Air bags
I picked up the FW today and measured the drop on the rear and it went down 3" not the 1 1/2" I guessed before at what point do you considerer air bags?
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Colo Native wrote:Bedlam wrote:
If you have the camper package with the upper overload springs, you just need the Torklift upper StableLoads to engage that spring sooner. If you do not, I would suggest Timbrens or SuperSprings to get greater spring rate. Bags will help some of that sag, but 3" worth of sag will be hard on the bags and most likely make your truck mushy and porpoising.
I do have the camper pkg.
If you look at the perches in relation to the springs, you will see that it takes quite a bit of spring deflection on the main pack befor the overload spring engages. using a taller pad will kick in your overload sooner allow for less sag.
Here you can see the upper and lower StableLoad on my F250:
This camper is about 4000 lbs when loaded with gear and water and you can see how level it sits:
I did use Firestone air bags at around 50 PSI in addition to the StableLoads when I connected my 8000 lb enclosed trailer using a WHD on a 2.5' receiver extension:
For those that decry I am overloading, The Sterling axle handles 9750 lbs, Vision 19.5" rims handle 4500 lbs and 245/70R195.5 tires handle 4805 lbs. I was about 7000 lbs on the rear axle with the camper and 8000 lbs on the rear with the camper and trailer. GVW was over 12k lbs and GCW was over 19K lbs even though GVWR was 9800 lbs and GCWR was 23.5K lbs.
