If you use your truck as intended — hauling loads and towing things — then you have surely considered a suspension upgrade (i.e helper springs) to help reduce squat and help carry the load. If your truck has rear leaf springs, then here’s an option you really need to consider, RoadActive Suspension (RAS).
A great bolt-on suspension upgrade that not only helps with load hauling but also creates a safer vehicle.
Much like an airbag, the RAS suspension assists with load carrying, but it also does so much more. For instance, this upgrade adds critical strength to leaf springs while not compromising ride quality — with or without a load in the bed or hooked to the hitch. Also, the RAS suspension improves load-carrying ability as well as enhances vehicle performance by controlling sway, body roll, axle wrap, wheel hop, and bottoming out.
Unlike airbags, once installed, no adjustments or maintenance is ever required. According to RoadActive Suspension, the kit works like extra helper springs, airbags, anti-sway bars, and traction bars all in one. If you are wondering whether a RAS suspension or airbags is right for you, we put together an article explaining that very subject.
I spoke with the Director of Marketing of RoadActive Suspension, Nolan Mast, about which truck owners could benefit most from a RoadActive suspension and he offered this, “any pickup owner with leaf springs that is nearing the manufacturer’s Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) and payload line while towing and/or hauling is going to feel the benefits that RAS has to offer. Generally, pickup owners will begin to experience the negative effects of towing or hauling well before reaching those manufacturer numbers.”
Nolan continues, “any pickup owner looking to reduce excessive bounce, improve stability, reduce squat and is just looking to improve overall load handling should certainly consider RAS. That said, our core customers currently are the half and three-quarter-ton trucks for a few different reasons. All 1-ton trucks now come with factory top overload springs. Those factory overloads need to be removed for fitment of the RAS system. This factor currently leads to diminishing returns as we get to the larger trucks. We are working on a solution to better match the needs of 1-ton truck owners, we hope to have news on that soon.
How the RAS suspension works is, there are variable-rated coil springs, mounted via brackets to the rear leaf springs of the pickup truck,…
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