Air ride suspension or not?
I currently have a F350 towing a Solitude 375RES. and don't have air ride suspension. Looking at a new Ram 3500 do I get it or not? What do you like about your air ride ?
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rhagfo wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:Grit dog wrote:fowlthing wrote:
I currently have a F350 towing a Solitude 375RES. and don't have air ride suspension.
Looking at a new Ram 3500 do I get it or not? What do you like about your air ride ?
It's not air ride, it's air assist. Similar to adding bags to a normal leaf sprung truck, except on the Ram, the bags do more of the work and they're integrated for ride height.
True DAT!!!dodge guy wrote:
The Ram 3500 air ride is more than just add on air bags. the leaf it has is just to locate the axle, the airbag is there to support the weight. the leaf springs alone cannot support the empty weight of the truck.
Definitely get it. I would also recommend some type of air supported hitch!
Air Ride or Air assisted ride, it still depends on the Air Bags to support the load.
The early version had upper Track Bars and a single leaf spring. The current version has two leafs, and a third lower heavy leaf which is actually the Track Bar. I think the current design doesn't require an additional bracket for the Track Bar.
Yes, the early design was to eliminate axle wrap. the current design does the same while providing some support in the event of a system failure.
