whats the diff. of a camper package and a tow package? im looking at a 95 dodge 3500 std. cab with camper package. from what i can see it looks taller. thanks chris

 

If I recall the camper package comes with overload rear springs and the rear stabilizer bar. The tow package comes with a hitch and rear plug for trailer lights and the brake controller plug under the dash.

 

o ok so its more like a 1 1/2 ton truck do you know if this makes the truck sit higher thanks

 

I wouldent think so. most 350s/3500s, have the regular spring pac to ride normal on then the overloads dont touch the pads until it got some weight on it. My 350 4x4 with a 1800 lb camper wouldent quite get them to touch.

 

how much do you think i could hold with the overload springs? 2500lbs? chris

 

I've had ~2800 lbs in the bed of mine. Those overloads will pick up a *lot* of the weight--I would have expected the rear to sag badly with that much in there, but it was still a bit higher in the rear than in the front.

 

I have 5000 #'s in mine. It's into the overloads, but not severly. I added Timbrens and it's just touching the overloads. IMHO the overloads don't come into play early enough.

 

I've had 3600lbs in my 2500. Pic in my pictures section. All stone blocks. It was on the over load spring but wasnt all the way down and never touched that last flat spring on the bottom. It made the truck sit just lower then level

 

wow thats alot of lbs does the truck sit any higher than a normal non-camper truck? the truck im looking at has 4x4 so it already sits high. im looking at this 95 3500 12v 4x4 auto with~75,000 miles on it. the best part is i know its history. im trying to get my frind down to 8,500 but i might pay as much as 10,000. it hard to find a truck like this one. i know it worth more but who know he has another truck and doesnt need this one. thanks for all the replies.chris

 

What are Timbrens??

 

i think they are helper springs to help with keeping the truck level. chris

 

I had the problem with my high 4x4 and a tall camper swaying badly. The overloads weren't even touching, so I built spring blocks to pre-load the overload springs, then I built a web page about it. Since then, I've gone to a 3rd camper that's about 1/2 way between the 2 original ones in weight, and have put nearly 60,000 miles on those blocks. They work extremely well. Here's a link to the page:.............. www.biglar.homestead.com/springsupport.html

 

I should add that I jacked up the back of the truck before putting in the spring blocks, so that the overloads are under mild tension even before loading the camper. The truck came from the dealer with front and rear sway bars; I carry 100 psi in the air bags; Rancho 9000's all round set on firmest. Works for me ! ! !...........the truck/camper handle like a huge sports car. Lar.

 

I kinda like the spacer idea.

The camper package has the same empty ride height as non camper package. the added overloads don't come into play until there's a lot of weight in the bed nor do th Timbrens.

My camper "lives" on the truck...so it's always heavy at 12K with about 7.K #'s on the rear axle (2700 empty)