Tagged With "Lower Overload"

I won a set of lower Stable Loads from Torklift and am sharing insight as to my experience so far.  I received them through the Golden Ticket contest.  Let me begin by saying prior to the Stable Loads I already added air bags, a sway bar and...

Stableloads lowers changed my rig from a swaying, white knuckle ride, to a stable easy to drive camper. I was able to drop the airbag pressure from 50ish to 25ish, which combined with the engaged overload spring, made a big difference.

We recently switched TV's. We went from a more than adequate 2000 Lincoln Navigator with a self-leveling rear-end (air bags) which towed our 1575 easily straight and true to a more than adequate new-to-us 2009 Chevy Silverado 1500 Extended Cab LTZ (V8, 5.3L, factory tow package, integrated brake controller, ...). *Here is the thread on our TV switch - http://lanceowners.hoop.la/top...ed-to-a-new-to-us-tv While the truck is much more than adequate to handle our small, skinny, & light 1575...

Jeff, excellent write up. I look forward to hearing the results from your upcoming trip. I will also add, I really wish the holes were already there on my overload springs. The kit came with 4 drill bits. It took 3 of them to get the holes drilled........

Thanks Erick! The trip is in 10 days. I will definitely be giving these a solid test & a thorough review. All - Erick is referring above to springs that don't have factory stops (& holes) on the ends of the springs. Torklift has a kit for that. However, it sounds like drilling the holes isn't as quick and easy as Torklift makes it sound. Here is the kit - StableLoad Quick Disconnect (Lower Overload) Part #A7311 (With drill kit) - http://www.torklift.com/index....stableload#drilltool

Jeff, excellent write up and thanks for the photos. After looking at the two vids you posted regarding drilling the overload spring, I went out and checked what was underneath the Tundra. It will be interesting to see how they have engineered the kit for this truck as the overload spring rides against the main spring pack when the truck is in an unloaded state. Also, that overload spring is 5/8" thick! I guess I'll just have to wait and see what arrives. Here's a photo of my spring pack

Jeff, the overload spring is the one with the tapered ends and is not inside the spring bracket. At least it appears to be the overload spring. Again, that leaf is super thick.

The receptacles are 20 amp. Page 12 of the manual.(or look at the plug-NEMA 20 amp ) No need for the companion unless you are paralleling 2 generators or like the twistlok 30 amp plug.

Great writeup. I didn't know that Rams have rear coils. I think the major issue with that design is there is no overload leaf so heavy payloads would be really problematic. Airbags are the perfect solution. I have the Airlift RideControl setup on my Titan. It's a little more involved since the bags have to be mounted between the frame and the leaf springs, but same principle. The coil setup makes it so much easier because the coil acts as the mount! The most challenging part of my...

It’s this model from Amazon for $65: FANLIDE Portable Power Station Charger, 200W Power Supply Adapter Charger for Portable Generator, AC to DC Charger Compatible with Jackery Portable Power Station Explorer 1000 ⚠️ Our truck’s inverter is rated at 300 W.. This 25 Vdc PB is a 200 W (output) model… assuming 85% efficiency, the input power would be 235 W… it may overload your 150 W inverter. HTH, Jim / crewzer