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emcvay
Explorer III
Mar 31, 2018

Picked up our 990 today! WhooHoo!


Picked up the camper today and drove it the 80 miles home in a heavy cross wind ;) No issues but I think the air bags have too much air in them and I plan to lower it. I didn't think to ask what they had put in them before loading the camper and taking off (I was in a rush at that point and just wanted to head home after a long day waiting for the truck to be done).

Installed upper and lower stable loads and the air bags and while it's obviously on the truck and obviously heavier than the 9D we had before it's not bad to drive (IMO). I do think however, that rancho 9000's are probably in order as well as lowering the air in the bags a bit to ensure 100% engagement of the stable loads (it didn't fully engage them before taking off.

The toyo's (rated at 4080lbs each) seemed to handle it just fine and it's full of water, propane and two batteries :) I'm comfortable with it and can't wait to get camping now :D
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  • Area13's avatar
    Area13
    Explorer
    Mar 31, 2018
    emcvay wrote:
    I have upper and lower stable loads from Torlift. The issue is, I think, that the air bags are over inflated so the overload springs aren't fully engaging the stable loads.


    I had this problem before. Carefully keep track of the PSI you put in the bags and find the sweet spot for your setup. You want the uppers mashing into the overloads a bit, but also want to keep your rear up. On my old setup it was just under 30 PSI, any more than that I would start rocking around more.

    Congrat on the new setup, looks sweet!
  • emcvay's avatar
    emcvay
    Explorer III
    Mar 31, 2018
    I have upper and lower stable loads from Torlift. The issue is, I think, that the air bags are over inflated so the overload springs aren't fully engaging the stable loads.
  • jimh406's avatar
    jimh406
    Explorer III
    Mar 31, 2018
    You might try extended bump stops like energy suspension makes.
  • ScottG's avatar
    ScottG
    Nomad
    Mar 31, 2018
    Congrats!
    Might re-size your pic to the forums sepc'd 640 x 480 so we can see them easier.
  • emcvay's avatar
    emcvay
    Explorer III
    Mar 31, 2018
    Oh and I think I'm going to have to add a new hitch (I cringe at the cost of Torque Lifts and may consider a Rees Titan instead as I hear they work well too) as I need to be able to tow the sawmill behind this camper and it doesn't have the clearance the 9D had though it was only 5 inches shorter.

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