How much do bags help with sway?
New to this forum, and looking for some help. I purchased a 10.0 Camp Lite TC for my 07 3500 Cummins. The truck is lifted 6" so I am dealing with some sag and sway going down the road, and this is ...
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If the truck bed is level with the camper on it then the sway is from too weak a set of shocks or too much tire sidewall flexing or too much frame flexing or a combination of these factors.
If it is not level then the air bags are an option but for campers where there is not a need for precise adjustment a set of overload springs like the Supersprings are less expensive and never need to be adjusted and never need to be replaced.
Shocks are easy to replace with heavy duty ones like the Rancho 9000 or Bilstein 5100 shocks. $200 plus labor for two for the rear.
I improved my truck's handling when I replaced tires rated at 3195 lbs for ones rated at 3750 lbs. and I was not expecting this. $1200 for a set of 4.
Frame flexing can be helped with a heavy duty rear anti-sway bar. $300 plus labor unless you do the install.
If it was my truck I would deflate the air bags and see if the truck is level without them and the camper in the bed. If not then I would only as much air as was needed to level the truck. I would then change the shocks and re-evaluate the handling. If it was still a problem I would add a rear anti-sway bar. If still a problem I would probably take off the air bags and put on overload springs.
I went with the 3750 rated ties to gain load capacity so it was worth the expense. I would not have done this only to get somewhat better road handling as the stock tires were OK overall.
If it is not level then the air bags are an option but for campers where there is not a need for precise adjustment a set of overload springs like the Supersprings are less expensive and never need to be adjusted and never need to be replaced.
Shocks are easy to replace with heavy duty ones like the Rancho 9000 or Bilstein 5100 shocks. $200 plus labor for two for the rear.
I improved my truck's handling when I replaced tires rated at 3195 lbs for ones rated at 3750 lbs. and I was not expecting this. $1200 for a set of 4.
Frame flexing can be helped with a heavy duty rear anti-sway bar. $300 plus labor unless you do the install.
If it was my truck I would deflate the air bags and see if the truck is level without them and the camper in the bed. If not then I would only as much air as was needed to level the truck. I would then change the shocks and re-evaluate the handling. If it was still a problem I would add a rear anti-sway bar. If still a problem I would probably take off the air bags and put on overload springs.
I went with the 3750 rated ties to gain load capacity so it was worth the expense. I would not have done this only to get somewhat better road handling as the stock tires were OK overall.
