Building UP The Suspension Of An Adventure Truck

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Regardless of the truck and camper combination that we own, many of us who do, will modify and upgrade our suspensions ... eventually. 

Our rigs are often unique. Choices of both truck and camper manufacturers; the weights, specifications, configurations and layouts of those selections and finally the gear and equipment each of us travel with; will contribute to how different our rigs are from all others and consequently, effect 'how' we build safety and improved drive-ability into our suspensions.

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What we drive ...

TRUCK            2011 F350 4x4 6.2l gas Lariat CC SB SRW
                             Registered Gross Weight: 7716 pounds 

CAMPER         2013 Lance 855S hard-side, 4-season
                             Registered Dry Weight: 2984 pounds

GEAR (major)    Roof: 2 kayaks

                             Crew Seat: 2 bikes, paddling duffel, scuba duffel, recovery pack
                             Garages: tools and supply, bbq, spare fuel
                             Estimated Weight Range: 500 - 1000 pounds
                            

Re-building The Rear Suspension

Supersprings model ss13, were installed in June 2014, in an attempt to strengthen LOAF's rear suspension. After driving an additional 50,000 kms, we noticed they 'appeared to have lost their effectiveness' and we weren't sure why?

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Contributing technical author for this post, Shane Hanthorn, has been LOAF's passionate, lead mechanic since June of 2015.

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