Gen2 and Towing - Advice

[Elite Marine]

Anyone using the Roadmaster Active Suspension on a Gen 2

 

[Alfredo Hernandez]

I’m using RAS

 

[Solobaric]

I’m using RAS

How quick to install/remove the RAS? Simple hand tools?

 

[CigarPundit]

I got a Weigh Safe 4” drop hitch. Beautiful piece of hardware and it has a built in hydraulic scale that displays your tongue weight so you know for sure whether you are in the 10-15% sweet spot, and within the truck’s specs.

 

[Ckhris]

I got a Weigh Safe 4” drop hitch. Beautiful piece of hardware and it has a built in hydraulic scale that displays your tongue weight so you know for sure whether you are in the 10-15% sweet spot, and within the truck’s specs.

beautiful waste of money

 

[CigarPundit]

beautiful waste of money

I suppose you could say the same thing about a Raptor, or an M3, or a Lie-Nielsen hand plane, or a set of B&W speakers, or....

Good stuff ain’t cheap, and cheap stuff ain’t good.

 

[Loufish]

I got a Weigh Safe 4” drop hitch

I think its a pretty cool idea, but if you have only trailer you haul the first time you get the numbers your pretty good to go...

 

[CigarPundit]

It depends. The thing I tow the most is my other car. The scale is helpful to get the load positioned on the trailer for the correct tongue weight. I also rent trailers, and so my setup is not always the same. Depending on what you are towing, the weight distribution might change depending on how you have it loaded. Proper tongue weight is essential to handling and would probably solve some of the sagging issues we read so much about.

Anyway, I like it. Nice bit of kit.

 

[Badgertits]

I’m using RAS

I want a taller ride height in front, I want reduced axle hop in back, I don’t want squat when laden w/ 500 lbs in bed and/or 1500-3500 lb jet ski/utility trailer- if possible I’d like to keep some rake in the stance when empty. The price of the Deaver/icon leafs + install is tough to swallow- do you think eibach springs in front + the Roadmaster active suspension kit in rear would accomplish what I’m after? Seems install would be way easier/cheaper on the RAS further lowering the cost compared to deaver/icon leafs.

I see some people mention “HD” version of RAS kit- is that only for regular F150: or for raptors also?

 

[joey185]

I did airbags, they modified F150 airbags to work. When I’m not using them you deflate manually the valve and push the airbag all the way up to the frame. Haven’t bottomed out on him at all. I pull a 3500 pound travel trailer and plan on having a rooftop tent put on the bed of the truck is why I got them. .Shop charge me $700 for the whole job. I’ll go out there and post a picture here in a minute