Anyone haul camper with Ram SRW 3500 2wd factory air bag ?
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โSep-11-2019 05:43 PM
Recently I have been looking at 4th Generation Ram trucks. I found a 3500 SRW 2wd that has
the factory air bag system. Just wondering how they would handle a slide in camper that
weighs about 3000-3500? I'm pretty sure you can't adjust the pressures in the bags.
I know how to get the regular leaf spring setup to work. But this new system will probably be hard to modify if it doesn't handle a camper. Any info is appreciated. thanks
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โSep-12-2019 06:26 PM
work2much wrote:
I have a 3500 DRW with the factory air. โฆ We have noticeable more sway on our 2017 ram with factory air than we did on our 2004 ram DRW with leafs. ..
Air bag placement is a key issue. Where on your truck are the airbags? Inside the springs? In between the frame? On the frame?
Some have bags between the frame, on the bump stops sometimes, and this is bad for TC. It creates a more narrow suspension set-up, more topply. Bags need to be at the frame or at the width of the springsโฆ
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โSep-12-2019 04:16 PM
setup . It would be nice to try the factory air suspension . I'm going to go with what worked
good for me in the past. I really like timbrens front and rear, then I use lower stable loads to
preload spring leafs and run bilstein shocks.
I drove a 2016 ram 3500 SRW 2wd and really like the power, comfort and being able to stop easier,
compared to my 2002 Dodge . Going to keep looking for low hour good condition Ram.
Oh one other thing was the lack of noise. I'm liking the quiet factor, and my neighbors will
like me better when I leave on early morning trips.
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โSep-12-2019 11:59 AM
97chevor wrote:
I would think the air ride would make handling in the wind a nightmare.
All 13' tall semi-trailers do it just fine.
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โSep-12-2019 09:47 AM
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โSep-12-2019 08:22 AM
You can always add airbags or other aftermarket load leveling devices on the std leaf version. The factory air is more limited in suspension upgrades. There is finally a sway bar available and that helps.
Just my 2c after using both extensively.
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โSep-12-2019 08:08 AM
My guess a 3500 SRW 2WD should have over 4,000 lbs. of payload in the lower trim levels. May drop below 4k with a higher trim level due to the weight of the additional options. It should handle a 3000-3500 lb. loaded camper just fine. If 3,000-3,500 is the camper's empty weight, then you're probably looking at 4,000 - 4,500 lbs. loaded.
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โSep-12-2019 07:55 AM
SRW is not a big issue, yes DRW will be more stable, but so will a class 8 truckโฆ
You are more than adequate to carry a TCโฆ
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