I need advice from this group on what axle torsion arm angle to purchase for my 2017 13' Deluxe. I need to raise my camper up a few inches. I weighed my
Scamp at a local CAT scale and the total
weight was 2060 lbs, with an
axle weight of 1820 and tongue
weight of 240. I purchased this
Scamp with all of the options: AC,
furnace,
awning, toilet. This is our first camper and I wasn't sure what options I needed so got all of them.
We live in Iowa and have used or
Scamp on trips to Nova Scotia and to Alaska. I have damaged the toilet drain line, the grey water tank, and bent the tongue jack. We stay in private RV parks and many National Parks. I try not to go on rough roads but many of the National Parks have very bad roads.
This camper came from the factory with a LCI Lippert 2200 lb
axle with a 22 degree up angle. I have not been able to find Lift Kits for this
axle. Scamp will sell me a 0 degree axle for $455 plus $200 shipping. I contacted Lippert and their axle price was similar. Then I thought why not purchase a bare axle and reuse all of the bolt-on items: hubs, bearings, and
brakes. Lippert will sell me a new bare axle for $150 plus $150 shipping. I can pick any angle I want between 45 degrees up to 45 down.
Before I purchase a new axle I would like to hear from this group thoughts and ideas. I leaning towards a 10 or 22 degrees down. I would like to raise my Scamp about 3". Our Scamp 13' weighs 2100 lbs when loaded for a trip.
I have searched this site and found a lot of helpful information.
- Kevin K went to 22.5 down and gain quite a bit of height
- RogerDat says 10 degrees equals 1" in height
- BillE had a great write-up on how he fixed his 13' Scamp
- floyd says that this year all new 13' Scamps come with 0 axles (good decision by Scamp)
I plan to post before and after pictures with dimensions to help others.
Thanks, GpaNed