Heavy loads w/ 2500 diesel 6.7

[ALP&KIDS]

After I put the airbags in what I noticed when fully loaded pulling the fifth wheel is the the ability to handle the weight. Before airbags it felt like I was constantly bottoming out on the overloads. I would try airbags then if that isn't meeting your expectations then try the overload springs. imo. AP.

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Arnie 04.5 325-600 3500 4x4 CCLB Predator Diablo Sport Pac-brake exhaust brake air bags cab controls AEM HD Brute Force CAI Curt Q-5 20k fifth Al's Liner in bed Rockers and AliAcr front bumper yet to be done

[Hot Stuff]

I agree. I just put teh Firestone bags on mine a few weeks ago. I'm really happy with them.

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'03 Black 2500 QC/LB 4x4, 6 speed, BHAF, 2" lift, black H2's, 35" BFG MT's, B&W turnover, Juice w/ Attitude, 5" str8 pipe, BD lift pump, spin on filters, Firestone bags

Ohio Coal Roller

[scrappy]

THE 3500 overload brackets are welded to the frame so it is not a bolt on. Get airbags, they will be better for light load conditions. The 3500 overload leaves make all kinds of racket and cause a rough ride.

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361hp/677tq. 20090220 2007.5 2500 QC/SB, ETJ/DG7, Silver, SLT Thunderroad, 3.73's, 37.5 13.5r20 Pcomp extreme A/T's, KMC XD 766 "Diesel" wheels, 6" fabtech lift, AFE Stg.2 Megacannon, Bullydog Power Pup. '05 tail lights
Gone!457hp/1002tq. 2003.5, 3500SRW, qc/lb

[TheDieselELF]

the leafs bolt up they also sell helper springs that bolt on top of your packs
or do what i did took the leafs off a 3500 and added bags on top of that just make sure you have tires rated for the load pressure from the plate to the ground

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2003 2500 short bed "demon"

[cyberdiesel]

o.k. then ............. It sounds like mr. firestone gets my business.
Thanks

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Cyberdiesel 07.5 6.7 sport 2500 toyhauler-hauler

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Last edited by cyberdiesel : 07-06-2009 at 08:12 PM.

[cabanaman]

As stated the overload spring is the only difference. That said I tow a 13,000lb 5er (40') no sweat as modded in my sig.

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2007.5 2500 SLT sport 2wd, Rumble bee hood scoop,6 spd auto,exhaust brake, EGR delete, Gen1 DPF delete, Intake baffle pulled, AX flash, 19mpg city 23mpg highway.
hypertech Econ program B

[TexMexCB]

Cyber,
Good question...I too have been wondering about this as i am getting ready to get a big toyhauler real soon, I have the airbags already and love them.

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2007.5 4x4 2500 SLT Khaki Megacab 6.7 Bullydog Power Pup/Lorenz Leveling Kit w/ Bilsteins/35x12.50x17Hankook M/T / Riderite airbags /Frontier nerf bars/ 9" headrest screens /Line-Xtra color matched bedliner

[john2669]

I tow a 30' travel trailer by Gulfstream, 12K + 75 gallons of water + 30gal fuel in tank+ 50 gal fuel in reserve in bed + box full of gear + camper full of gear on top of 12K and I have the weight dist. set up with 1500lb bars and my little old 3/4 ton sets perfectly level, I thought about bags just to take out the bounce when I hit a bump and I think this tread just sold me

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07.5 2500 4x4 6.7L, EJ w/ Att., MP-8,S&B CAI, Quadzilla Boost Fooler,Aero T Muff , BAPD Turbo Down Pipe to Stage 1 H&S kit, EGR Delete, Banks Dual Monster Exhaust out the back, BFG 285/70/17 Mud Terrain T/A KM2 Tires, Mineral Grey Clearcoat Quad Cab Short Bed

[CLINTD]

I have DRW and use airbags to help with leveling a load. Last week I had 22,400 behind the truck and the bags worked perfect. I think you will really like the bags.

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2008 Mega DRW 4x4 Laramie. Smarty 14ME, EPP, AFEII Mega, AirDog 150, HTT Intercooler, 22.5 American Froce Classics, 255/70R22.5 ST908, Front & Rear Ranchhand, HID headlights, Ride Rite bags, LED rear lights

[ALP&KIDS]

I got to tell you the best story about the Pac Brake with in cab controls for air bags. I'm at inland cement grabbing some clean sand for my four girls and one boys sandbox. I cleaned every thing out of the box and was waving the guy in the loader to keep dumping the sand, he even says is that enough and I say hitter again. He finally stops dumping as the sand is spilling over the sides and back tailgate. I walk around the drivers side and my heart gones "Oh Sh**!" Flat tire.... No spare (left that at home 8 miles away). Well, I guess I'll try the air pump for the pac brake. Up till this point I had never used it for something as big as this. I start pumping and believe it or not that little pump pumped and pumped and pumped that tire right up to 65 PSI. It took it us 20 minutes as I had to give her a rest every few minutes to relax a bit, but I had 3.045 tonnes (x 2200 lbs/metric tonne = 6699 lbs for my American brothers) of sand on the Dodge and drove home with the airbags right at 90 PSI and when going over the tracks they bounced to 120/30PSI. That truck road like a dream for those 12 kms home. Having that little compressor that runs the exhaust brake and air bags was a real bonus that day. Yes I was extremely loaded, and if the Department Of Transfiguration (DOT) would have pulled me over I would have had to have asked for forgiveness. That's one story why I'm so thankful I spent the money on the PacBrake exhaust brake system with in cab controls for the air bags. Thanks for reading guys and have a great evening. Cheers, AP

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Arnie 04.5 325-600 3500 4x4 CCLB Predator Diablo Sport Pac-brake exhaust brake air bags cab controls AEM HD Brute Force CAI Curt Q-5 20k fifth Al's Liner in bed Rockers and AliAcr front bumper yet to be done

[ALP&KIDS]

Another quickee if its OK. Last night my neighbour asks me to go pick up a 40 foot fifth wheel 1980's vintage for a $100. I'm assuming would be prehistoric pop out but it actually had one at the back drivers side. This thing was old, fat and just plain ugly heavy. It hadn't been moved in so many years that the tires had dirt almost up to the rims embedded around them. I hook up to the ol'snatch (is what I'll called her) and I'm three inched too high. So I drop all the air out of the bags so I can pick her up and I'm still high. Good thing I'm only running 245 70 R17 for the summer instead of the 285's that I really like. Fortunately I had brought along my deep cycle fishing battery from Crappy Tire and I hook her up to power and start jacking her up. It takes a while but I finally get to the point where I can back up underneath her. Anyways I throw the Dodge into four low and pull the ol'snatch out of the hay barn. I'm sitting so high that the back two rollers are dragging on the ground, one had already broken off, I'm assuming as I sucked her out of the dirt. Well I'm committed to getting her back to my neighbours so lets roll. I hook up the lights and some worked some didn't so I'm rollin'. I drag her down to the pavement and she scratches the ground and I can feel her tuggin at the cock on the fifth. We head on down the highway and I have never towed anything this big, ugly and heavy before and that Dodge just simply amazed me. Pac brake worked so well I didn't even have to touch the brakes coming to a stop sign and I only had the air bags at 15 PSI so I wouldn't purposely be dragging ol'snatches arse end in the dirt but what a truck. Temp gauges were at 98 degres Celcius (208 - 210 F) when accelerating and came back down to 95 when on the flat, but bucking that wind should have tried to set the Diablo for Tow mode instead of performance. Love the air bags guys can't say enough. ttyl. AP

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Arnie 04.5 325-600 3500 4x4 CCLB Predator Diablo Sport Pac-brake exhaust brake air bags cab controls AEM HD Brute Force CAI Curt Q-5 20k fifth Al's Liner in bed Rockers and AliAcr front bumper yet to be done