Hd spring options

What are our options for hd leaf packs for 5 luggers? I have an all on the truck now as part of the lift kit, but with the addition of the fiberglass shell and a bed drawers build, the rear is sagging due to the weight. I ran a search already but didn't know if we can use any old Tacoma leaf pack or have to go specific for 5 luggers. All help is greatly appreciated.

 

Nothing really for a 5lug but you can get custom packs made by alcan

 

Well crap. Lol how's the general feelings on airbags?

 

Im not sure. From what i heard You wouldn’t really notice them

 

Also interested, when towing my camper and carrying a ton of gear / food it does get a bit saggy on me. Maybe ill just do the AAL.

 

I can tell you that even with the aal it still says under weight.

 

I have a 5-lug with a shell and usually another few hundred pounds of tools in the back, add in my ass and that's around 600 pounds normal load. Without any help the stock leaves were bottoming out too frequently. I added firestone's kit and run it at 15 psi empty with more added as load increases(30+ with above normal tool load). The max was 65psi to level a load of concrete rubble. Last week I pulled the Curt receiver hitch since I haven't used it in two years and that reduced the pressure needed by maybe 5psi. Stock leaves have most likely lost some arch so the bags carry more than otherwise but they can handle it. I appreciate the ability to tune them to the load but if weight variation weren't a common occurence I'd go with an AAL or HD pack instead. My goal with tuning the air pressure is to level and maintain travel so that the axles don't absorb hits from either bottoming or excess bag pressure limiting travel.

 

How much were your airbags?

 

Basic kit is now $318.xx, I bought two summers ago from SD Truck Springs for I forget how much. I've since added a bunch more oba stuff that makes them almost peripheral. It's a no-drill kit so not too difficult. You want to have jack stands under the axle and be able to jack the frame as well since it bolts over the u-bolts and to the frame where the bump stops are removed. I temporarily ran the lines to the driver's side cubby but have since run them into the cab to a pair of solenoid air valves. A common approach is to drill through the bumper next to the license plate.
There's more air at higher pressure in an mtb tire so in a pinch a bike pump would easily lift the load but as a carpenter I found it handy to carry a CO2 cylinder for small trim jobs and used that. Now I have a tank and compressor with a line to the cab controls and gauges.
It's way overboard and totally unecessary but was still a fun project and I haven't exhausted the possible uses for compressed air.