Some rear suspension questions

terryrey wrote:
Just a suggestion, but you may want to look at installing Maxloader overload springs. I have the same truck and tires, also with the 2" Coginito front leveling kit and rear air bags, and carry about 6700 lbs on the rear axle with the camper loaded. My solution to stop rock and roll when traveling off road and to level the rear of the truck with little or no air in the air bags was MaxLoaders. Unloaded the truck has a near stock ride because the MaxLoaders are not engaged. Here is a link to my RV.Net write up on my experience with and installation of Maxloaders: LINK For what it's worth...Terry

I read your post on the Maxloaders and though they do look like a nice solution I don't take my rig offroad and you do state that your old setup with Stable Loads, Air bags ... did work fine around town and on the highway. This solutions more than I want to spend and appears to be a more involved install. I'd just put the Supersprings back on with new shackles should it come to this.

I see varying opinions on the Stable Loads so guess I'll have to see for myself. Up til now they've done nothing as the SS never let the OEM springs get close to the overloads. Stable Loads will immediately get them into the mix. I hope to avoid putting the SS back on as the truck rides much nicer with them off, nice thing about Air Bags and Stable Loads is I can control when they're engaged.

My real question in this post was if anyone saw any issue with my theory on putting a 1" block on the rear to put a small rake back into the truck unloaded while not effecting suspension. That way when I do engage stable loads I'm starting with the rake and sagging to level and ensuring the lower overloads are fully engaged instead of completely leveling with air.

Bedlam wrote:
What about using Timbrens or Work Rites between the frame and axle bump stop?

On the GMC the Airbags install between the axle and frame so can't use with Timbrens, it's one or the other and I already have the bags installed.