OK, maybe I'm just bouncing ideas here....
Currently waiting for my FWC Hawk camper on a '13 Silverado 1500 and I've been reading everything I can about what I need to get the truck ready.
To be honest I was a bit surprised I need to do anything, as my camper is specd about 1000 pounds which seems pretty light to me. About the most I've carried in my truck currently has been some motorcycles that were maybe pushing 600 pounds and the truck didn't even feel it. (yes I understand that is a lower COG)
Anyway common consensus is to upgrade to E tires, which I will do
The factory recommends air bags or springs as well. For now, I'd like to stay away from air bags simply for possible reliability and consistency issues.
So I've been looking at springs. Seems many good choices, and Hellwig looks to come up a lot. My truck has a total payload of 1700# so I'll be pushing that most likely. Looks like even the budget springs should cover that. I've been looking at the pro series helper springs. Seems like I can't go wrong with this? Is it possibly to much spring for this light load? Progressive design should allow for a comfortable ride still, correct?
BTW I'm planning on leaving the camper on all the time, so adjust-ability isn't much of an issue. I suppose I'm just asking to make sure I'm not missing something obvious before ordering. Thanks for any thoughts
Currently waiting for my FWC Hawk camper on a '13 Silverado 1500 and I've been reading everything I can about what I need to get the truck ready.
To be honest I was a bit surprised I need to do anything, as my camper is specd about 1000 pounds which seems pretty light to me. About the most I've carried in my truck currently has been some motorcycles that were maybe pushing 600 pounds and the truck didn't even feel it. (yes I understand that is a lower COG)
Anyway common consensus is to upgrade to E tires, which I will do
The factory recommends air bags or springs as well. For now, I'd like to stay away from air bags simply for possible reliability and consistency issues.
So I've been looking at springs. Seems many good choices, and Hellwig looks to come up a lot. My truck has a total payload of 1700# so I'll be pushing that most likely. Looks like even the budget springs should cover that. I've been looking at the pro series helper springs. Seems like I can't go wrong with this? Is it possibly to much spring for this light load? Progressive design should allow for a comfortable ride still, correct?
BTW I'm planning on leaving the camper on all the time, so adjust-ability isn't much of an issue. I suppose I'm just asking to make sure I'm not missing something obvious before ordering. Thanks for any thoughts