Adding air bags to tow vehicle questions.
I'm considering adding air bags to my F250. I have a 2013 F250 with the camper package (350 springs and rear sway bar). I weighed my truck and trailer last year. My truck is under all the ratings exce...
Forum Discussion
My situation is a bit different in that I started out with air bags and a Trail Aire Tri-Glide pin box. I have never towed our 5th without these aids; however, I came to this thread looking for a way to improve the ride. (I get more chucking and bucking - mostly chucking - than I expected from this setup.)
I have a 2015 Chevy 2500HD Diesel short bed, a Demco Auto-Slide hitch, Air Lifter air bags inflated to 40 pounds, and TV tires inflated to max psi (80 pounds) which I feel I need to get the full 3525 pounds of weight rating.
The trailer is a 36-foot Crossroads Rushmore with dry weights of 11,700 and pin 2100. I run load rate G's inflated to 100 psi on the trailer. Max psi on the tires is 110. (If I can find an inflation table for the Gladiator trailer tires, it might tell me I can reduce the pressure which might help.)
The trailer is about 3.5 inches nose up due to having to use the highest position of the hitch in order to achieve a minimum 6 inch clearance between the trailer and the bed rails.
After reading this thread, it seems to me that it is always going to be a rough ride on a rough road. Unless someone can suggest something else to try.
I have a 2015 Chevy 2500HD Diesel short bed, a Demco Auto-Slide hitch, Air Lifter air bags inflated to 40 pounds, and TV tires inflated to max psi (80 pounds) which I feel I need to get the full 3525 pounds of weight rating.
The trailer is a 36-foot Crossroads Rushmore with dry weights of 11,700 and pin 2100. I run load rate G's inflated to 100 psi on the trailer. Max psi on the tires is 110. (If I can find an inflation table for the Gladiator trailer tires, it might tell me I can reduce the pressure which might help.)
The trailer is about 3.5 inches nose up due to having to use the highest position of the hitch in order to achieve a minimum 6 inch clearance between the trailer and the bed rails.
After reading this thread, it seems to me that it is always going to be a rough ride on a rough road. Unless someone can suggest something else to try.
