More suspension help!

Butch50 wrote:

cewillis wrote:

Reddog1 wrote:
Maybe someone can explain how the truck can squat 3", and be raised back with anything that is not adjustable?

Anything that is fixed, is just that, fixed. If you have a given truck, and load it with five different weights, no fixed spring, Stable Loads or shock will bring it back to the original height. Air bags will.

For those that have a problem with airbags, they might consider how many big trucks are on the road with them.

My top overload brackets are adjustable in ~1" increments, mostly not needed after initial setup for a given camper.
Big rigs run on paved, level roads 99.9+% of the time. Others of us don't.

Big rigs like logging truck are mostly still spring suspension. The OTR like stated are mostly on paved or graded roads and not out running the really rough stuff.

Also the lower Stable Loads can be taken in and out with a ratchet. Take look at the Stable Loads

This is the type you use if you don't have an upper overload. When you are not using the camper or loading the truck down just swing them out, then when needed swing them in.

Yes...the SL can help swaying...but they may not bring the truck back to level.

Suspension upgrades have to be approached 1 step at a time.

Best thing is load up and drive for a season and then see what you (might) need.
That's what I did for our first TC...then I added airbags to level and firm things up after the first year. They worked great.

Now our new (heavier) TC has a very different weight distribution, more weight forward and the airbags are pretty much not needed. I am running 10/15 psi just to level side2side a bit.

There is no one size fits all answer...