[adventurebound]

Looking for advise from someone that actually has one mounted in their truck and what they have done to upgrade the rear suspension to carry the extra weight. *I would like to shy away from airbags as I plan on continuing to use the truck for offroad adventures.


My setup:
I will be picking up a new Hawk shell in 5 weeks. The factory says the base weight is around 1000#. I have a 2008 Titan extended cab with 1.5" blocks in the rear and Bilstein shocks (front has Bilsteins on middle perch and 1.5" spacer). I have also swapped out the front and rear end from a "big tow package" truck.

 

[honda250xtitan]

go to a spring shop with the weight and have them build you a progressive leaf pack that is setup for the weight. Don't do just a 3 leaf pack from deaver, it'll sag a bunch.

Then get some real shocks from Fox, Icon, or King. IMO fox or icon 2.0 will be fine, king 2.5's will be overkill for the rear.

Front, probably be fine for a while with the 5100's, again look for upgrade to a 2.5" coilover from icon,king,fox.


I ran fox 2.5 front coilovers for about 3" of lift, and fox 2.0 rear shocks with a 1" block. I used the truck for camping/offroading and ran a bed rack with a few hundred lbs on it/in the bed. it needed springs due to the sag when loaded up but the shocks handled it extremely well.


MCM fab and Design is in Vegas, he would know how to set the truck up properly. He does tons of Tundras.

 

[OnTheWrongSide]

What was your concern with adding airbags? Or do you mean you want to get serious 4 wheeling with the camper on (I kind of assumed it would be a leave the camper off if you are doing something really silly/fun), airbags should be perfect for dual uses?

 

[HRTKD]

One nice thing about air bags is that it gives you a third point of weight distributed from the axle to the frame. I'm pretty sure I cracked my rearmost leaf spring frame bracket due to pulling a trailer with too much tongue weight. If I had been using air bags that might not have happened as the air bag would have taken some of the weight off of the rear hanger bracket.

Some air bags require a minimum PSI in each bag, some don't. Unfortunately, there aren't a lot of Titans running air bags, so you won't find much experience with them.

 

[carbonduc27]

Seems like airbags would be the perfect addition. They are there when you need them and you can deflate them when you don't. I love mine. Most of the time they just have 5 psi in them so they keep there shape but I pump them up to 60 psi when i tow my travel trailer. or less if i am hauling stuff in the bed.

I am going to add the in-cab gauge with toggle switches so i can remotely alter them while driving. so far i am very happy and install was pretty easy.

 

[Blevinger]

I've run bags and the Roadmaster Active Suspension (RAS). Bags are great for the heaviest of heavy weights (my old gooseneck), anything near (or over...) the limit. RAS = good for consistent weight in the bed, prevents squatting up to on the first #2000 or so + Easy install. About $400. Have 'em on my current truck.

 

[all torque]

I added Hellwig helper springs and I'm pretty happy with them. I have loaded the truck up and have had very little sag. They are adjustable.

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[rodgerdodger]

#1000 tongue weight or trailer weight? For #1000 trailer, don't do anything that's super light. If your new trailer has #1000 tongue weight, get a load levelling hitch, that will transfer some of the weight to the front suspension. Helper springs and air bags are really not for towing, they are for putting super heavy loads in the bed.