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<blockquote data-quote="Reptar" data-source="post: 1116221" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>I know this is umpteen months late, but I don't get on here often, and for anyone searching down the road they may still find it useful. </p><p></p><p>I am on mid-perch. Before the bags my truck sat pretty much exactly level. After the bags the *** does sit up about 1/2" maybe an inch when the bags are aired enough for riding empty but not bottoming out on crappy roads. I actually prefer the slightly higher *** end though over perfectly level. Plus with as frequently as I tow with the truck, before the bags it would always be *** down. Not dragging, but about an inch or so squat which I hate the look of. With the bags it's nice because I can get it set to perfectly level for towing. ANd it's not just an appearance thing, the truck tows so much nicer with the bags aired up because the trailer isn't overworking the suspension, the suspension becomes stiff enough to handle the trailer load and it tows much more stable, yet inside the truck it doesn't feel stiffer and teeth rattling. It just rides as if there weren't a trailer back there. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I guess a lot of that can depend on what you consider rough roads, and also what all you have in the truck. I know some of you guys can run around with 500-1000 lbs of $hit in your trucks between jacks, spares, tool kits, coolers, etc. as if any day of the week is a zombie apocalypse lol. My truck is usually empty for daily use other than a rubber bet mat, a bubba rope, and a small bag of ratchet straps and a couple D-rings. So if I run ~7 psi in the bags the truck rides exactly like stock, but if I do hit a big enough bump or whallop in the road at high speeds, it will bottom out. If I run ~10 psi in the bags it stops that, but it is just slightly bouncy in the back end on bumps. But if I stick even a couple hundred lbs in the bed, it does change the dynamics noticeably. A bin of engine parts, or a transmission or something tossed in the back, or some crap from home depot for the house, it does help to bump the bags to ~15 psi. </p><p></p><p>It's good that they are sensitive to a few hundred lb difference down low, because you can dial them in really nicely. But that is an advantage of having an on-board compressor and in-cab gauge and switch, so you can easily adjust them on the fly as you have stuff in or out of the truck bed. Half the time I forget to toss my little battery compressor in the truck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Reptar, post: 1116221, member: 1883"] I know this is umpteen months late, but I don't get on here often, and for anyone searching down the road they may still find it useful. I am on mid-perch. Before the bags my truck sat pretty much exactly level. After the bags the *** does sit up about 1/2" maybe an inch when the bags are aired enough for riding empty but not bottoming out on crappy roads. I actually prefer the slightly higher *** end though over perfectly level. Plus with as frequently as I tow with the truck, before the bags it would always be *** down. Not dragging, but about an inch or so squat which I hate the look of. With the bags it's nice because I can get it set to perfectly level for towing. ANd it's not just an appearance thing, the truck tows so much nicer with the bags aired up because the trailer isn't overworking the suspension, the suspension becomes stiff enough to handle the trailer load and it tows much more stable, yet inside the truck it doesn't feel stiffer and teeth rattling. It just rides as if there weren't a trailer back there. I guess a lot of that can depend on what you consider rough roads, and also what all you have in the truck. I know some of you guys can run around with 500-1000 lbs of $hit in your trucks between jacks, spares, tool kits, coolers, etc. as if any day of the week is a zombie apocalypse lol. My truck is usually empty for daily use other than a rubber bet mat, a bubba rope, and a small bag of ratchet straps and a couple D-rings. So if I run ~7 psi in the bags the truck rides exactly like stock, but if I do hit a big enough bump or whallop in the road at high speeds, it will bottom out. If I run ~10 psi in the bags it stops that, but it is just slightly bouncy in the back end on bumps. But if I stick even a couple hundred lbs in the bed, it does change the dynamics noticeably. A bin of engine parts, or a transmission or something tossed in the back, or some crap from home depot for the house, it does help to bump the bags to ~15 psi. It's good that they are sensitive to a few hundred lb difference down low, because you can dial them in really nicely. But that is an advantage of having an on-board compressor and in-cab gauge and switch, so you can easily adjust them on the fly as you have stuff in or out of the truck bed. Half the time I forget to toss my little battery compressor in the truck. [/QUOTE]
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