Saggy rear towing camper trailer, remedies.

[threedogs]

X 2 on the tower brace kit. I read somewhere that fitting
those airbags gave a sort of counter lever affect putting pressure elsewhere
I have a small camper I tow and my suspension allows my Patrol to sit
slightly downhill on its own and level with the camper hooked up

[GeeYou8]

What are your thoughts on airbags in standard springs for towing?
I have a boat on a single axle trailer around 1200kg & a tandem car trailer around 1500kg.
I just want to be able to keep the car level with different loads.
Thanks
Graham

[BigRAWesty]

What are your thoughts on airbags in standard springs for towing?
I have a boat on a single axle trailer around 1200kg & a tandem car trailer around 1500kg.
I just want to be able to keep the car level with different loads.
Thanks
Graham

Love em. It's what I have. Or had.
Now with the 2" ome lift the bags are useless.
Was going to pull them and sell them when I swapped the diffs.
Imo better than a load distribution hitch.

[threedogs]

I think if you can upgrade your rear springs to slightly heavier to compensate for your trailers weight
you'll be better off imo that fitting air bags. Just something else to go wrong, any
decent 4x4 shop should be able to tell you what coils you need on the back

[BigRAWesty]

450,000k on mine and not an issue yet.
And you keep your ride comfort when unloaded..

[threedogs]

Im not saying airbags are no good but when I first got my suspension done I told them of my camper,
weights etc and they tailored it to suit. I get a reasonable ride and good articulation.
I have never thought about fitting airbags to to my Patrol , I did have them in my ute years ago. lol

[gaddy]

Love em. It's what I have. Or had.
Now with the 2" ome lift the bags are useless.
Was going to pull them and sell them when I swapped the diffs.
Imo better than a load distribution hitch.

But a load distribution hitch removes load from the rear spring towers of the car transferring it to the front without extra pressure on the spring tower's , airbags do the same , but increase load on the tower's , a known weak point in a patrol ...at least thats my understanding.
The loads the op is talking about should not make a noticeable difference on a good spring set up

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[BigRAWesty]

But a load distribution hitch removes load from the rear spring towers of the car transferring it to the front without extra pressure on the spring tower's , airbags do the same , but increase load on the tower's , a known weak point in a patrol ...at least thats my understanding.
The loads the op is talking about should not make a noticeable difference on a good spring set up

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Fair call. That makes sense.

[janderson]

G'day folks,
We have just returned from trip through The Kimberley and Pilbara towing a Pioneer Argyle camper trailer. The rear of the Patrol was a bit saggy due to the extra weight of the camper.
Would the easiest/cheapest fix be Poly Air bags in the rear springs or more heavy duty springs and shock absorbers? The Patrol does not normally have a heavy load unless we are off to the outback.
If possible I would do the work myself.
Cheers
Michael

had the same prob when I had my MQ towing Jayco Dove. I now use these http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/TAG-180kg...-/331692420656

[threedogs]

To actually answer your question it would be cheaper IMO
to replace the rear coils with a slightly higher kg rating