First Tow With Air Lift 1000

[Rideandslide]

First Tow With Air Lift 1000
Like to start off saying i do not own Air Lift stock or have any financial interest in them, just love their product and company service.

Just returned from or first tow with our 2013 Ram 5.7 towing a Grey Wolf 26RL. Not only did the Bags eliminate the little bit of squat we had but really firmed up the rear of the truck, making it feel more solid and much less input from the trailer, 20# air. The best $90 ( Amazon ) i have ever spent !
Now we have decided on the Husky TS as our new hitch, can't wait to see the the results of both together !!!

[purduepete97]

Thanks for posting. I may be off base so please don't take offense, but in the photo it looks like you still have quite a bit of squat. Have you tried going up on air pressure?

[jgroff]

glad you like the bags. I rally like mine.


I am surprised you need them with that trailer though. My old trailer was a 2014 26dbh and I towed it with my 11 ram. I used a blue ox sway pro and honestly couldn't even feel the trailer back there. but every setup is different so I am glad it worked out well

[MtnGuy]

Many (most ?) times, a properly sized and setup WDH will negate the need for air bags. Regardless of whether air bags are used or not, it is important to either do the fender measurements or scale thing to make sure the WDH is setup correctly.

[purduepete97]

Anyone who says that TV can handle that TT w/o airbags probably hasn't been subjected to the incredibly soft rear coils on the newer Ram 1500's. I owned one until this summer, and for anything more than a popup, even with WD engaged they need rear end help to maintain ride height/comfort/stability.

[jgroff]

I didn't have any issues with my old trailer. The new trailer i dot have any issues distributing weight. Just wanted to get rid of some bounce

[jgroff]

That pic is without bags. Sounds to me like an improper setup wd hitch if you sagged that much.

[moparguy]

I just ordered the Airlift 5000 kit for my 2014 Ram 1500. I have 50% more capacity rear springs and a pro-pride hitch and still can't get the rear of the truck to not squat really bad. I need to take the truck and camper to the scales to see what the tongue weight is. I pull a Tracer 3200BHT.


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[youroo]

Originally Posted by purduepete97

Anyone who says that TV can handle that TT w/o airbags probably hasn't been subjected to the incredibly soft rear coils on the newer Ram 1500's. I owned one until this summer, and for anything more than a popup, even with WD engaged they need rear end help to maintain ride height/comfort/stability.

Rams with Coils NEED Bags True! Youroo!!

[jgroff]

Moparguy

Have you checked your tongue weight?

I have a similar trailer just a little lighter. When I installed my propride and with full propane 60lbs and battery my tongue weight was 960 lbs.

I'm still figuring out where to put stuff and water to get where I am happy. Would be interested to hear about the 5000 lb bag install.

Sorry for the hi jack.

[Rideandslide]

Have not had it to the scales, but did try to weight it at on a home made rig with a bath scale i saw, and did say over 900#, one reason i went with the TS because of the 800 to 1200 pound TW.

[MtnGuy]

Originally Posted by purduepete97

Anyone who says that TV can handle that TT w/o airbags probably hasn't been subjected to the incredibly soft rear coils on the newer Ram 1500's.

Coil springs are difficult to "stage". With leaf springs, some of the leafs are stiffer and don't function during lighter loads, but when weight is put on the truck then those come into play.

Originally Posted by Rideandslide

Have not had it to the scales, but did try to weight it at on a home made rig with a bath scale i saw, and did say over 900#, one reason i went with the TS because of the 800 to 1200 pound TW.

Good Job !!

Most bathroom scales max out at 300 lbs, so if you ever weigh the trailer tongue again, you may want to use a board with 4 sections instead of 3. I also noticed that the board marks are not directly centered over the pipes, which could skew the results a bit.

As a safety precaution, especially when using a longer board, just have the tongue jack barely off of the ground when weighing....which it probably was. Even a 4x4 can break with that much weight on it.

[Rideandslide]

Thanks

Instructions said trailer should be level, hence , the height, but agree with the longer stance. You are right, almost lost it one time, twisting off the privet point. But with new hitch, off to the scales !

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