Roadmaster Active Suspension
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Cargo Master
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From: Summit, MS
Roadmaster Active Suspension
I got my RAS in on Thursday and didn't even know it. Had my bro's batchelor party Thursday night and then had to leave Friday at like 2:00 to drive to the rehersal and rehersal dinner. When I was getting in the Durango to leave, that's when I noticed the box sitting on the carport. I was like "Oh, it's here already."
Spent the night and had the wedding this morning. Drove back and jumped right into the install. Took 1.5 hours start to finish and that's about as fast as I think I could do it even the 2nd time around. Maybe a hour flat.
I left my camera outside so I don't have the before and after pictures tonight but while try to get them tomorrow. I gained almost 2" of lift in the rear.
I, like VASheriff, didn't really notice any difference in the ride without the trailer behind it except for the increased ride height which I liked.
Then I went back home and hooked up my 30' trailer that was loaded down with some cedar logs and my 3,000 lbs skid steer. The sag in the back is MUCH less now and the ride seems better although I didn't go very far. I'll be able to tell more soon.
All in all, very much worth the $207 (including shipping) I paid and I would recomend the same to anyone towing anything over 7 or 8 thousand pounds on a repeated basis.
Spent the night and had the wedding this morning. Drove back and jumped right into the install. Took 1.5 hours start to finish and that's about as fast as I think I could do it even the 2nd time around. Maybe a hour flat.
I left my camera outside so I don't have the before and after pictures tonight but while try to get them tomorrow. I gained almost 2" of lift in the rear.
I, like VASheriff, didn't really notice any difference in the ride without the trailer behind it except for the increased ride height which I liked.
Then I went back home and hooked up my 30' trailer that was loaded down with some cedar logs and my 3,000 lbs skid steer. The sag in the back is MUCH less now and the ride seems better although I didn't go very far. I'll be able to tell more soon.
All in all, very much worth the $207 (including shipping) I paid and I would recomend the same to anyone towing anything over 7 or 8 thousand pounds on a repeated basis.
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From: Summit, MS
I forgot about the pictures until today.
The ride while towing is SO much better. It seems to be less squirly. The trailer use to tell the truck what to do and kind of wag it around a little. Well, that is gone. It's much more planted feeling.
Anyways, here's a couple of before and after pics:
Here you can see how much higher it was when backed up to the trailer that I had unhooked right before installing the RAS. (I did take a short trip around the block to settle everything before taking this picture.)
This is a picture of my grinder and trailer. I use to have a 2" raise hitch and now I have a straight out 3-way ball hitch and the trailer is angled about the same as before.
The ride while towing is SO much better. It seems to be less squirly. The trailer use to tell the truck what to do and kind of wag it around a little. Well, that is gone. It's much more planted feeling.
Anyways, here's a couple of before and after pics:
Here you can see how much higher it was when backed up to the trailer that I had unhooked right before installing the RAS. (I did take a short trip around the block to settle everything before taking this picture.)
This is a picture of my grinder and trailer. I use to have a 2" raise hitch and now I have a straight out 3-way ball hitch and the trailer is angled about the same as before.
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