Stable loads and airbags?

I have the lower adjustable stable loads and do not have to crawl under the truck to release or engage them. I jsut squat by the wheel and lean in. Pretty simpe and never neede to crawl under except to install the first time.

I think the adjustable ones are just the lowers.

Jgwoods, my upper Stable Loads do not have a release mechanism. Are you referring to the lower Stable Loads, or upper?

Wayne

I ran Air Lift 5000 with remote pump plus Stable loads, but I took the Stable loads off. I just didn't like crawling under the truck to release them when running empty. I think they helped the handling and I am working on a replacement bump stop type accessory to use in place of the Stable Loads.

GM's have plastic pads in the holes from the factory, just pop them out and bolt on the Stable Loads. You may have to raise the rear of truck as mentioned to make room for the bolt to drop in. You will notice a dramatic decrease in side to side sway with them engaged (I tested by doing a side to side slalom run on the highway with them engaged and disengaged).

Lucky! I had to drill....it SUCKS!

Fisher Bill wrote:
One more thing from your post, should not need to drill, there are holes present. what you will have to do is jack your bumper up a couple inches to spread the leaf springs enough to get the mounting bolt in for the stable loads and might even need a good sized pry bar but no need for drilling.

And THAT's why I appreciate this forum and nice people like you that post!

Thank you Bill.

One more thing from your post, should not need to drill, there are holes present. what you will have to do is jack your bumper up a couple inches to spread the leaf springs enough to get the mounting bolt in for the stable loads and might even need a good sized pry bar but no need for drilling.

BTW, Nice unit, really wish I would have looked harder for the side entrance. Our trucks are almost identical right down to the paint color and yes I was told the same about the uppers.


Well, I just got off the phone with Torklift. They said that my truck doesn't have the setup that makes it possible to use the uppers. So, the bottoms it goes!

My kit is the A7310 (without drill-bits)
or the A7311 (with Drill bits)

The drill bits would be wether or not I have a hole for the bolt. I'll have to go out and see.

Torklift also mentioned that it may reduce my 75lbs of airbag use to 30lbs to achieve the same levelness I am at now.

I promise to get back to you guys after my "modification".

Fisher Bill wrote:
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


The 2005 truck in sig is where I started, I bought a super hitch on CL and built the back tie downs and then added the Torklift tie down receiver brackets for the front.

The reason I'm even mentioning this is because if you've ever mounted all of this hardware you know it is not an easy task getting all up in there and drilling a lot of holes in the frame to mount them.

Then I bought the load stops from torklift and they go between the bottom overload spring and the rest of the spring pack so before you load camper (or any load that can cause sway) you engage them in between the springs.

This took all of the porpoising out of the ride, much better until a drunk driver pulled out in front of the GMC and totaled the truck :R But fortunately the camper was not loaded so after going rounds with the insurance company I was able to get my money and get all of the riggings I labored over for the next truck.

So yeah, double installation to add insult, the replacement truck came with Firestone air bags and one was flat so I took the hitch, front tie downs and load stops and reinstalled the whole package.

I was told on our trucks a stock bumper hangs from the bed down to axle housing and those are usually taken out and that is where the air spring mounts.

I did a couple of trips with just the stable loads and then I replaced the broken air spring and we really like the ride using both.

I run the slide side at about 50# and the drivers side at about 35# because the AC is Slide side heavy in a big way.

Hope this helps!

Bill

Thanks Bill. And wow, not fun getting totaled and doing that install twice!

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


The 2005 truck in sig is where I started, I bought a super hitch on CL and built the back tie downs and then added the Torklift tie down receiver brackets for the front.

The reason I'm even mentioning this is because if you've ever mounted all of this hardware you know it is not an easy task getting all up in there and drilling a lot of holes in the frame to mount them.

Then I bought the load stops from torklift and they go between the bottom overload spring and the rest of the spring pack so before you load camper (or any load that can cause sway) you engage them in between the springs.

This took all of the porpoising out of the ride, much better until a drunk driver pulled out in front of the GMC and totaled the truck :R But fortunately the camper was not loaded so after going rounds with the insurance company I was able to get my money and get all of the riggings I labored over for the next truck.

So yeah, double installation to add insult, the replacement truck came with Firestone air bags and one was flat so I took the hitch, front tie downs and load stops and reinstalled the whole package.

I was told on our trucks a stock bumper hangs from the bed down to axle housing and those are usually taken out and that is where the air spring mounts.

I did a couple of trips with just the stable loads and then I replaced the broken air spring and we really like the ride using both.

I run the slide side at about 50# and the drivers side at about 35# because the AC is Slide side heavy in a big way.

Hope this helps!

Bill