Rear end support
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From: Scandia, MN
Rear end support
Have any of you X owners installed air bags or added additional leaf springs to their X rear end suspensions?. I pull a large trailer with 4 wheelers and sometimes my 12,000 lb. John Deere Tractor and have noticed a significant rear end sag compared to my 2000 F350 Pickup.
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From: Mansfield, TX USA
I used Timbrens. Around $160/axle and 1/2 hour install with only a couple of wrenches.
www.timbren.com
With about 900 lbs. of tongue weight and the WD bars cranked way up, I had less than 1" of sag in the rear, and nothing up front. The tank was empty, so with a 44 gallon fill up, I might have gotten a little more sag. This acceptable to me because my trailer was about at my max. load (8000-8200 lbs.). Usually, I will run closer to 6500-7500 lbs.
www.timbren.com
With about 900 lbs. of tongue weight and the WD bars cranked way up, I had less than 1" of sag in the rear, and nothing up front. The tank was empty, so with a 44 gallon fill up, I might have gotten a little more sag. This acceptable to me because my trailer was about at my max. load (8000-8200 lbs.). Usually, I will run closer to 6500-7500 lbs.
Last edited by jschira; Sep 27, 2003 at 09:07 PM.
