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My son just bought a high end RTT with vestibule and it's now on top of his 2001 Grand Cherokee. I believe the '99-'04 WJ to be the zenith of off roadable Jeep Cherokee technology. He has a 2 inch lift with stuff, and to fight the sway has installed the thicker anti sway bar in the rear. So far...

Roy, At the very least, if you were driving the accused overweight RV, you would have a very good chance of coming out on top..... if you had a collision with said bone stock Corolla. jefe

Over the life of this thread, I've just read little snippets of the build but not the whole enchilada. I just finished consuming the whole plate. Mark has certainly set a new high water mark for that rare commodity in the RV business: namely quality attention to every detail and complete and...

Howard, What a fine description of the woes/winners with the 1078. Nothing like hands on experience for those in the dark. Did you order the 450 with 4.30, or 4.88 gears and a factory L.S. rear end? I hope Mexico or other 3rd world countries are not in your plans. I like your methodical movement...

Jeep, Wow! You have an impressive lineup of R&D experience. Weighing 1K pounds more than my small tanked Lance 165-s, yours is a hard nut for me to crack. I would have to start from scratch with a truck that was beefy enough to carry the X10. I really like the 'all-business' attitude you have...

Jim, Good catch. I learn something every day. It looks like mfgrs. just round up to the nearest 10th. I wonder how much R&D and especially ground level torture testing goes into the tire load rating code? jefe

Glenn and Jack, You make a good point about the Tradesman Mopar wheels. I'm wondering if they still have the even lower, entry level H.D. steel wheel in paint, probably made for the SRW 3500. The good news for Jack is that Chevy and Dodge have the self same 8 on 6-1/2, lug centric pattern. The...

Good info here. The Dura Grappler with a 3970 pound load rating? Good enough. Much of the weight carrying ability is built into the sidewalls. I'd like to hear from someone who has actually used them. Again, if you look closely, the tread blocks are evenly spaced leading up to a gradual...

Regcab, I could find no actual number regarding the load rating in pounds on any site i tried, re: your new Nittos. E rating means nothing if it's only 3195 pound rated. Also, 10 ply rated means nothing if not connected with an actual load rating in pounds. My take on the bargain counter tire...

c7, There are a few, very few 17 inch tires that are up to the rigors of the truck camper mode. I made a survey of 16 inch, 17 inch, and 18 inch tires to see what the maximum loading would be. The sad fact, it least in my survey, is that 17 inch tires, as a group had the lowest load rating. Then...

My 10-pack of cheap, Chinese, 12v. warm white LED's were installed a couple years ago in the interior of my 19 year old Lance camper. So far so good. But...i do not have nor want any kind of dimmer. I've read that the problem with the ones I have is that they do not bode well if more than around...

jeep, looks good. A basic tool. Can you post a list of accoutrements? Weight. Tanks. A basic rundown on the construction parameters. How is it attached? or maybe I missed the link. jefe Riding out a flash flood in Death Valley:

C7train, I think gball is an out of work lawyer and a troll. As you were. jefe

gball, I notice you don't even own a truck camper and have cut and pasted this or similar note on at least two truck camper threads. I just have one question for you: Do you have any evidence in hand that a truck camper owner has ever been involved in litigation over the weight question? I've...

jeep, I love the design. All business. Side door. Slope tail. Flat bed. Diesel appliances. Same width as our Lance 165-s. What else? Does that flatbed have a pivoting frame? We need more pix and more info! C'mon, Jeep, make it happen. I live about 2 miles from Marc, the owner of XP Campers and...

Just remember the prime directive about living full time in a truck camper: The longer you are out on the road, especially during all four seasons, the larger and more capacious your camper should be. Of course, other perspectives are: a. How many people have complained about too much truck? b...

In my later years, I've continued my life long penchant for not leaving 'good enough' alone when it comes to four wheel drives. I did my first springs-over-axle in 1965 on a 1949 Willys Ute Wagon, during an era when there were few willing to try it or even knew what it was. Those pioneer days...

RegCab, As far as i can tell, those tires have only a 3195 pound load rating; not enough for a truck camper and weigh 75 pounds? In fact, no 17" Nitto tire surpasses 3640 pounds, mostly smaller ones, whilst the 18" tires can go up to 3860 pounds. This is paltry compared to the even blocking on...

ray, Whazoo is pretty savvy, but lives much closer to the edge than almost all XTC truck camper users I know. One problem he had is picking tires because of their light weight. With a 10,500 pound TC, the last thing you want is a sticky, flexible, light weight tire where they skimp on the...

The tire in the photo with the Safety Seal tire plugs is off my buddie, Whazoo's 2009 GM 2500/diesel/allison. He carries an 8.5 OUTFITTER! pop up camper. He has had miserable luck with tires. He blew through 2 complete sets of wheels before settling into the Alcoa's in the pic. Three of the...