Timbrens, air bags or air hitch
Probably opening a can of worms here, hope you have some popcorn handy. I have a GMC dually and pull a 5th wheel with a pin weight of approx. 4,000 pounds. The 5er has a trail air pin box and wh...
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If your suspension is supporting the pin weight just fine, and it should with a dually, go with the air hitch. I love mine.
Air bags are not for me - a lot of that has to do with the 16 ply tires at 90-100psi, but the air bags made the unloaded ride a whole lot rougher. Enough to where we eventually opted for a full air ride. If you can afford that, I highly recommend it. A TS hitch (while expensive) is a whole lot less money and would have been sufficient for us if not for wanting to keep SRW. I would recommend replacing the stock Rancho shocks with Bilstein or Fox 2.0.
Air bags are not for me - a lot of that has to do with the 16 ply tires at 90-100psi, but the air bags made the unloaded ride a whole lot rougher. Enough to where we eventually opted for a full air ride. If you can afford that, I highly recommend it. A TS hitch (while expensive) is a whole lot less money and would have been sufficient for us if not for wanting to keep SRW. I would recommend replacing the stock Rancho shocks with Bilstein or Fox 2.0.
