Thoughts on overall height of your set up. How tall is too tall for the backcountry?

[alanymarce]

Here's why a tall vehicle may not be ideal for big trips. This is getting ours off a river boat at Manaus. The two planks from the boat to the dock had to bend about 20 cm so that the roof could clear the deckhead.

 

[mog]

That will depend on how much flex is in your truck's frame. I had to make a platform for my camper to raise it ~3" above the cab of my Dodge. Otherwise, when I got it in a good twist (to where one front tire and one rear tire just about come off the ground), the cab and the camper would make contact.

Same here. I have my camper (EarthCruiser GZL-300) 3 inches about the cab (that was also dictated by having the side of the camper high enough so I can still access my RamBoxes, win-win), with no issue.

 

[gator70]

That will depend on how much flex is in your truck's frame. I had to make a platform for my camper to raise it ~3" above the cab of my Dodge. Otherwise, when I got it in a good twist (to where one front tire and one rear tire just about come off the ground), the cab and the camper would make contact.

I've raised mine 4 1/2 inches above the cab. My frame is longer and prone to more flex.

 

[rruff]

Yeah, we will definitely be adding enough lift to clear a 35" tire (in reality it is probably a 34+" but also keeping that to a minimum b/c it all adds up, but we will want/need some suspension improvement and clearance for what we like to do..

Using stock wheels? 295/70r18s fit easily... maybe a little plastic work. A lift isn't necessary, but if you upgrade shocks keep it to ~1.5 inch, ideally.