Tork Lift Stableloads?
I've got a Dodge Ram 3500 SRW 4x4 and carry about 3000lb, wet camper + trailer. I've got air bags, but they make the truck sway. Looking to give it stability and someone on the Cummins Forum ment...
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raztec wrote:
Anyone have any experience with the upper stablelift overloads?
How about anti-sway bars?
Which would you do first to decrease the sway and give the truck some stability especially going off road?
Carrying a heavy load and reducing sway in a 3rd Gen' RAM requires a multi tiered approach. IMO, given the weight of your camper, your truck needs; airbags, extended overload bump-stops, and a Roadmaster anti-sway bar.. Depending upon what you have at the moment, a new set of shock absorbers would probably help too.
If you are constrained by your budget then I suggest that your first purchase be the anti-sway bar. Then, while you're saving up for that set of StableLoads... you can easily and cheaply extend your factory bump-stops with a couple pieces of 2" square tube. Here's a pic:
As others have mentioned, over inflating the air bags will cause excessive sway. Use just enough pressure so that the bump stop is still barely in contact with the overload spring. In my truck that's 40-50 PSI.
What exactly do you mean by "going off road"?
A well set-up truck & camper and some driving experience will get you through some amazing terrain... but hoping you're going to have no sway with a 3000 TC on board is wishful thinking ;)
And finally; You're not the first one to tackle this problem. Be sure to ask plenty of other 3rd Gen Ram SRW 3500 owners what they've done... The Cummins forum is a good one, so is Diesel Truck Resource..
Cheers,
-Mark
