How do airbags help a tow vehicle?
It has been stated here many times that airbags do not increase your vehicles towing(cargo) capacity. So why is the usage of air bags so common? Do they shift the weight from back to front? Do they st...
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My truck is overloaded by the GVWR with my truck camper. The air bags keep the suspension from bottoming out when going over bumps at highway speed. They also keep the truck level instead of having the back end squatting. I've had the same set of airbags for over 5 years. The bags haven't given me any problems despite being on an overloaded work truck that sees off road duty some times. All the add-on plumbing, gauges, and lines were prone to leaks. I ripped all that out and just inflate now with a bicycle pump.
