has anybody ridden in both of the trucks what are your thoughts on the suspension is the Air ride worth the extra money just for ride quality?
Air Suspension VS regular Suspension
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DanDi
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Hello Ramvia, Reapur,
You can change your height to stay in offroad 2 at any speed. All you have to do is put your front links on the back and the back links on the front. This is truly a 5 minute job and only requires a screwdriver. The links pop off with a screwdriver and pop back on with just your fingers. This is how I did it. Put truck in offroad 2 then thru the screen went into suspension setup and selected tire jack mode as this shuts off the air suspension. You can see the link on the front as you kneel beside the tire. Use the screwdriver to pop off the front link, then repeat for the back link and swap them. Now go and do the other side. Got in and started the truck, turned off the tire jack mode, push the down button for suspension and went for a drive. The suspension now has a free two inch lift. You can now go down to entry exit mode but cannot go up to offroad 1 or offroad 2 as your already the same height as offroad 2. Enjoy your 2 inch lift. I would suggest if your going to leave the truck raised 2 inches all the time that you get an alignment as it will help with tire wear.
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In normal, my truck sits as high as my father's '14 hemi 1500 with the coils...
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same ... i've measured the front & rear height on my dad's '15 4x2 EcoD and it is identical to my 4x4 with air suspension in normal height.
that said, 100% agree that it would be nice if the 'normal' stance wasn't so low up front.
that said, 100% agree that it would be nice if the 'normal' stance wasn't so low up front.
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does this really work? this is very interesting, is there a video of how to do this step by step?
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Will the truck still self level when i connect my trailer ??
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yep, it sure will.
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Will areo still function?
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Air ride has a better ride than non. I would give it about 25% better ride over the non.
My wife gives it a 50%.
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After swapping the front and rear links entry/exit works but lowers you to the old regular ride height. Aero works and kicks in around 60mph or so. The truck stays in off road II height but thinks its in regular ride height. The only down side is you can use off road 1 or off road 2 as your already at the max stock height of off road 2. I tried pushing the button to go into off road 1 but the pump can't make the bags go any higher as your already as high as the truck wants to go. Truck rides great and its a free 2 inch lift. Been 2 weeks and I love my lift. Just need to look into bigger winter tires now.....
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There is a whole thread covering air links might read that thread.
This will get you started... http://www.ram1500diesel.com/forum/...rum/ram-1500-diesel-suspension-chassis/4951-adjustable-air-ride-lift-links.html
Be sure read all they go into switching and such.
I noticed very little difference between springs and air ride, but I still wanted it for all the reasons above. I wish it was more available, but I don't need 4x4 and there was no good way for me to get 2wd diesel air ride, so I will live without it. If I was buying a 4x4, I would definitely get air ride.
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We have the air susp, but I echo that it would not be worth the spend for ride quality alone (for us).
We found that with a normal passenger load the coils were amazing. Still far better than the other brand trucks we tried.
I think the coils do just as well on some bumps, but our impression is it really helps with the real bad stuff, and when you are loaded down.
Having the ability to raise and lower is certainly nice, but I wish the operator had more control. (we have divided hwy here where the speed limit is an absurdly low 90km/h)
Edit: And I love it for hooking up a trailer, and I also never recall anyone blinking their high beams at me when loaded, it sure keeps the truck level!
Also, you would not think it is a big deal as it does not lower that much, but my mother notices every inch when getting into the truck the odd time.
We found that with a normal passenger load the coils were amazing. Still far better than the other brand trucks we tried.
I think the coils do just as well on some bumps, but our impression is it really helps with the real bad stuff, and when you are loaded down.
Having the ability to raise and lower is certainly nice, but I wish the operator had more control. (we have divided hwy here where the speed limit is an absurdly low 90km/h)
Edit: And I love it for hooking up a trailer, and I also never recall anyone blinking their high beams at me when loaded, it sure keeps the truck level!
Also, you would not think it is a big deal as it does not lower that much, but my mother notices every inch when getting into the truck the odd time.
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I drove a non 4x4 ( normal) trucks for 36 yrs. Live in Texas . Don't need itThey make non-4x4 trucks? Why?
If I could have ordered my Longhorn 4x4 with 4 x 2 air suspension I would have . I like my 4x4 . Don't know if I'll need it , buts it's there
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Florida.They make non-4x4 trucks? Why?
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