Leveling with air bags correctly
After reading forums I did what they said. I think all that I have read have been COMPLETELY wrong. I don't mean to offend anyone, and I'm sure maybe this was mentioned already buried in long string...
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You can’t make general “no one should do this” rules from a single (and unusual) case study.
Most large truck campers do not squat the truck’s front end. The center of gravity on large campers is almost always very near the rear axle. You can call that “wrong” but it’s a fact of life.
I’m not sure why your truck’s front end sags so much, that’s not the normal condition when carrying a camper. I have had many different truck and camper combos over the last 30 years, and none of mine have ever had the problem yours does.
Even if that really was true, you could simply dial in a little more caster in your front end, depending on what type of suspension you have. It’ll drive nicer on the freeway.
Your biggest misconception may be that everyone else’s truck has the same sort of suspension.
Some have double A arms. Some have a four link. Some have leaf springs. Some have torsion bars and some have coils.
A couple degrees of caster isn’t going to chew tires up unless it was way off to begin with. If I have to guess, I’d say you have a twin-I-beam Ford? If so, that’s your biggest problem with your front suspension. Those things are always terrible for alignment and tire wear, by the very nature of their design.
Something you’re not mentioning is headlight aim.
A truck that squats in the rear ends up shining it’s headlights into people’s eyes.
It sounds more like your front springs are too soft.
Most large truck campers do not squat the truck’s front end. The center of gravity on large campers is almost always very near the rear axle. You can call that “wrong” but it’s a fact of life.
I’m not sure why your truck’s front end sags so much, that’s not the normal condition when carrying a camper. I have had many different truck and camper combos over the last 30 years, and none of mine have ever had the problem yours does.
Even if that really was true, you could simply dial in a little more caster in your front end, depending on what type of suspension you have. It’ll drive nicer on the freeway.
Your biggest misconception may be that everyone else’s truck has the same sort of suspension.
Some have double A arms. Some have a four link. Some have leaf springs. Some have torsion bars and some have coils.
A couple degrees of caster isn’t going to chew tires up unless it was way off to begin with. If I have to guess, I’d say you have a twin-I-beam Ford? If so, that’s your biggest problem with your front suspension. Those things are always terrible for alignment and tire wear, by the very nature of their design.
Something you’re not mentioning is headlight aim.
A truck that squats in the rear ends up shining it’s headlights into people’s eyes.
It sounds more like your front springs are too soft.
