. . . I know I"m going to level with a complete front kit. Just have to decide between 1.5/2/2.5. I'll be towing a fiver several times a year. Maybe 4-5 trips.

Don't want to be nose up due to going too high on the front end level. Buddy just got a 2.5 kit on his '17 and it looks great. But he doesn't do any towing.

I'm leaning towards a 2 inch kit.

And I need to make up my mind soon. I ordered a truck last week. Expected to buy upon delivery in June. This morning I found my exact truck, plus about 2K in more options, three hours away. My dealer has a guy on the way to get it now.

 

I have 2.5 readylift and i tow my 13k fiver. I added bags and it sits level when i air it up to tow. No issues and i get a leveled truck.

 

I've never even heard of the bags. How expensive are they to have installed and how difficult are they to inflate should I decide to go that route?

 

You can find the airbag kit for a couple hundred bucks and its easy to install yourself. I did mine. The kit comes with airlines to mount and fill with a regular air compressor. I installed an on board air compressor that will keep the bags inflated to the pressure i set it to. This is a separate kit and cost a couple hundred dollars as well, but it makes the air control wireless and easy to do. You can look up Airlift, thats the brand i used.

 

Check your height first. I added a 2" Wicked Customs kit today! I was told I would regret not getting a higher kit, but I had measured and it was just about 2" difference. After installation I can confirm it is dead level, or maybe even 1/16" high in the front.

 

i have the 2.5 and i still have a slight rake. I even have the camper and heavy service front springs so it sits higher in the front.

 

I have a 1.5 level on mine, when I pull my excavator with a 1500 tongue weight the truck sits nose high. The only way to prevent it is airbags.

 

I have the ReadyLift 2.5 and have a half to quarter inch rake back to front. The leveling kit by itself does not lift the back end at all of course. I also have 37 inch tires which lifts the whole truck about 1.25 inches over stock. And I have the B&W fixed 5th wheel hitch which puts the 5th wheel hitch another 1 inch higher than my previous Companion setup. With all that extra height, I can hook up the trailer and the back end of the truck sags 3 inches resulting in my trailer being nose-down about two inches in the front. So with the air bags going on next week, I can bring the back end back up to level and the trailer will be about one inch high at the pin. Average that out over 38 feet and leaf sprung triple axles will be for all intents and purposes, level. All this extra "book height" and my trailer fits the same as it did on my 2011. Go figure.

 

You've never heard of them? Well then, welcome to the forums it's really up to you if you bag it or not, but with a level it might be a good idea since y'know you lose your downward headlight angle before you add the weight and start to sag. We're also really good at convincing people to spend more money on their trucks. Dependent on your kit and what all you're doing, it could be as simple as a push of a button to something as expensive and easy as just hooking onto the damn thing and hearing the magical sound and boom your rig's level again, in fact I'm not sure if airlift has their auto-leveling available for the 3/4 tons, but I know kelderman has an automatic leveling system, and it's VERY NICE

 

I'll just leave this here for you to look over
https://kelderman.com/shop/?vehicle_...hicle_model=35

 

Well, once you add Firestone or air lift bags you need air. Once you get tired of stowing a portable compressor you'll install a compressor in the truck so you can fill your bags from the driver seat.

Then, you'll decide you need an air tank so you can fill tires quicker. That is when you'll discover the VIAIR website. On board 2 gallon air tank and compressor with an air chuck installed at the rear bumper.

Then, since you have 2 gallons of 150psi air, you'll discover train horns. My hornblaster 4-horn system sounds great....

 

it really does turn into an "if you take a mouse to the movies" scenario

 

LOL, sounds like a slippery slope for sure.

 

Or you did all that stuff on the last truck and learned your lesson. This time you'll do it all at once.