Tired leaf springs
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Tired leaf springs
My truck, a ‘99 1500 5.9 auto, 4x2 has spent much of its life towing trailers back and forth between California and Texas. This said the rear suspension has gotten a bit tired to say the least.
does anyone here use airbags with weight distribution hitch?
I have considered changing rear springs for either factory replacement (everything I’ve read says they are 1740#) or 2100# springs. That said my wife likes the way the truck rides and says it’s rather stiff with the weight distribution bars set to keep everything level. Which in order to do I have to use 800-1200# bars instead of 600-800# to get the weight back to the front, my TW is only 594# just short of 600. I don’t load hardly anything in the bed when we head out either. I figure the bags will help soften things without a permanent increase in ride stiffening.
So does anyone here use WDH with air bags? If so what is the CORRECT way to set both systems up to work together?
does anyone here use airbags with weight distribution hitch?
I have considered changing rear springs for either factory replacement (everything I’ve read says they are 1740#) or 2100# springs. That said my wife likes the way the truck rides and says it’s rather stiff with the weight distribution bars set to keep everything level. Which in order to do I have to use 800-1200# bars instead of 600-800# to get the weight back to the front, my TW is only 594# just short of 600. I don’t load hardly anything in the bed when we head out either. I figure the bags will help soften things without a permanent increase in ride stiffening.
So does anyone here use WDH with air bags? If so what is the CORRECT way to set both systems up to work together?
