Opinions on air bags for 2015 HD 3500 to carry my Lance 855s
Looking for pros and cons. Dealer said I could use them and they would be great but not totally necessary. What do you think ????
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Air bags are terrible for use with a camper. They affect the ride and road handling in a negative manner. They need periodic adjustment. If one of them fails you are in trouble and heaven forbid one fails while out on a trip with the camper in the truck.
If the truck does not handle the weight and sags in the rear then you can add SuperSprings and you can even do this with the camper in the truck as there is no need to lift the truck or to remove the wheels to install them.
The advantage of Supersprings is that they do not affect the ride and handling of the truck when the camper is not in the bed, they never need adjustment, there is nothing to break - ever. I have installed two sets of Supersprings and it never took more than 60 minutes and for tools all I needed was a C-clamp and a couple of wrenches.
I would be surprised if you truck needed additional support but if it does, adding more leaf springs preserves the factory engineered operation of the truck's suspension.
What is also great about fixing the problem at its source with the leaf springs is that it will improve the function of the shocks as well. With air bags you have in effect a second set of shocks and supports and they can fight the factory components. Lots of posts by people with air bags trying to fix road handling problems with their trucks.
Air bags are good for trucks that will be towing a 5th wheel trailer and a precise adjustment of the bed height can be beneficial.
If the truck does not handle the weight and sags in the rear then you can add SuperSprings and you can even do this with the camper in the truck as there is no need to lift the truck or to remove the wheels to install them.
The advantage of Supersprings is that they do not affect the ride and handling of the truck when the camper is not in the bed, they never need adjustment, there is nothing to break - ever. I have installed two sets of Supersprings and it never took more than 60 minutes and for tools all I needed was a C-clamp and a couple of wrenches.
I would be surprised if you truck needed additional support but if it does, adding more leaf springs preserves the factory engineered operation of the truck's suspension.
What is also great about fixing the problem at its source with the leaf springs is that it will improve the function of the shocks as well. With air bags you have in effect a second set of shocks and supports and they can fight the factory components. Lots of posts by people with air bags trying to fix road handling problems with their trucks.
Air bags are good for trucks that will be towing a 5th wheel trailer and a precise adjustment of the bed height can be beneficial.
