Airbags or Sumo Springs
I just got an AF 811 to put on my 2012 F350 SRW. Even without it being fully loaded with water and stuff, it causes the rear of my truck to sag about 4 to 5 inches. I already have lower stable loads...
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I would not go with air bags or Sumo Springs for the same reason, they do not last and the odds are that one will fail during a trip. Then whatcha going to do?
Sumo Springs have a two-year warranty which says it all. Air bags last longer but they do fail. They are also misused with trucks carrying campers.
If you need to add more hauling capacity the place to do it is at the leaf springs. Have a shop that specializes in 4WD offroad vehicles add a leaf to the two existing leaf packs, or add SuperSprings (took me one hour). With this approach you are beefing up the factory components and not changing the design of the suspension and how it works on the road.
If the truck is not level side to side then you can bite the bullet and install air bags so you can level the camper. But that is only the beginning as the air bags by themselves create new handling problems.
Sway is addressed at the tires (changing to ones with greater load capacity), the frame with anti-sway bars, and with new shocks that provide better dampening of the springs.
Sumo Springs have a two-year warranty which says it all. Air bags last longer but they do fail. They are also misused with trucks carrying campers.
If you need to add more hauling capacity the place to do it is at the leaf springs. Have a shop that specializes in 4WD offroad vehicles add a leaf to the two existing leaf packs, or add SuperSprings (took me one hour). With this approach you are beefing up the factory components and not changing the design of the suspension and how it works on the road.
If the truck is not level side to side then you can bite the bullet and install air bags so you can level the camper. But that is only the beginning as the air bags by themselves create new handling problems.
Sway is addressed at the tires (changing to ones with greater load capacity), the frame with anti-sway bars, and with new shocks that provide better dampening of the springs.
