Air bag suspension kits are a somewhat common choice for pickup truck ownerswho might need a little extra suspension support for towing and haulingapplications. But it might pay off to dig a bit deeper before deciding that this set upis right for you. With brands like Air Lift and Ride Rite, air bag suspensiontechnology has been around for years and many people just default to this type ofset up because it is all they know. Doing due diligence by researching and youmight find that perhaps other product such as the RoadActive Suspensionkit might be a better match for your needs.
How Do Air Bags Work?
The air bag suspension system essentially works like a balloon. The concept isdesigned to resist the weight of the frame of the vehicle, pump air in to keep thetruck from squatting, and let air out when you’re not towing. By doing this, the airbag suspension is essentially taking over for the factory leaf spring suspension withthe sole goal of keeping the truck level when loaded. Keep the right pressure in thebags and you should never squat! However, people are beginning to find out thatthere are much better options for their applications, and here’s why.
Cheap Doesn't Mean Better - Either Does Expensive
Look at it this way: you’re purchasing a product to solve a problem thatyou have less than 10% of the time, yet that product could affect you in one way oranother the other 90% of the time. Be careful with your choice. When it comes toairbags, whilst they can be one of the cheapest offerings (starting at only a fewhundred dollars) they require manual adjustment every time you hook your trailerup, add weight, subtract weight, or unhook your trailer.
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Going with the most expensive option with a compressor can set you back north of$1000 when all is said and done. Because of maintenance requirements, risk ofleakages and the complicated nature of air bags suspension kits, the userexperience is often much more labor/time intensive than many people anticipate,and might not even be best suited to what the truck owner is looking for. Manytruck owners spend time researching, hoping to find a simpler, more well roundedsolution for their problems, and leave happy after coming across RoadActiveSuspension.
RoadActive Suspension offers a Better Solution
Ask any pickup truck owner that tows or hauls close to their max payload, orexperiences rear squat, and they’ll tell you it can be white knuckle driving at times.Squatting in the rear due to a significant amount of weight is simply a cosmeticissue; sway from crosswinds, instability, body roll, excessive bounce -these all pose a real threat and is what really needs to be addressed. Muchof this happens due to the leaf springs being in a flattened and compromised statedue to heavy load.
A Smarter Choice for Truck Suspension
Why not work with the existing factory suspension and tacklethe issue head on? RoadActive Suspension does exactly that! Instead ofresisting the weight at the frame (like an air bag suspension), why not work withthe existing leaf springs to strengthen and stabilize the suspension? Better yet, let’sstrengthen and stabilize in a progressive manner, so that no adjustment orreadjustment is EVER needed. The more force applied to the leaf spring, themore the Active Suspension system engages to strengthen and stabilizethe leaf springs. While the air bag set up is designed to keep your truck fromsquatting, installing a RoadActive Suspension means more than simplykeeping your truck level. Our #1 goal is to provide the most well rounded product,where handling and performance are just as important as keeping the truck level.Greatly reducing squat, sway and bounce, greatly improving stability and handling,and providing an unparalleled ride quality at all times - these are all benefits thatthousands of RoadActive Suspension owners already attest to.
