Some rear suspension questions

billtex wrote:
We have same truck (06) and same setup; SS/bags/5100's. The SS's do make the ride a bit stiff but I would not be without them on a SRW.
Did you try backing off the preload to the first hole?

To be honest, the bags are just along for the ride now on our truck (min psi). I think the 50 psi you are running may be the problem. That is a lot of psi.

IIWY I would out the SS on first hole and remove bags or run at min psi.

We have been running 285's for several years now with no levelling kit (trimmed a tiny bit of the plastic front fascia).

For us, the tires/wheels, SS and Bilsteins have been the ticket with SRW.

Edit; the problem with stableloads and the 2500 for us was the lack of top overloads. This is why the SS were key; additional spring capacity. The weight of our required more spring capacity. Your 861 is probably heavier than our Eagle Cap. Nice camper...but they are heavy.

Bill

I only have 50psi in the bags when loaded and it rides fine that way, unloaded there's 5psi in the bags so that's not the problem. After 8 winters in New England nothing was coming off the spring pack nice so had to cut the u bolts and rollers off. I'm going to try the Stable Loads since with the SS my lower overloads have never ever come into play. I realize I'm losing the spring capacity of the SS but gaining that of the overloads. Worst case I still have the SS and etrailer sells replacement shackles for $5.

When I first installed the SS 8 years ago I tried the first hole and it was annoyingly noisy unloaded as the roller kept disengaging and engaging from the springs on our lovely New England roads.