x8 sheets sold at Home Depot and other places. I'm using a 2" thick sheet under my camper and it works great. This stuff does not compress and best of all, it's very light so you don't add much weight.

That's a great idea! And... protects the spray in bedliner as well!



Thanks,



Dave

 

[SnoKing]

The tailgate openning on older pickups was wider, left to right. I lot of older campers had the bathroom extended right to the edge of the inside of the old tailgate openning. On a newer truck, this runs square into the side of the truck. I think Chevy started the narrowing around 1987-88 model year. Campers built after that change should be ok. Then there was the 1994 Dodge that did not have 4' between the wheelwells, which is another problem.



SNOKING

 

[Ol'TrailDog]

Might as well go ahead and put the flatbed on now. You'll love it for hauling and feeding those mules. :-laf

 

[Haulin' Mules]

I guess a flatbet would be handy, but I love the looks of the truck as it is. Flatbed would really help when I buy hay!



If I ever finish my painting, I'll give some of the above suggestions a try. I like the idea of the foam insulation. I'm also going to try to see what's inside the bumped-out section.



Dave