The Best Half Ton Towing Truck - Ike Gauntlet
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Its daily fare for my 1500 Ram to have a 1,000 to 1,500 pounds between the tongue and bed sometime more. I am at 7,000 GVW often. Love the dramatically better ride road compliance and suspension control of the coil suspension supported dampend and better controlled with axle to frame air bags. The road compliance and control is substantially better than stick and slide harsh and jumpy such as empty bed over expansion joints at one end of the spectrum to sloppy wallowy at the other end of the spectrum of leaf spring suspensions of horse cart days. Plus less NVH (noise vibration harshness) through the coil suspension.
Yes air bags can aid leaf springs as well but they just can't get the ride road compliance and control that you can with the Ram coil suspension. Even semi and straight trucks have largely dumped leaf spring suspensions or went to primarily air controlled what 40 - 50 years ago. The only reason Ford & GM still use leaf springs is because its cheaper and they can get away with it because the general public doesn't know any better. BTW she just turned 500,000 miles no rear suspension repairs. Never a broken leaf or coil rather. Haven't even had any reason to change the rear shocks certainly in part due to the airbags. I do however think Ram should offer air bag assist with the coils as standard or at least as an option. Complete air ride is a different thing and has its own set of pros & cons.
Yes air bags can aid leaf springs as well but they just can't get the ride road compliance and control that you can with the Ram coil suspension. Even semi and straight trucks have largely dumped leaf spring suspensions or went to primarily air controlled what 40 - 50 years ago. The only reason Ford & GM still use leaf springs is because its cheaper and they can get away with it because the general public doesn't know any better. BTW she just turned 500,000 miles no rear suspension repairs. Never a broken leaf or coil rather. Haven't even had any reason to change the rear shocks certainly in part due to the airbags. I do however think Ram should offer air bag assist with the coils as standard or at least as an option. Complete air ride is a different thing and has its own set of pros & cons.
