airstream ride?

There is nothing magic about an Airstream ride. They use the same rubber band axels or leaf springs as any other make. Same ol, same ol.

hvac wrote:

SidecarFlip wrote:

amxpress wrote:
Airstreams pull nicely because of their aerodynamics AND their Torflex suspension, without needing shocks. Most of the AS can be towed with the newer half tons, which ride better than 3/4 & 1 Tons. The latest gen RAMs have coil suspension and ride really smooth as compared with their previous gen trucks. Test drive the half tons by Ford, GM, Toyota, & RAM and decide for yourself.

My opinion is, coil, springs belong on the back end of a Buick, not a truck.

I still remember the old Chevy / GM pickups from the 60's with coils in the back, going down the road and looking like a pogo stick. Work good when the shocks are new but when the shocks start wearing out, the ride gets, shall we say, bouncy.....

and shocks wear out faster with coils than leaves because coils have no inherent friction dampening like leaves do. The very act of leaves moving against each other and the friction produced by that produces suspension dampening, not so with coils at all.

You really need to ride in a heavily loaded ram 1500 wit 4 corner coil air suspension. Game changer.

Maybe but it's not a high enough GVCW for my needs.

upgrade your seating and isolate your self from the ride air ride seat base for dodge

SidecarFlip wrote:

amxpress wrote:
Airstreams pull nicely because of their aerodynamics AND their Torflex suspension, without needing shocks. Most of the AS can be towed with the newer half tons, which ride better than 3/4 & 1 Tons. The latest gen RAMs have coil suspension and ride really smooth as compared with their previous gen trucks. Test drive the half tons by Ford, GM, Toyota, & RAM and decide for yourself.

My opinion is, coil, springs belong on the back end of a Buick, not a truck.

I still remember the old Chevy / GM pickups from the 60's with coils in the back, going down the road and looking like a pogo stick. Work good when the shocks are new but when the shocks start wearing out, the ride gets, shall we say, bouncy.....

and shocks wear out faster with coils than leaves because coils have no inherent friction dampening like leaves do. The very act of leaves moving against each other and the friction produced by that produces suspension dampening, not so with coils at all.

You really need to ride in a heavily loaded ram 1500 wit 4 corner coil air suspension. Game changer.

Lynnsr wrote:

colliehauler wrote:
I take it you're talking about aerodynamics. Depends on size, lots of fiberglass trailers have a rounded shape but tend to be smaller.

Iv'e never seen this fiberglass trailer you speak of????

LynnSr

Casita, Scamp. Bigfoot, Oliver, Burro. Sure I'm missing a few.

colliehauler wrote:
I take it you're talking about aerodynamics. Depends on size, lots of fiberglass trailers have a rounded shape but tend to be smaller.

Iv'e never seen this fiberglass trailer you speak of????

LynnSr

rbpru wrote:
For all the rhetoric, it is generally agree that the low profile and tube shape do result in better towing and less wind buffs. As for the eye appeal that is up to the viewer.

Since non of this is measureable and solely dependent on opinion and other human factors, it is a moot point. Kind of like asking which is the best beer.

Or which is the better truck...LOL

For all the rhetoric, it is generally agree that the low profile and tube shape do result in better towing and less wind buffs. As for the eye appeal that is up to the viewer.

Since non of this is measureable and solely dependent on opinion and other human factors, it is a moot point. Kind of like asking which is the best beer.

billy1davis wrote:
I don't care about the aerodynamics.....wife has a bad back and I am looking for the best smoothest ride. We have tried everything that we can afford to sink into the Dodge dually and whether it is empty pulling a trailer or with truck camper it is just not tolerable for the wife at all. And I did get allot of help on trying to make it work and I suppose I could spend 5k and get the better ride but not doing it on that old of a truck.
So we are looking for either a small 5th wheel pulled buy a newer 1/2 ton or a trailer.

If your issue is the jerking from frost heaves, concrete expansion joints rough roads, there is a possible solution. An AirSafe Air hitch. We have one, tow a 35ft 9,000lb trailer. with the airsafe trailer reaction in the truck from frost heaves, expansion joints etc. is almost completely eliminated. you can see the trailer front moving up and down on the heaves but don't feel it affect the truck.

Before and after on some of the same roads we travel was a dramatic improvement.

Now the downside, One, it isn't inexpensive, two it is heavy, over 100lbs.

And of course it doesn't improve the unloaded ride, so you need a comfortable tow vehicle to start with.

However, it will work with most WD hitches, a hensley or similar may not be compatible, but reese dual cam, friction type, etc. are compatible.

To me its a matter of weight and balance.In the last 50yrs I have done a lot of towing even matching my Bigfoot against an AS Bambi. The outcome was 1.5 mpg better with the AS over the same route and speed. Great except the AS cost 12g more 12yrs ago.