Ram 1500 Air ride, who has it?
07-24-2015, 10:55 AM
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Ram 1500 Air ride, who has it?
Who out there is towing with the newer Rams with the factory air ride? and what are your thoughts on it?
07-08-2016, 09:26 AM
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reviving on old post, anybody towing with one?
07-08-2016, 10:04 AM
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Only thing I can add. My friend has a 2014. Pulls a 24' fun mover trailer loaded with race bikes fuel and tools. Total weight is close to 8000 lbs and loves it. And his trailer loads the bikes in front section.
07-08-2016, 10:57 AM
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a friend of mine has a ram with it. he says he really likes it. pulls a 25 nordic rage with it. i am pretty sure his s/n on here is Torchlk. i will see if i can get him to chime in
07-08-2016, 11:13 AM
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cool, i'm considering a new one and curious how stable the rear end is with 800-1000 tongue weight. i like the idea behind the airbags and not having to do the work myself. vs buying a 1500 silverado and adding bags and a compressor. however a spring rear and has to have more stability i feel that independent... IDK
07-08-2016, 11:27 AM
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I have the factory air suspension in my 2013 Laramie 1500. It's worked great for me... Pulling the boat the truck stays at a perfect level and has zero squat. Adjusts everything automatically. Stays very stable too
07-08-2016, 11:47 AM
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Had factory air ride on a Ford Expedition almost 20 years ago now, wow.... Anyway, the rear bags were connected so the air could flow back and forth, which allowed a chine-walking experience. So, ever since, when adding airbags to a truck, I keep the two bags separate. You might want to check on that with the 1500 Dodge.
07-08-2016, 01:13 PM
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Had factory air ride on a Ford Expedition almost 20 years ago now, wow.... Anyway, the rear bags were connected so the air could flow back and forth, which allowed a chine-walking experience. So, ever since, when adding airbags to a truck, I keep the two bags separate. You might want to check on that with the 1500 Dodge.
almost anything will be better than what i am using now,(03 Tahoe with air shocks and load e tires) even at only city speeds to the launch there is a good amount of chine walk or that spongy rear end feel and under power and under suspension, my 5 mile trip to the launch and back it does ok, but the very few times it had to actually go to the dealer i had to pay them to come and pick it up for the hour drive because it wouldn't feel comfortable driving on the highway with it... would like to stay with a 1500 truck for the fact it is going to be a daily driver but don't want to buy a truck and have the same problem...
