Airlift 5000 airbags and WDH

Ron Gratz wrote:

RinconVTR wrote:
They are not in disagreement if you add air for added spring rate (or added support from bottoming out, or excessive travel...however you want to view it), NOT adding air to the point you induce lift when WDH is attached.

If you attach the trailer to the TV and then apply load to the WD bars,
the rear end of the TV will rise up to a certain level.

How can you then increase the pressure in the bags without causing the rear of the TV to raise more?

Ron

There are two ways to set up WDH with air bags.

1. Load the TV as you would for travel and use the air bags to bring the rear to the original height. THEN set up WDH.

2. Set up WDH without air in the bags (as if you didnt have any) while loaded for travel and set up WDH by the book. THEN add air to the bags only for added support/spring rate.

3. THE WRONG WAY. Use air bags to correct a poorly set up WDH to correct rear end sag.


It sounds like you'll need to try this yourself to believe, but for the initial PSI put into the bags, I doubt most are getting any lift. In my case, I dont get lift while unloaded until I go over the minimum of 5psi. I found with WDH attached, I can easily add 10psi and not induce any extra lift. Again, the air bags with WDH are just adding spring rate at this point which translates into reduced suspension travel.

Each set up, each type of air bag, will be different. The concept always remains the same.