Stable loads and airbags?

I think the Stable Loads and air bags will work well together. The Stable Loads will support some to all of the weight, depending on the psi of your bags. I also think the Stable Loads will carry the weight of your TC if the bags were to fail. The truck might squat a bit more, but not enough to be an issue.

I have Stable Loads on my 2004 DRW with a 4,000 lb TC. All they do is shorten the travel distance the upper overload before the overload makes contact. With the Stable Loads the rear of the truck squats about 3-inches.

I recently bought airbags that I have yet to install. I expect they will raise the rear back to its normal height. I will have to experiment as to just how much load the airbags will carry.

Wayne

I think they are complimentary as well.

I have both with my large heavy camper and they work well together.

I had stable loads before airbags and while the stable loads helped with the side to side sway and front to back porpoising the air bags really smoothed out the ride so I vote for both.

Fisher Bill wrote:
I had stable loads before airbags and while the stable loads helped with the side to side sway and front to back porpoising the air bags really smoothed out the ride so I vote for both.

Bill, since our trucks are basically the same (I having a classic 07 dally) can you offer any help to me about what you've added? (Stable loads). Top or bottom or both.

Reddog1 wrote:
I think the Stable Loads and air bags will work well together.

Ditto. I have both, and if I knew then (2009) what I know now (with how my truck rides with stableloads) I'd have done stableloads only.

deltabravo wrote:

Reddog1 wrote:
I think the Stable Loads and air bags will work well together.

Ditto. I have both, and if I knew then (2009) what I know now (with how my truck rides with stableloads) I'd have done stableloads only.

My 2004 Dodge DRW has Stable Loads only (upper). I will install air bags, not because I need them, but because they will do a couple of things the Stable Loads will not do. The Stable Loads will not raise the truck/TC back to its stock height for headlight adjustment, and do not have any ability to level the TC when camping.

Wayne

regarding the question of the stable loads taking over if you have a bag failure: I had a tread separation at freeways speed. the resulting destruction of the wheelwell area ripped out the filler lines for both bags and as a result both bags went to zero psi. the stable loads (uppers only) allowed me to make it 500 miles home without damage to the bags. I was able to redo the lines and the bags are still in service two years later.

I have both upper and lower stable loads on my new dually and I have airbags for releveling when I have to tow the horse trailer, otherwise I run my bags at zero psi as the ride with both sets of stable loads is perfect with just my Lance 1055 in the bed. With the 7000 pound horse trailer I need the airbags.

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What do people routinely add then, (to my rig)? WITH airbags....

upper
lowers
both?

2007 Chevy Classic 3500 Dually, Firestone Airbags, Torq Lift's all around

2009 Lance 1191--- Tent, Onan, cold Wx package, side entry

I would say uppers first, then lowers if needed/wanted.