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Explorer

Apr 05, 2020

Another Reason To Not Have Airbags

I know this has been discussed to nauseum, but I am currently towing my cargo trailer that is combined weight of about 7K LBS, and some stuff in the bed of the truck and of course fuel and two bodies. I have a slow leak in the air system which after a day of traveling, it squats the truck and puts more weight on the front of the tandem trailer wheels. The truck handles the squat fine with a dually, but it causes for concern. I just add air and go at this point. Timbrens won't do this and I will be dumping the air system depending on what I find, and switching back at some point. Hopefully its just a small hole in the air line.

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44 Replies

valhalla360
Navigator
Apr 05, 2020
What's the tongue weight on that trailer?

I wouldn't expect a 7k trailer to cause significant squat on a dually.

As someone else mentioned, a WDH might make sense if it's inducing that much squat.
deltabravo
Nomad
Apr 05, 2020
Sounds like you need a weight distribution hitch.
BobsYourUncle
Nomad
Apr 05, 2020
My air bag had a lot of excessive air, way too much in fact.
Enough to float 100 heavily laden trucks down the road.

But the problem went away after I divorced her....
:B
Devocamper
Explorer
Apr 05, 2020
Sumo springs work well for us , no air lines and ours are fully disengaged when there is no load in the truck also fairly easy install as well .