iowaowb

I was one of the thirty to do the group buy and I have to agree with the op with the quality and the install could not of been easier. I was also very impressed with the fact that my ride is still good but seems firmer. I live on a gravel road and hate the wheel hop I have had to live with forever and this does make a difference compared to every other pickup I have had. The main reason I bought this is because of the towing that i am going to do with it so I can't wait to try that out soon.
And by the way it tows very well in stock form I however did not like the amount of squat that I was getting and my initial impression is that it probably will help in that area to. We will see soon.

iowaowb

Just pulled 18' dove tail 25 mile round trip (It had a light load one way empty other way). Something I really like so far is the reduction of the bounce from having a light load that is there even in my 3/4 and 1 ton pickups-with the roadmaster it seems to of reduced it to barely noticeable on my F-150 and it was there before the rm. Also very little sag at all with the trailer. Will be trying heaver loads soon dump trailer, camper, and Skidloader.

jcain

Loving mine. Black disc setting. I was able to go one link more (less help) on my wdh on my 27' enclosed car hauler. Better ride, less bounce, more weight on rear, less sway, less sag. Beautiful

EricTheOracle

I need to tighten up my RAS as the RAS spring seems to have "broken in" and I'm getting a little bit of shudder again.

That said, like all springs, I expected the RAS spring to loosen up a bit when it broke in.

Suspension wise, on G-out style bumps in the road the RAS reminds me that either I need slightly stiffer front springs or more rebound damping in the rear shocks.

For me, I noticed the change in castor in the front end when the rear of the truck was raised the inch or so. When I ditch my stock tires for Michelins, I'll get an alignment as well. Anyway, the castor change lightened up the steering at the expense of some straight-line stability. The electric rack and pinion tends to mask the castor change.

Rear wise, as RAS advertises, the truck tends to wallow less in turns and stay flatter in corners, that combined with the sharper camber, makes the truck feel more nimble on turn in.

Rear sag with increased payloads is greatly reduced. In the photo below, I've got approximately 1200 pounds in the bed and the truck is relatively flat.

Anyway, I'd purchase the RAS again.



For comparison (maybe not the best comparison but it is what I've got), here is the same truck more or less unloaded

mastertinner

Finally had a chance to install the ras this morning. Took about 45min. Very easy install for sure. Went with the white disc and it raised the truck at the wheel well just under 7/8ths of an inch. And raised it 1inch at the receiver. Pretty much gave me my stock ride height back with the truck cap installed. Was very suprised with the ride quality. Truck feels like its tighter but not any rougher over bumps. The best part is, is that my take off shudder is gone. Tried real hard to get it to shudder and thought I could feel it a time or two, but was very, very faint.

Overall I am extremely happy with the product and would like to thank Nolan again for the group rate.

Tmmyby

Does this mean you would not recommend it for lowered trucks? Or is there a way to keep the level that you already have on your truck?

I will be towing my other truck on a Uhaul car dolly from Houston to Denver next month. I would like to add this, but I also done want to waste money on this if it's going to change the "level" of my truck.

justjimmy

From my experience and others, it will raise the rear.

09_XLT

...and so will the RAS!

Tmmyby

Sounds like a no go for me. Thanks for the response.

justjimmy

You responded before I spell checked. Very fast man!