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    Has anyone air bagged their truck for better performance towing?

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    Quote Originally Posted by JPaul82 View Post
    Has anyone air bagged their truck for better performance towing?
    If a truck needs air bags to tow a bass boat, there are things that need to be addressed long before air bags.
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    My suburban has "helper" bags mounted inside the rear coils. Installed by the previous owner. Were they needed? I don't have a before and after experience to be able to say.

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    A lot of horse and cattle folks around here get them put on there 3/4 & 1ton trucks. Sure makes for a lot softer ride on HD pickups especially when empty.

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    Can’t see where bags would be beneficial to tow a bass boat unless the suspension has been lowered/modified.
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    My Ram has air suspension and I really like it. Makes hooking and unhooking a breeze. A friend added bags to his half ton Ram and it keeps his truck level when loaded or pulling a boat.

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    I have a Lincoln Navigator and it has Auto Air Leveling !! It is SWEET !!!
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    My Ram 3500 has airbags.

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    I have a set of bags on my 1/2 ton Chevrolet. I use my truck to tow lots of different loads so its nice to level the truck out. My boat has very little tongue weight so I knock the bags to 10psi to help with our rough roads around here.

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    Same as what Kevin R said above ^^^^^ I had a set of air bags on my 2013 1/2 ton Silverado when we had a 14' pop-up camper with a cargo box on the tongue. The air bags are great for the cost and worked well for everything I needed to tow. The Air Lifter 5000 air bags called for 5 psi minimum for unloaded driving around. Air bags aren't really needed for a boat, but nice for other towing and hauling needs. System was easy to install too.
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