Air bag suspension for trucks question

rhagfo wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:
Not necessarily true.

I was pulling a 10,000 lb. 5th wheel with my 2001 Dodge Cummins dually. All weights were well within my trucks GVWR, GCVWR, etc. However, while the truck didn't drop enough in the rear to put the lights in the trees, it did make for a rough ride. The air bags got it off the overloads and smoothed things out tremendously. Perhaps just some tired springs, I don't know, but I do know that it worked for me.

Wow, you must have got the weak spring package!!
We tow with a 2001 2500 with Camper Package, and carry an 11,000# 5er, and don't get to the upper overloads, pin is at 2,200# +/-.

You should have installed some Bilstein's!

Actually I did install the Bilstein's but that doesn't help with spring sag, but it did help the ride. I bought the truck used from a guy who hauled horse trailers, and he used/abused the heck out of it. So that may be part of the problem. The truck road pretty level with the 5th wheel attached, but it just touched down on the overloads on bumps and dips, made for a very rough ride on bad roads.