I have a 16 Ram 2500 with a FWC Hawk and I'm considering buying a Aluminess rear bumper with spare carrier and boxes but am concerned about the clearance of the camper jacks and install/removal of camper with the swing gates on the bumper.
I currently have about 1" on either side from my fender well to the jacks when backing underneath the camper during install/removal. The Aluminess bumper looks to protrude out much further than the stock bumper on the sides to the point where I think it would contact the jacks. This is a non issue when the camper is installed as the jacks will be removed. I assume a bracket attached to the existing jack brackets on the camper is the solution here. Can anyone with a similar set up comment here?
Also, when installing or removing the camper how does one get around the swing gates on the Aluminess? Do you need to remove the swing gates just to install/remove the camper? If so, is this a difficult process?
I need the bed of my pickup often so leaving the camper on full time is not an option.
Thanks for any input.
I currently have about 1" on either side from my fender well to the jacks when backing underneath the camper during install/removal. The Aluminess bumper looks to protrude out much further than the stock bumper on the sides to the point where I think it would contact the jacks. This is a non issue when the camper is installed as the jacks will be removed. I assume a bracket attached to the existing jack brackets on the camper is the solution here. Can anyone with a similar set up comment here?
Also, when installing or removing the camper how does one get around the swing gates on the Aluminess? Do you need to remove the swing gates just to install/remove the camper? If so, is this a difficult process?
I need the bed of my pickup often so leaving the camper on full time is not an option.
Thanks for any input.