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Old 02-08-2009, 06:16 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Great find!

I personally went with the KYB Gas A Just shocks...not too bad...better than the worn out air shocks that were on the truck when I got it.
The KYB is a good shock. I put those on my coiled jeep and they were definitely an improvement there.

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I've also got the Roadmaster Active Suspension on my rear leafs. I noticed the difference the moment I made turns. What used to be a lean in the truck is now gone. I would have to say this is my single most important upgrade/addition.
How hard was the active suspension to install? I was thinking of going the add-a-leaf route but this is the second time someone's mentioned an alternative. I'm surprised this technology helped your body roll- I was thinking a sway bar would be my only way out of that.

I currently pull the horse trailer with one horse with no aids (about 3700 lbs). When pulling two horses (about 4700 lbs) I put the spring bars on... but the T manual very explicitly says, "do not use load levelers..." The horses put their weight forward of the axles so the second horse makes quite a difference.

For such a small trailer that never sways the load levelers are a pain in the ass, so I'm definitely looking for a truck-side solution. If I could reduce body roll and increase payload I'd be pretty happy.
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