artsamm

Good Morning,
I have a 2008 F150 and will be hauling a small slide in truck camper. Weighs about 1100 lbs. Any suggestions on what brand of springs or bags would work out well. Not looking for the most expensive, but good quality. Would be hauling heavy load couple of time of year....Thanks alot

jerrybizzle

Add a leafs actually increase payload where airbags only help the ride and keep it level. That being said I have airbags and they help significantly when towing my trailer which loads the quads on the front so it is fairly high tongue weight. I have the airlift ride rite kit which is rated for a thousand pounds. I wish and would suggest the firestone kit which is 2500 pound rated. I realize that is way over the limit for our trucks, but that means you wouldn't have to pump them to max psi. Easy no drill installation for both kits.

armyof1

so what is the rated towing load for my 2006 lariat? i tow a toy hauler that weighs 5700 lbs. too much?

greenmudder

Yea I would say its to much. This happened to mine after I hauled to much weight

orange dream machine

One thing with the spring to bag is when u aren't towing the spring will make the rear of the truck more stiff and u will feel the bumps and not as smooth in the rear when u aren't towing as with the bag u can just drain the air and u still have the same ride when u aren't towing just a FYI

CRF450

+1 the springs are only nice if you have a constant load. The air bags can be filled as needed and then deflated to 5 psi when not needed. I have the air ride bags and use them for filling my bed with firewood, they can level off 2000 lbs. The ride is just like stock when they are deflated. Just remember if you go off roading and let your suspension flex a lot it can rip the bags.

jerrybizzle

Depends on tongue weight. The 5700 is well within towing ratings if v8. Mine is rated around 9000, but payload is where you would be close. Mine is 1600 or so.
To the op with an 1100 pound camper that doesn't leave much room at all for anything else within rated limits. Not saying I have never gone above, but it's best to stay within the trucks limits.

goldteam

I just installed add a leaf a few months back. (rough country bottom leaf) and i couldnt be happier. I tow a ready to fish 10 thousand pound boat and it barely sags my truck unlike it used to and the unloaded ride isnt bad at all. Feels like a super duty as far as weight control and sway when hauling .

goldteam

Boat hooked up

Lambeano

I run the Firestone Ride Rites and love them. They are rated for 5000lbs at 100psi and I installed them in and hour and a half. I only run 25psi to level out with my travel trailer that has a 650lb tongue weight. When I'm not towing I run with 10psi and doesn't change the ride at all. Highly recommended.