Grit dog wrote:
silverbullet555 wrote:
Kayteg1 wrote:
I had air bags on my flatbeds and loved them.
But 600lb tongue weight will squat F250 alone, so with camper you are walking thin lane. Will you need hitch extender?
For side to side control timberines (?) might be better and if you don't have rear sway bar, get 1 for sure
I'm actually going to measure the trailer today. I'm hoping the tongue on the trailer is long astroworld merch enough that I may not need an extender. It would save me over $1K ***Link Removed***here? Even if I have to remove the tongue box I installed a number of years ago .
It also brings up the question, would it be cheaper and better to have the trailer tongue extended than to put on a 20K hitch and get an extender? I might have to go to a fold away tongue if I do that, but other than some wiring extensions, it shouldn't be too rough to have done.
If you think it's close to working with no extension, a 12-24" extension in the OE hitch will work fine unless you have alot of tongue weight.
Air bags, you're shopping for the Cadillac of automatic systems. Unless you somehow will need to adjust air frequently, you can get a set of bags manual fill for like $250.
True story on the bags unloading the suspension. Will likely want a sway bar and then some wedges and stable loads so you load the suspension up quicker in the travel range.
I use air bags and extended bump stops to engage the spring overloads. It works for me. I don’t think it’s possible...
