Roadmaster Active Suspension
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Roadmaster Active Suspension
So in reading a post on here regarding towing/squat/sway etc., a link was left to the RoadMaster Active Suspension. I went to their website and YouTube and looked in to it and decided this is something I needed, and had it installed today.
One thing I didn’t quite understand in the reviews and comments was how some were stating that this did not negatively affect the normal ride and in fact, improved it, as well as how everyone leaving comments on how good it was when they were towing…. Well, I found out what they mean!
This is my 2nd F-150 (previous was a 2018 Lariat 3.5 TT) and with both I have often said that it actually rode better when I had a load in the bed; when hauling my work equipment it is easily 500+ lbs. After having the RAS installed, it is now riding like I have that 500+ lbs. in the back! I cannot wait to get the TT hooked up and see how it feels. For the record, sway was the the critical factor for me, even with my Blue Ox WDH.
One thing I didn’t quite understand in the reviews and comments was how some were stating that this did not negatively affect the normal ride and in fact, improved it, as well as how everyone leaving comments on how good it was when they were towing…. Well, I found out what they mean!
This is my 2nd F-150 (previous was a 2018 Lariat 3.5 TT) and with both I have often said that it actually rode better when I had a load in the bed; when hauling my work equipment it is easily 500+ lbs. After having the RAS installed, it is now riding like I have that 500+ lbs. in the back! I cannot wait to get the TT hooked up and see how it feels. For the record, sway was the the critical factor for me, even with my Blue Ox WDH.
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Why would Ford provide a product that places unequal pressure on the spring leaves when they already have a product in place by offering a wide range of vehicle GVWR's and tow/payload packages?
The reason so many buy suspension products is because so few of us properly match our vehicles to their intended use. While it may not seem like much weight, having 500lb in the bed at all times for work is a pretty solid candidate for HDPP. Often what one thinks to be just 500lb thrown in the bed turns out to be closer to 1000lb after you add people, cooler, recovery bag and toolbox under the rear seat, extra draw bars behind it, etc.
The reason so many buy suspension products is because so few of us properly match our vehicles to their intended use. While it may not seem like much weight, having 500lb in the bed at all times for work is a pretty solid candidate for HDPP. Often what one thinks to be just 500lb thrown in the bed turns out to be closer to 1000lb after you add people, cooler, recovery bag and toolbox under the rear seat, extra draw bars behind it, etc.
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The post above made me laugh, while true, the reality is the F150 isn’t really a truck but rather a heavy duty car with a bed. So matching towing capabilities really means buy an F250.
Damn the F150 for driving so well unloaded😆
Damn the F150 for driving so well unloaded😆
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…The reason so many buy suspension products is because so few of us properly match our vehicles to their intended use. While it may not seem like much weight, having 500lb in the bed at all times for work is a pretty solid candidate for HDPP. Often what one thinks to be just 500lb thrown in the bed turns out to be closer to 1000lb after you add people, cooler, recovery bag and toolbox under the rear seat, extra draw bars behind it, etc.
QUOTE=OldElectric;7219503]…Damn the F150 for driving so well unloaded😆[/QUOTE]
I didn’t state that my truck rides poorly, unloaded; it does however, ride better with a load in the bed…or with the RAS installed.
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Why would Ford provide a product that places unequal pressure on the spring leaves when they already have a product in place by offering a wide range of vehicle GVWR's and tow/payload packages?
The reason so many buy suspension products is because so few of us properly match our vehicles to their intended use. While it may not seem like much weight, having 500lb in the bed at all times for work is a pretty solid candidate for HDPP. Often what one thinks to be just 500lb thrown in the bed turns out to be closer to 1000lb after you add people, cooler, recovery bag and toolbox under the rear seat, extra draw bars behind it, etc.
The reason so many buy suspension products is because so few of us properly match our vehicles to their intended use. While it may not seem like much weight, having 500lb in the bed at all times for work is a pretty solid candidate for HDPP. Often what one thinks to be just 500lb thrown in the bed turns out to be closer to 1000lb after you add people, cooler, recovery bag and toolbox under the rear seat, extra draw bars behind it, etc.
Fords current GVWR packages are restrictive that they are less than 1% of sales. They “offer it” but not really. Buyers don’t get the HDPP because people don’t want them because then we can’t have something else we want. I would love a HDPP truck but I also love my lariat. Guess I am out of luck. So Superduty it is.
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Fords current GVWR packages are restrictive that they are less than 1% of sales. They “offer it” but not really. Buyers don’t get the HDPP because people don’t want them because then we can’t have something else we want. I would love a HDPP truck but I also love my lariat. Guess I am out of luck. So Superduty it is.
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Ford is missing out on a market niche by not making HDPP available in more luxury equipped F150 trucks. Mid grade XLT is the most you can get with the HDPP. I think the retired and near retired knowledgeable & experienced RVing customers having the finances or savings to buy them would snap them up. HDPP is sold in Canada up into the Lariat level.
Like why didn’t they offer the 3.0 diesel in a work truck? Only in the high level trims was stupid. I wanted a 502A Lariat loaded with the HDPP and a 3.0 diesel that got 25 mpg hwy and 12+ mpg towing 7500 lbs. Would have been a sweet truck.
Of course Ford didn’t do so well on their 3.0 vs Rams 3.0, but oh well. Experiment over.
