BEST MOD for towing! Ram 1500 gets 8,700lbs but AIR LIFT to the rescue.

I put 8700lbs on my 2019 Ram 1500 just to show one of the best mods you can possibly do to any truck for towing that heavier load!

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[brandon]

I’ve been surfing YouTube looking for someone to show the air bags inflate while connected to a trailer. Your the only one I seen

[shawnmoran]

Looks good to me, I’m getting air suspension in mine for the same added benefit.

[jricks_angler]

Unless you have the 3:92 rear end that trucks towing capacity isn’t 11, 000 pounds. With a 3:21 it’s about 8200-8320 pounds.

With the 3:21 your payload will be about 1700 pounds.

Your combined gross vehicle weight is about 13, 900 pounds.

If that camper weighs 8700 pounds and you have the 3:21 you are WAY over limit.

[yuriy]

What’s your truck payload and how much is the loaded pin weight on that trailer?

[trillion]

im a little slow so go easy on me. but were you saying that along with the weight distributing bars and the airbags keeping it perfectly level it would be alright to tow or were you saying under no circumstance a 1500 should be pulling 8700 pounds?

[akita]

I have a 19 ram rebel with a 3 inch on 33 3.92 and I pull a 30.6ft about 6000lbs with ez really no reason to pull almost double my only thing is I’m debating on getting 295/70 18-34.3 or getting 285/75 18 34.8 I’m just worrying that the 35 will be to much for the 5.7

[chrisibarra]

What’s the air suspension called? I have the same year model and a 6in lift.

[paulrogal]

did you have issues or have to do anything extra installing the bags with the lift kit

[zoknowshomes]

Do you know your exact setup like. Im looking to copy

[donloftis]

Add a bicycle lock to the hitch and run you cord thru the lock to keep it out of the hitch.

[jamestopeka]

Check our Timbren bump stops and fix your squatting .

[jchurray]

What spacer did you have to run in th rear?

[nalegtx]

WD hitch when over 5k but really you should not tow frequently within 25% of the max towing capacity of any rig. At that point the safe and proper towing method would be to upsize your rig, so in your case where it is used to tow daily a 3/4 ton would be the best set up for you. You will have the added power for various size hauls (2500/3500 has 6.6 HEMi or 6.7 Cummins), not to mention the increased axle size which will give you long term reliability and strength. The other factors are rear end gearing, transmission gearing and tire size. There is a lot that goes into towing than just the final GCVW and TOW numbers. 1/2 ton rigs are still best suited for light towing of small boats, snowmobile trailers, small campers (20' range) and such. Just my input, not right not wrong, just have several years in the business of trucks/hauling.

[seansiegers]

Doable but you need a weight distributing hitch, in many cases by law over 5000lbs.

[jamestopeka]

Because you put a lift kit on don't that lower your payload ??? It's the pin weight and not the towing weight that squats the rear .

[nickhendo]

It’s “12, 000 with the hybrid 5.7 and this guy does not understand pay load