Wanted to pass this on also after speaking with the local spring shop. The Gentleman there commented that on trucks with just bottom overload (as our ¾ ton Chevy) should not be riding on the overloads. IOW the overload should only make contact when turning, dips in the road, pot holes, etc as handling/ride will suffer. They are not intended to be in play full time. Period.
Now conventional wisdom is to set you airbags (if you have them) so that the overloads are still (lightly) engaged. I don’t know about your truck, if I pump my airbags to may (100 psi) my bottom overloads are still engaged.
We would need a much lighter camper, or larger airbags, to get completely off the bottom overloads as he suggested.
I am no suspension expert…I assume this Gentleman is as this has been his Family business for generations…
Any comments on this thinking?
Tx, Bill
