best setup 1 ton dually

Originally posted by FullSizeRST



does anny body have pics of there rear setup on a 1 ton thanksthis is mine, I tow with it very often, no problems yet but I'm going to change out the panhard for a watts soon. bags are slam re-8

thanks on your fith wheel ball setup you just welded it to the tubing?

Originally posted by FullSizeRST



thanks on your fith wheel ball setup you just welded it to the tubing?

yes, it was a plate with a nut welded underneath and the ball has a 1/2 drive so it is removable. I welded that 1/2 plate inbetween my bridge which is 1 1/2 .250 wall it also ties into my bag brackets

Edited: 7/7/2009 10:18:38 PM by Big Dee

Here is mine...bags behind rearend parallel 4-link w/ panhard bar on front of rear end. No problems so far..Slam bags as well...      

thanks for yalls help out here and the pics are nice too ..

I have a bolt one 4 link with sleeves behind the rear end. It will lift more than it will haul...

It completely depends on the particular part that you use. AirRide Technology uses the part that I would suggest in their F-350 kits. It should support every bit of the rated capacity of your standard 1ton truck and still offer up a decent ride.

Here's a pic of duck's truck

One question Max. You said that it wouldn't ride as well with a double covulted bag as it would a sleeve style bag. My question is what about those contitech triple stack bags. Useing them over the axle would seem to me like they would ride good since they hold more air.

A bigger bag will ride nicer... And that is where it gets tough to explain about volume vs. pressure. The sleeve style bag has leverage built in because of the fact that the lower piston slides inside of the bag. A giant convoluted bag will ride softer because there is more volume, so it stands to reason that you could simply add an expansion tank to soften the ride as well. So how do you decide which is the best option?