air bags on truck
We were told that by adding air bags to our truck we could pull a 5th wheel that is heavier than the manufacturers recommendations. Does anyone know about this? We have been told by more than one RV d...
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Cummins12V98 wrote:
"The bags do not change how much weight your truck can carry"
OK, lets discuss that. If that were the case how does my new 15 with factory AIR BAGS support at least a 6K load? It sure is not the wimpy spring pack.
You can say adding bags does not change your trucks ratings for sure.
The air bags will not change the manufactures ratings. The axles and drive train will still only perform as rated. The bags just help the ride quality.
The air ride suspension of your RAM is a different situation than adding air bags to a stock leaf suspension. In the case of the RAM (like on a semi) the air bags are the designed suspension.
Apples and Oranges
