Recommended Air Springs & Tie-Downs For Carrying Lance Slide In Camper On 2006 GMC 2500 6-1/2 Bed

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Looking to purchase air bags for my truck and frame mounted tie downs for a cab over camper. Truck is 2006 2500 gmc hd duramax 4x4 quad cab 6.5 bed. Putting a Lance 825 camper on it, if that helps. What product numbers will fit my truck

asked by: Jacob J

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I recommend the Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 Ultimate Air Helper Springs # AL88275 along with the Air Lift WirelessAIR Compressor System # AL58WQ for your 2006 GMC Sierra HD 4x4 quad cab with the 6-1/2' bed. These air springs have internal jounce bumpers which will help to reduce bounce other air bags commonly have. The compressor system has a smart manifold which allows you to change pressures from your smart phone using the Air Lift app. This same manifold monitors air pressure while you drive and will make changes as needed if the pressure changes by more than 3psi.

The TorkLift Custom Frame-Mounted Camper Tie-Downs Front # TLC2205 and Rear # TLC3205 are going to be the strongest and best mounts. These are designed to mount to the frame as long as you do not have a nerf step under the bed side and factory receiver. You will also need the TorkLift Locking FastGun Turnbuckles # TLS9529-2-LK to secure your Lance slide in camper to the tie-downs.

expert reply by: Bud M

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Answer 1

It sounds like the purpose of getting the air helper spring would be to counteract the 1 inch compression you're getting in your rear suspension caused by the pin weight of your 5th wheel. If that's the case, I believe that the AirLift 5000…

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Answer 2

Installing the Union Tee #AL21838 with your #AL57575 will tie the pressure of the two air bags together. So yes, a shift in a very heavy load like a truck camper will potentially result in air being forced from one into the other. The reason I say…

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Answer 3

You will have to go with a sliding hitch to allow the trailer to make tight turns. For a trailer 8 feet wide the only bed length that's going to allow 90 degree turns without a slider is a stationary hitch. That being said you have two options.…

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Answer 4

The difference between the Class II and Class III hitches has to do with their Gross Trailer Weight (GTW), their Tongue Weight (TW), and their Hitch Receiver Size. Class II trailer hitch receivers have a 1-1/4 inch receiver and can be rated up to…

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Answer 5

We have run into this quite a few times in the past, and the best option will be replacing the Lance 7-pin connector with a standard 7-way blade connector like the #PK12706. This will give you a standard 7-way connector to plug into the factory 7-way…

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Answer 6

Lance does have a proprietary plug, but many customers see a standard 6-way or 7-way round and notice it doesn't fit their factory 7-way as well. I've attached an article to help if you have one of the 7-way or 6-way round connectors which we…

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Answer 7

In order to determine the torque rating for the lug nuts on your trailer you will need to know check out the chart I attached that shows all of the torque specs for all the trailer lugs available based on stud size, wheel material and wheel size.

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Answer 8

Sometimes just use of new spring bars can update a weight distribution hitch to match the tongue weight (TW) of a new trailer, but in the case of your Equal-I-zer system, part #EQ37140ET, the highest-rated bars are the 1400-lb set #EQ90-01-1499 that…

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Answer 9

An oil seal like Redline part #9103309 installs in the back side of the hub (the side nearest the trailer's frame) with the sides or "legs" of the seal inserted into the hub's bore. This means that the flat metal surface of the seal…

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Answer 10

I think the best way to explain how to install a grease seal like #10-9 is to take a look at the video I have linked. Go to about the 6 minute, 10 second mark. At this point in the video, our installer begins to install the seal in the back of the…

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Answer 11

I did some checking and basically the cutout bumper is the regular factory bumper. The Curt hitch, #C15312, will fit up tighter and a little more recessed, apparently the same way the factory hitch does if it were installed. Some people like the…

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Answer 12

The confusion is that the two answer pages have two different hitches they are referring to. The #C15312 measures 2-3/4 inches from the mounting flange down to the hitch opening and the #C15313 measures 5-5/8 inches. I attached a picture that has…

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