3500 Ram factory air suspension
Ordered the new 3500 Dodge DRW with the air suspension anyone on here have it on there truck is it user friendly and how happy are you with it. Truck should be by the middle of June.
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stevenal wrote:
My experience with a factory air suspension was with a '97 light duty F250. They would blow, frequently. And since it was an integrated system, loss of a bag left one with a very harsh ride with the frame sitting on the stops. It got to where I began carrying a spare bag, and ultimately had a spring shop add a few leaves. In my opinion, air bags are better as an aftermarket add on.
That’s like saying “My ‘76 Vega was junk, so, all cars are junk”.
Almost every big truck runs on air bags. They’re extremely reliable.
I’ve had air bags on pickups for decades. My own pickup has an air ride conversion on the rear, plus regular overload-type airbags too. None have ever failed.
Grit dog wrote:
If not air assist, what would you call it? When I think air ride, I think air only , not air over springs.
The springs merely locate the axle. Something has to. The airbags take all the weight.
Donvel valves control the rate air flows through them and work wonders for ride quality, but they only make big-truck stuff as far as I know.
