Stop gap suspension advice
We recently purchased a Northern Lite 8-11 so we could do more winter camping in the northwest. (Our small travel trailer wasn’t up to the task.) Our Ford 350 diesel pickup has a set of helper sprin...
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Haloo wrote:
Ah yes, many more suspension stories out there. I’ve looked all over various forums (fora) and discovered huge variations and disagreement. Some people love airbags, others hate them. Same with sway bars, stable loads, Timbrens, helper springs, etc... I have now heard or read polar opposite opinions on each of these and more.
As a motorcyclist, if you can’t have/afford a completely dialed in suspension you at least want predictable suspension. You want the feedback to be giving you a consistent message. Right now this is what I’m aiming for with my truck and camper. I’ll get there. But it looks like a process of trial and error. So be it.
What I like about the SL are they optimize the OE suspension. They are not an added piece of suspension. The result has been a nice firm ride with no bouncing (air bags!) and not bottom out (timbrens!).
Very predictable, firm, easy, inexpensive, nothing to fail, 100% stock ride unladen...obviously I am pleased with SL.
Quite honestly, I fawked up my last truck with all the suspension mods (unbearable when unladen). I went minimalist this time. And it works much better.
My 0.02.
Bill
