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RE: 19.5 inch tires - ride reports ?
I've been running mine for a while now. Do they ride a little stiffer? Yes. Is it bad? No. They are the worst on a washboard/pot hole filled road. Down the interstate they aren't bad at all, although you do feel the road a little better. Best way I can describe it is that it rides a little more like a truck. Honestly, the big rear sway bar made the ride worse than the 19.5s did. The only thing I dislike about my particular tire is the road noise, although I have gotten used to it. It's funny, the smoother the road is, the louder the tires are. Also, I don't air mine down either because it really doesn't affect the ride much. After airing down you gotta find someone with good air to get them back up to 90-100+ lbs or wherever you run them. Can't do that at the corner gas station.
To summarize, they aren't as bad as some would have you to believe, just expect a more "truck like" ride. Still smoother than dad's old '84 chevy!
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silverbullet02
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04/06/13 08:21pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Tire shop in Knoxville area for 19.5 balancing?
One more update. Drove the truck to work the last couple days, mostly interstate. Had it up to 75 a couple times, cruising at 70 most of the time which is a little faster than I usually run. I typically run around 67ish for fuel mileage, but after putting over 100 miles since the balance job, I'm HAPPY! Rolls smooth as silk. Lot to be said for that road force balance. Just wanted to update and close out the thread. I hate it when threads go unfinished. Thanks to those here who helped, especially rv2go.
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silverbullet02
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03/23/13 08:59pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Battery replacement in a 2004 Dodge diesel
X2, both. If you don't replace both, the new one will be trying to carry the old one.
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silverbullet02
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03/23/13 08:29pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Why so many Dodges than the other big 2?
Mine was built in St. Louis.
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silverbullet02
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03/23/13 04:27pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Cleaning GMC fuel injectors?
Does it run any differently than it used to? Does it do anything weird? Is there anything wrong? If not, I wouldn't worry about it.
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silverbullet02
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03/23/13 04:24pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Tire shop in Knoxville area for 19.5 balancing?
Just got back from Fleet Tire a short bit ago. Went over and started explaining what was going on and he said all was well until I mentioned the Equal, haha! They got me in quickly and I got to hang out in the shop while they worked on it. All the guys were nice and seemed pretty knowledgeable. They dismounted the tires, vacuumed out the equal, cleaned tires and rims up and put them back together. While balancing 3 of the tires were between .014 and .018 runout and one was .024. They said that was pretty good for those tires. I didn't get to drive a lot of highway on the way home due to a big wreck on the interstate, so I took the back roads. What little bit I did have it on the road I ran it up to 75 real quick and still felt smooth. I'll probably drive it to work tomorrow just to see, but as of right now I'm pretty happy. No noticeable vibration yet!
Just with my one trip there, I'd recommend these guys. Staff was courteous and answered all my random questions while out in the shop. They charged me $15/tire for all that. They said if I had any issues just come on back and they'd check it out.
Thanks for the advice everybody!
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silverbullet02
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03/21/13 02:40pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Tire shop in Knoxville area for 19.5 balancing?
Thanks! I'll be over in that end of town tomorrow, I'll swing by and see what they say.
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silverbullet02
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03/20/13 11:24pm |
Tow Vehicles
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Tire shop in Knoxville area for 19.5 balancing?
My 19.5's used to roll smooth as silk and then I took them off and they sat for a year. They have equal inside them. A few weeks before I took them off I aired them up for a big trip. I'm wondering if I didn't get some moisture in there. She vibrates on and off in the 65-70mph range now, right where I like to drive. I'm looking for a recommendation on a tire shop to get these balanced, and I'd rather have somebody that knows what they're doing work on it. Thanks!
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silverbullet02
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03/20/13 03:20pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Solar quit working, need a little help
Well, in an interesting turn of events, it started working. I haven't touched it. Went out a week or 2 ago to plug it in and top off the batteries and it was charging away. I've went out there several times since and it's been working every day. Kinda odd, but I'm not gonna argue. I guess I'll just keep an eye on it and if it stops working again I'll check that plug up top.
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silverbullet02
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02/17/13 09:42am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Seeking a Truck Camper
Arctic Fox is a good camper, just like everybody said though, they're heavy. Too heavy for stock tires. The guy I bought my 19.5s from had a short bed Dodge with a Lance on it and he said even with everything he did, the short bed truck just did not handle well with a bigger TC, and he's had quite a few setups. Now on the flip side, my long bed with the 19.5s is a beast and carries my camper quite well. Fully loaded with water and gear about as heavy as I can get it my camper is 42-4300 lbs. And that's an AF 811. The 990 will be heavier. I don't think you can put a 990 on a short bed. Whatever you end up getting, put a big sway bar on your truck too, you'll not regret it. Having a short bed definitely limits your options.
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silverbullet02
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01/14/13 11:51am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Basement storage Arctic Fox 811
My 2010 AF 1140 has the slide out tray. The years before mine did not. Im sure the space was always there but they just didnt put in the door and tray. You might be best to call the factory and find out that info.
I'll probably do that tomorrow. Just thinking out loud right now, haha!
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silverbullet02
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01/08/13 08:43pm |
Truck Campers
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Basement storage Arctic Fox 811
I've got a 2007 Arctic Fox 811 for a long bed. Before I bought it I looked at some other 811s but they were for short beds. I noticed they had a hatch in the back under the entrance door that had a tray that slid in and out for basement storage. I do not have that. I'm wondering if there is a tank in the way since I do not have the long overhang? Does anybody know if there is any open space under the floor? If there is, I wouldn't be opposed to putting a hatch in the floor for access if there is any room there. It would be nice to put tools and stuff I don't need much down there out of the way. Thanks for any help,
Brian
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silverbullet02
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01/08/13 06:59pm |
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RE: So what did you do to your Truck Camper today?
It was 3 days ago, but I finally got mine back! It's been sitting in Ohio for a year in my parents yard. Finally have everything straightened out and brought it down to TN the other day. Now to find somewhere to go, haha!
http://i49.tinypic.com/5yengy.jpg
Oh, the other thing I've been doing, and this does count for today, I've been trying to figure out why my solar isn't working and believe I have tracked it down to what I hope is a bad connection up at the panel on the roof. Down side is that it's cold and I have to un-goop the screws and pull it off the roof to get to the plug, so that will have to wait for a warmer day. This pic was from this morning to keep in the spirit of the thread :)
http://i47.tinypic.com/xfuj6.jpg
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silverbullet02
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12/27/12 12:27pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Solar quit working, need a little help
http://i47.tinypic.com/xfuj6.jpg
Went up and took a look this morning. I see there's a plug there, hopefully that's the problem, maybe a little corroded. However, to get to it I need to take off the panel. The screws are all gooped up and it's 35 degrees out, so when I get a nice warm day I'll go up there and take it off and check that connection. I did take a paint stir stick and pushed on the plug to wiggle it but it didn't do anything. I'll post results when I get to that point. Thanks!
Brian
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silverbullet02
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12/27/12 11:22am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Solar quit working, need a little help
Thanks for the replies here. Hopefully the weather won't be so bad tomorrow and I'll be able to get on the roof and see what I see.
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silverbullet02
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12/26/12 05:54pm |
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RE: Solar quit working, need a little help
http://i50.tinypic.com/24b2edg.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/vnftq0.jpg
Went out with the volt meter a few minutes ago. It's cloudy and dismal, but it should at least be doing something. The volt indicator matched the volt reading on the controller, right around 12.4v, and when I measured across the array terminals I had 1.44v, not much at all. I don't know what it should be, but that ain't right. I suppose next step is to take array wires out of controller and measure them when the sun is out, but at this point does it look like my panel is bad? Thanks,
Brian
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silverbullet02
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12/26/12 03:18pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: programers
With your truck I'd find somebody knowledgable with EFI Live. A good tuner can do a lot more to your truck than any "tune in a box" you buy. However, if you want a programmer just for mileage I don't think they're worth it. I'm running a smarty jr on my dodge, and I love it. Unloaded mileage seems about the same and I haven't towed much to get a good idea there. I think gains are fairly minimal, although I'm thinking I'm about a half mpg so far, but again, I have limited data at the moment. However, the performance gain is phenomenal. I've got it on a mild setting and it's amazing how the truck runs. And no I don't beat on my truck, it's just nice to have that little extra sometimes.
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silverbullet02
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12/25/12 02:26pm |
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Solar quit working, need a little help
My camper has sat at my folks house for the last year and I finally got it back yesterday. About the middle of summer my dad went out to check it out and the batteries were dead. It has a "Go Power!" "GP-102/110/115/Weekender HD" panel with a GPR-25 regulator. He plugged it in and it's been plugged in since. The batteries are holding up fine. Yesterday with a beautiful sunny sky I was registering 0 current with 12.5v.
I started checking things out tonight per the manual I have and haven't found anything. Took the regulator panel off the wall and the fuse on it was good. Battery terminals are nice and clean. Where would be the next place to look? It's installed on an Arctic Fox 811 truck camper. It was on there when I bought the camper, so I really know nothing about it or how it's wired. Thanks for any help.
Merry Christmas!
Brian
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silverbullet02
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12/24/12 09:39pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Show Your Rig and Truck Camper Towing/Hauling
Do you have any pictures of the lake drawn down from the campground area? I wanted to go check it out when it was down but never made it up there.
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silverbullet02
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12/16/12 12:17pm |
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RE: F350 Overload Springs
How'd you end up doing? Best guess on my 811 is that it's ~4200 wet. I rolled across the scales once with 2 people, full of water, propane, fuel in truck, full of everything for a long trip, weighed in at 12,300. They're deceivingly heavy.
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silverbullet02
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12/13/12 06:50pm |
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