Airbags or Sumo Springs

I wouldn't focus on how far down the suspension moves. I would think about how much travel is left, how does it handle, and where do the headlights point.

I would try the Maxloader springs. 4+ inches of sag is a lot.

This is a common topic with many opinions...so I'll offer another....first I'd have a spring shop look at your rig. Take the truck to them with the camper loaded...they should suggest an upgrade of the leaf pack...theyight talk about a two or three stage upgrade...steel doesn't wear out!!! Another option to look at either before or after or in conjunction with the spring upgrade are Timbren's! Check out their website..any videos and is an easy DITY job!

Modify your overload springs, leave the main springs alone, simple, cheap, and most effective.

Gman

Neither. Sumo Springs have a 2-year warranty which is all you need to know. Air bags are great for dealing with trailers or when one side of a camper is a lot heavier than the other.

If the rear springs are not enough then you need to add more springs and the easiest way to do this is with SuperSprings. Installation is a breeze and there is nothing to adjust or wear out as with air bags and Sumo Springs.

Plan on new shocks as well like Rancho 9000 or Bilstein 5100 shocks.

Redsky wrote:
Neither. Sumo Springs have a 2-year warranty which is all you need to know. Air bags are great for dealing with trailers or when one side of a camper is a lot heavier than the other.

If the rear springs are not enough then you need to add more springs and the easiest way to do this is with SuperSprings. Installation is a breeze and there is nothing to adjust or wear out as with air bags and Sumo Springs.

Plan on new shocks as well like Rancho 9000 or Bilstein 5100 shocks.

Really?
When do the airbags wear out?
We have over 50k miles on ours...at what point should I start watching them?

How do you adjust these supersprings side2side?

Xpd77 wrote:
I was thinking of Sumo Springs or Air Bags. Sumo seems simpler to install and use. Airbags seem more adjustable but possibly more expensive and labor intensive. Thoughts?

What system did you end up adding to your truck?

I would not go with air bags or Sumo Springs for the same reason, they do not last and the odds are that one will fail during a trip. Then whatcha going to do?

Sumo Springs have a two-year warranty which says it all. Air bags last longer but they do fail. They are also misused with trucks carrying campers.

If you need to add more hauling capacity the place to do it is at the leaf springs. Have a shop that specializes in 4WD offroad vehicles add a leaf to the two existing leaf packs, or add SuperSprings (took me one hour). With this approach you are beefing up the factory components and not changing the design of the suspension and how it works on the road.

If the truck is not level side to side then you can bite the bullet and install air bags so you can level the camper. But that is only the beginning as the air bags by themselves create new handling problems.

Sway is addressed at the tires (changing to ones with greater load capacity), the frame with anti-sway bars, and with new shocks that provide better dampening of the springs.

12V Cummins wrote:
upper stableloads and outboard airbags. thurrr you goo

What's this about "outboard" airbags?
Got an example?
I've pretty much scratched the Gummy-bear springs off the list. Tembrens are sounding a lot cheaper and easir than airbags. Adjustability sure sounds nice, though. I'm about ready to flip a coin.

I still have not added anything to my truck but will probably be adding airbags in the near future.

XPD77