I can't take anymore sagging....

[RVAEXPEDITION]

I finally had enough of the sagging while towing today. I've had the worst luck with towing with all of my vehicles. I hate riding down the highway and seeing a 2wd 2000 ranger towing a tandem axle car trailer loaded while my 2001 Expy is on the ground towing 4000 lbs. When I had a ranger mine would sag towing 750lbs go figure. I flipped out today and ordered new Coil Springs, Daystar Spacers 1", Monroe Coil-over Load Assist Shocks, and Air Lift 1000 helper bags. I swear if I hook up to the trailer and it still sags you will see it on this site and/or craigslist for sale. I will try and remember to take pics before, while, and after install. By the way I have coil spring suspension already, not air bags.

 

[Bowesmobile]

Wow, well I hope that works for ya! I had a 26' camper and the 90010 spring kit from swapping out the airbags. I used a load leveler and anti sway hitch. My trailer was flat, and the Expedition had a slight sag in the back. The way it should sit. I could cruise at 70 on I-64 with one hand on the wheel. It was nice.

 

[z168]

^ one of the reasons I kept the airbags. I can haul anything (heaviest Ive done is carry 12 adults myself included and the expe was level as if it was nothing - def a sweet sight)

 

[AbbadonTD]

I actually am in the same boat. Mine sags really low on my 30' 6500 lb trailer. I was asking a bit back about towing shocks vs air bags. I was going to do what you have suggested, coil over shocks, air lift 1000.

 

[RVAEXPEDITION]

Yeah, I just couldn't take it anymore. I was going to tow a 6500 lb trailer to Tampa, FL last week from Richmond, VA but ended up giving a buddy of mine a few hundred bucks to take his 2014 Ram, which has more power but was sitting quite low as well due to having coil springs. Idc what anyone says I would rather go back to leaf springs all around on every truck, van, and SUV haha.

 

[AbbadonTD]

Im in this from a Jeep XJ originally, so you dont have to convince me about lift springs. I pulled a ram 3500 that died in a ditch with that XJ 45 miles. It never sagged.

 

[RVAEXPEDITION]

Finally installed the stuff I ordered

It took me about 2 hrs using a lift. The hardest part was reaching the bolt on top of driver side shock. I took some pics.

 

[98EXPnSRQ]

I have the same air bags. I keep 10 psi in mine all the time. It seems to ride better. I put 40 bags of mulch in the back and the guy at Home Depot was shocked it didn't even look loaded.

 

[RVAEXPEDITION]

Yeah they are not too bad, mine seem to be a bit short (even fully inflated) and don't fill the entire spring though. Could this be because I went with a variable rate spring instead of a constant rate spring? I never even checked to see if they were the same height. They are also a little kinked inside , which I thought would go away once I inflated them, but it didn't. Oh well.

 

[98EXPnSRQ]

They aren't supposed to inflate the length of the spring. They push outward against the coils. Mine were wrinkled when I installed mine. They worked themselves out as you drive and are now all straight. Keep about 10 psi in them. I also sprayed mine down with silicone spray to help them move around.