Air bag system for towing
10-29-2015, 11:54 PM
#23
Somethin' Bout a Truck...
Please post back your impressions after some normal and towing driving with it. I have airbags that I air up only when towing but they make the ride quite stiff so I'm looking into other options such as the RAS so I'm interested on your thoughts.
10-30-2015, 12:53 AM
#24
I have the firestone 2525 on a leveling valve. Truck is always level, automatically adds or dumps air as needed like my big truck. I was going to get the roadmaster kit but they said if I went through a field or basically if my truck left pavement and the rear suspension articulated at all they would void the warranty on there product. No thanks!
11-01-2015, 05:45 AM
#25
Senior Member
Thats the right way to do it. Also you can level an unbalanced load. Tee-ing the bags together just exacerbates the problem.
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11-02-2015, 05:27 PM
#26
Junior Member
11-03-2015, 09:41 PM
#28
Senior Member
Explain please.
The way I see it, using a T and sharing air will defeat the purpose for the most part. Say going around a corner the load will want to shift to the outside due to force which will put more pressure on that sides bag. In a normal separate setup the bag will support load and keep it stable whereas in a T'ed system instead of support it will compress bag and send air to other bag possibly inflating it more creating a more unstable load. Now if you are using check valves that's a different story but most people that mention using a T does not mention using check valves.
The way I see it, using a T and sharing air will defeat the purpose for the most part. Say going around a corner the load will want to shift to the outside due to force which will put more pressure on that sides bag. In a normal separate setup the bag will support load and keep it stable whereas in a T'ed system instead of support it will compress bag and send air to other bag possibly inflating it more creating a more unstable load. Now if you are using check valves that's a different story but most people that mention using a T does not mention using check valves.
11-04-2015, 12:23 AM
#29
Senior Member
11-04-2015, 06:12 AM
#30
Senior Member
Explain please.
The way I see it, using a T and sharing air will defeat the purpose for the most part. Say going around a corner the load will want to shift to the outside due to force which will put more pressure on that sides bag. In a normal separate setup the bag will support load and keep it stable whereas in a T'ed system instead of support it will compress bag and send air to other bag possibly inflating it more creating a more unstable load. Now if you are using check valves that's a different story but most people that mention using a T does not mention using check valves.
The way I see it, using a T and sharing air will defeat the purpose for the most part. Say going around a corner the load will want to shift to the outside due to force which will put more pressure on that sides bag. In a normal separate setup the bag will support load and keep it stable whereas in a T'ed system instead of support it will compress bag and send air to other bag possibly inflating it more creating a more unstable load. Now if you are using check valves that's a different story but most people that mention using a T does not mention using check valves.
