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Quote from: Southpole on June 14, 2021, 12:12:36 PMQuote from: Special T on June 14, 2021, 12:04:32 PMQuote from: Southpole on June 14, 2021, 08:10:37 AMWe have a 2007 dodge 1 ton Dually manual that we haul our 11.5 Artic fox camper. We have Torklift over load pucks instead of air bags which we believe was a better stabilizing option for us. We run toyo m55 tires as well. Also, an exhaust brake cause dodges braking systems suck. I can’t imagine not having the extra set of tires for stabilizing the load especially fully loaded with water and gear. Don’t want to a Debbie downer but I’d hate to see you spend money and time getting setup for this then have it not work out. It’s quite a load.I wish I had an exhaust brake.. but don't agree with your assessment on the brakes. The E brake sucks but...We’ve had a 96 1 ton dually that also had a weak braking system. We’ve installed different brands of brake components over the years and nothing makes any difference, just glad we have a manual with the exhaust brake. A lot of our dodge pickup repair customers over the years also have the same opinion .have you tried switching to gm 1 ton rear wheel cylinders. lots of info online with part#s, i did the swap on my 98 and really improves the braking over stock.
Quote from: Special T on June 14, 2021, 12:04:32 PMQuote from: Southpole on June 14, 2021, 08:10:37 AMWe have a 2007 dodge 1 ton Dually manual that we haul our 11.5 Artic fox camper. We have Torklift over load pucks instead of air bags which we believe was a better stabilizing option for us. We run toyo m55 tires as well. Also, an exhaust brake cause dodges braking systems suck. I can’t imagine not having the extra set of tires for stabilizing the load especially fully loaded with water and gear. Don’t want to a Debbie downer but I’d hate to see you spend money and time getting setup for this then have it not work out. It’s quite a load.I wish I had an exhaust brake.. but don't agree with your assessment on the brakes. The E brake sucks but...We’ve had a 96 1 ton dually that also had a weak braking system. We’ve installed different brands of brake components over the years and nothing makes any difference, just glad we have a manual with the exhaust brake. A lot of our dodge pickup repair customers over the years also have the same opinion .
Quote from: Southpole on June 14, 2021, 08:10:37 AMWe have a 2007 dodge 1 ton Dually manual that we haul our 11.5 Artic fox camper. We have Torklift over load pucks instead of air bags which we believe was a better stabilizing option for us. We run toyo m55 tires as well. Also, an exhaust brake cause dodges braking systems suck. I can’t imagine not having the extra set of tires for stabilizing the load especially fully loaded with water and gear. Don’t want to a Debbie downer but I’d hate to see you spend money and time getting setup for this then have it not work out. It’s quite a load.I wish I had an exhaust brake.. but don't agree with your assessment on the brakes. The E brake sucks but...
We have a 2007 dodge 1 ton Dually manual that we haul our 11.5 Artic fox camper. We have Torklift over load pucks instead of air bags which we believe was a better stabilizing option for us. We run toyo m55 tires as well. Also, an exhaust brake cause dodges braking systems suck. I can’t imagine not having the extra set of tires for stabilizing the load especially fully loaded with water and gear. Don’t want to a Debbie downer but I’d hate to see you spend money and time getting setup for this then have it not work out. It’s quite a load.
I am looking at buying a used Artic Fox 11 1/2 ft camper with a dinette slide out from a friend . My question is I have a 1 ton 2005 1 ton dodge diesel 4 door with a 6 speed manual transmission and a full lenght bed and is not a dually. I was told it is not recommended to carry that big of camper without duallys. Anybody out there not using duallys. I was looking at getting some wide tires in the rear in say a 12 ply. Whats your input. Thanks Larry
Quote from: Tight Spin on June 13, 2021, 01:44:52 PMI am looking at buying a used Artic Fox 11 1/2 ft camper with a dinette slide out from a friend . My question is I have a 1 ton 2005 1 ton dodge diesel 4 door with a 6 speed manual transmission and a full lenght bed and is not a dually. I was told it is not recommended to carry that big of camper without duallys. Anybody out there not using duallys. I was looking at getting some wide tires in the rear in say a 12 ply. Whats your input. Thanks LarryI have a 04.5 1-ton. I believe there only rated for 2850 lbs. That 11 1/2 camper has to be way over that
An Artic Fox 11.5 ft camper is pushing 5000 pounds wet weight . You can spend thousands on special tires and suspension beef up but your still going to be way iffy hauling that kind of a load around. I personally wouldn't do it without a dually and as others have stated maybe a dually 4500 - 5500 . Can be done way over the trucks capacity. Good luck.
Quote from: deerlick on June 14, 2021, 01:21:04 PMQuote from: Southpole on June 14, 2021, 12:12:36 PMQuote from: Special T on June 14, 2021, 12:04:32 PMQuote from: Southpole on June 14, 2021, 08:10:37 AMWe have a 2007 dodge 1 ton Dually manual that we haul our 11.5 Artic fox camper. We have Torklift over load pucks instead of air bags which we believe was a better stabilizing option for us. We run toyo m55 tires as well. Also, an exhaust brake cause dodges braking systems suck. I can’t imagine not having the extra set of tires for stabilizing the load especially fully loaded with water and gear. Don’t want to a Debbie downer but I’d hate to see you spend money and time getting setup for this then have it not work out. It’s quite a load.I wish I had an exhaust brake.. but don't agree with your assessment on the brakes. The E brake sucks but...We’ve had a 96 1 ton dually that also had a weak braking system. We’ve installed different brands of brake components over the years and nothing makes any difference, just glad we have a manual with the exhaust brake. A lot of our dodge pickup repair customers over the years also have the same opinion .have you tried switching to gm 1 ton rear wheel cylinders. lots of info online with part#s, i did the swap on my 98 and really improves the braking over stock. No, but good to know that. We’ve gotten used to what we have now.