3500 Ram factory air suspension
Ordered the new 3500 Dodge DRW with the air suspension anyone on here have it on there truck is it user friendly and how happy are you with it. Truck should be by the middle of June.
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noteven wrote:
For those with sway bar concerns look at Donvel valves. I have no idea if they fit factory Ram suspension. I called and had a yak with them about using them on my aftermarket full air suspension on my Dodge.
Just looked these up. They are essentially a check valve in the air line preventing rapid air release as I see it. Advantageous where each bag is not valved separately.
Certainly Ram did not valve the lines to the the rear assist bags together....did they?
If so, I see these helping. If they're plumbed the way aftermarket bags should be, then they will not help (or hurt) the ride.
I don't see where these Donvel valves would do any thing on bags that are effectively valved separate from each other.
On semi tractors, are the drive axle bags, 4 each, valved separately or do they air up the same? If all hooked together, the Donvels will help. Work2much said it. Ram 3500 air not ideal for big TCs. Ram 3500 air has its place, but unlike the 2500s, IMO it's a gimmick for those that haul heavy more often than not, but a nice feature for a weekend warrior that wants a plush daily driver and the same capacity as a 1 ton, albeit with some compromise in handling when the loads get big or tall.
