airbags and stableloads
TC is a heavy one at approx 4750 lbs in a Host Everest TS. My TV is a 2012 F350 DRW crew cab 6.2L Lariat with the camper package. As of now, all I have are the upper stableloads. When the TC is loa...
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sky_free wrote:thejustin wrote:
Dropped off truck this morning for lower stableloads and airbags, dealer calls me and says there is a problem. Apparently, with the spacing that is in their and the way they would have to be installed, I would have to jack up the entire rear end of the truck every time they needed to be engaged or disengaged in order to obtain the required clearance to slide them in and out of place. Kind of defeats the purpose of having the "quick disconnect" feature. Little bit bummed about that.
So, we are proceeding with just the airbag install. Hopefully I won't have much sway. May have to do the bigwig sway bar next instead of the shocks. We'll see how she drives.
I see that the airbags are working out for you, which is great. I wanted to comment on this even though it's not needed now.
When I installed the lower stable loads on my truck (which is the same as yours), I was able to use 3 wedges on the back and 2 on the front, while still having enough room to "quick disconnect" them without jacking the back up. Your guy probably was trying to put all 3 on the front and realized it would be a problem.
Later, since I always carry the TC, I decided to just put all 3 on the front too. If I wanted to disconnect them, I would have to release a little tension by quickly jacking up the back via my floor jack on the hitch. Takes a couple of minutes for me to do that, so no big deal. It would only have to be lifted a few inches, which is what I did to install them. Definitely not all the way up with the wheels off the ground. Didn't even do that when I installed them.
Glad the air bags are working out for you. I'll probably do that next myself when funds are available.
That sounds like the scenario he was explaining to me. I just didn't feel it was necessary to spend nearly 400 dollars on parts and labor if the "quick disconnect" feature wasn't going to be there. I drop the camper alot and still use the truck as my daily driver when the TV is not in use so I don't want to have to constantly be jacking the truck up and down to engage and disengage the lowers.
