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Hi SD. Interesting idea with the Deavers. I've heard they do custom work, so they might be able to come up with a good set up. I don't think cost is so much a factor, as everything I've seen so far regarding truck suspension is fairly inexpensive. Hopefully the front won't be too much of a...

OK, phase 1 of my overlander build is complete. That is, the stateside work is complete and it's on it's way to me in Germany. Here is how it looks now- Amazingly the front isn't sagging with that bumper and the truck is sitting level. When I get the truck, build phase 2 will begin-...

Hey Bru, I plan on doing a bit of suspension mod on my 2000 F150 leafs also, so it's interesting to see the results of your choice. I was thinking about a Helwig or Superspring setup. Curious, after the research you did, what details led you to the choice you made?

Wow that turned out outstanding.

Your truck looks great with those fender flares.

Goodwaves- I bought the UTE bed from the US distributor whose info I got off the internet. A guy named Randy. Very friendly and helpful guy. http://www.uteltd.com/pgs/10-contact.html The shop in GA who installed it is owned by a friend of mine with an impressive, state of the art shop called...

Why the Ford? Well, we're moving out of a FJ Cruiser, which we really like. Would have liked to stay in a Toyota, but they really don't offer anything big enough for us AND which isn't overloaded with electronics. So we went with an older Ford, as Ford and Toyota are really the most globally...

Yeah, the angle sides… I guess the intent was to narrow the centerline cross-section up high where head room isn't needed anyway. So in the lower areas where one will be sitting, it's still a normal width. So it's not that the bottom is wider than normal but the top is narrow where...

No door either... The shell is reenforced around where the door and windows will be cut. That will be next, then the fiberglass seats and cabinets, then upholstery.

Here is a progress report on my pop up truck camper. The fiberglass shell is finished and ready for build out… It's from a small German company called "Fernweh Mobil" After three meetings at their factory to discuss a custom build, we pulled the trigger. The build quality and design is, in our...

Wow, that's pretty cool...

PROGRESS ON THE CAMPER The fiberglass shell is complete. As you can probably tell from the pics- the roof is front hinged and in the rear is where the scissor door will be.

No offense, I welcome and appreciate the dialogue. I am a mechanic for roughly thirty years and understand the package deal of performance and modifications. I don't believe for a minute that Ford designed a truck in which my 4.6 and 355/8.8 rear end rated at 1700lbs, can't handle an...

The camper I'm having built weighs a little over 1000lbs. So even when I throw in my camping gear, food and a bit of water and extra fuel I should still only be close to the factory limit. Seems like I only need a little help to keep it from sagging a bit. I might try a Superspring/Sumo spring...

The reason I want to avoid airbags is for reliability. I'm sure many people use them without problems, but they add an obvious level of complexity that I'd prefer to avoid. If my plans work out, I'll be traveling with the truck in remote places of the world, so it's my plan to modify away from...

I'm ready to pull the trigger on a good winch. Plan to use one of those protable mounts so I can install it into a reese hitch in the front or rear bumper. I've got a F150 with camper, so considering a Zeon 10S. Anyone have experience with these winches?

In an effort to keep everything in it's place, I posted a suspension question in the mods section. I'd greatly appreciate your opinions. Thanks http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/123300-F150-suspension-questions?p=1535282#post1535282

Perhaps some of you Ford experts can give me some advise... I've got a 2000 F150 and want to increase the load capacity to better handle a camper and gear. With the goal of K.I.S.S. I don't want to use airbags. This is not a serious mudder or rock crawler, but more a overland traveler with...

Northwoodsman, those yellow bags are simply extra storage. They are an option available with the camper which we chose not to get. There is just so much we like about the Fernweh camper design, we feel is worth spending the extra money for it. The scissor rear door, the front hinge roof, total...

Finally, a bit of progress is going with our project… The plan is to build a reliable overland vehicle of a brand that has worldwide factory support, and with budget discipline. Decisions like this are also a degree of compromise. For the past few years we have used our FJ Cruiser with RRT and...