Scout camper feel too heavy?

[wackyhacky76CO]

I agree with Shredgnar, have an Olympic on a 2019 Tundra 3” lift and airbags. I don't even notice it except for mpg. I have enjoyed it, been to Idaho and Montana From CO a few times. Did great on the long drives pulling a trailer with the toys. But I have been thinking about simplifying my set up lately to be able to use my truck again.

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What kind of off roading have you done with it? Just fire road exploring or do you get into some rough stuff from time to time?

 

[rruff]

Just picked our Olympic up the other day and put it on a 2nd gen Tundra. 1275 lbs empty on the tag. E rated tires, Airbags, 3" lift. Drove great up I70 in CO. No problems, no swaying, etc. Got a little rocking forward and back on some weird pavement bumps on the highway.

Airbags add a pronounced increase in spring force deep in the travel that exponentially increases the more they are compressed. A speed sensitive damper (most common current shock technology) cannot deal with a positional increase in spring force without negatively affecting other types of inputs. They will hold the load statically but dynamically airbags are a mess - issues will be exacerbated under dynamic inputs such as dips, ledges, off road situations. Proper spring pack built for the weight is the option to consider.

The only weird motion I get on mine (pic in post #12) is a fore-aft bounce if waves/bumps on the road are in sync. To be fair, this also happened in stock configuration... and with upgraded shocks and tires on the empty truck. But it is worse now with the camper and airbags. I suspect it's a consequence of the rear part of the Tundra frame being flexy for articulation and compliance.

I'll be getting a spring pack upgrade soon instead of airbags, so I'll see if that helps.