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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My eyes rolled back in my head for the anti-air-bag post. Lol, those guys either never had air bags or had them on incorrectly, like guys who mount them inside the frame rails…. Air bags are wonderful.
My trip was across i-40. Normal straight roads. No mountains to speak of, and the interstate mtns are straight. There is no cause from the road or driving that would have cause the tires to wear.
Regardless of cause or theory, the lesson is that truck are meant to be loaded, so the advice telling to raise the truck back to unloaded height with the TC on is the wrong advice.
Let the rear settle a little as it is designed to do. Not too much of course.
Do not use air bags to try to lift back up to the unloaded height, and if you are going to measure then measure the front also since all 4 springs will have added weight to them. Lift it back so the truck sits level.
My trip was across i-40. Normal straight roads. No mountains to speak of, and the interstate mtns are straight. There is no cause from the road or driving that would have cause the tires to wear.
Regardless of cause or theory, the lesson is that truck are meant to be loaded, so the advice telling to raise the truck back to unloaded height with the TC on is the wrong advice.
Let the rear settle a little as it is designed to do. Not too much of course.
Do not use air bags to try to lift back up to the unloaded height, and if you are going to measure then measure the front also since all 4 springs will have added weight to them. Lift it back so the truck sits level.
