Sorry for the delay everyone... it has been a little bit of a hectic time around here with my divorce going on and the associated hassle.
But I finally was able to root around through my old files and find my build pictures from when I installed my airbags under my '01 Ram 2500 diesel that I had already installed a B&W Turnover ball in. I will start off with the pictures for you of the install.
Here you can see the issue you run into when installing the airbags with the Turnover ball. The plates on the outside of the frame rails from the ball mount are 1/4" plate so they push the upper mount out from where it is designed to be by that 1/4". So I came up with the solution that i would not be removing the turnover ball and it would in-fact make it stronger if I went ahead and welded it all together to the frame rail. So I made templates that would fit under the upper bucket for the airbag and mate everything together nicely. I then cut out some 1/4" plates and welded everything up.
The kit for the airbags comes some adjustability built into it, but still not quite enough to line up the bag perfectly straight for the 1/4" difference and keep the bag lined up squarely on the leaf spring. So I hooked it all up and sent a picture into Ride Rite manufacturers and asked them if it would effect the load capacity to have a slight bend in the bag. I was happy to find out that it would not negatively effect the bag's capacity at all!
I have since loaded 2 one ton pallets in the back of my 3/4 ton truck with only minimal squatting. Before the airbags I would hook my
empty 25' H&H Gooseneck to the truck and it would squat the back end approximately 2"; now I can hook up the same trailer loaded with my 5750 lb RamCrawler on it with 20 lbs of air in the bags and it might drop half an inch!! Love the bags!!!
Hope this information helps you all out a little!
Matt
