Suggestions for improving towing in an F150?

rhetthughes wrote:

lawrosa wrote:
Hers before sumos fully loaded before.. and after

Thank you for those pictures and thoughts. I have been leaning towards bilsteins and something like the sumos as the way to go. My sag is not quite that much as you are showing prior to adding the sumos, but I tell ya, when I hit a pothole on the road with my back tires, it is a jolt like something fierce! So I figured I was close to my suspension’s limit and wanted to offer it a boost. You mentioned the Sumo springs. Do you prefer them over the timbrens for any reason? I have read that timbrens will help level the load but will also makenthe ride fairly rough when towing. I’m not looking for some sort of glamorous ride when towing, but I also don’t like the feeling I get hitting those potholes. Hope to find something that provides more support and a bit of give to take the “shock” out of those rough roads. I95, I26, I20 are all a disaster here in South Carolina.

the tims are harder and from what I read will give you a hard hit. And when unloaded. I think they sit right on the axle. I like the sumos becuase they sit 1-2" off the axle. Only come into play with a load.

I have a 740 lbs TW. I went to florida fully loaded as in the first pic without the sumos. The truck sagged as shown, and the leafs did a good job, but hitting bumps I was at or near my bump stops.

1500 springs are weak IMO and having a long bed is no help.

So the sumos start touching the axles with about 200-250 lbs on the rear. They are 900 lbs capacity. The rear is more firm when bumps are hit, or over bridge aprons.

My other option would of been super springs. That would of lifted the rear some, but the ride unloaded would be firm probably and I didnt want that..

The super springs are a bolt on add a leaf..

I got the sumo springs cheap with a coupon code. I believe they were less then $130 bucks..