I have a 93 f-150. I'm trying to find out which is better air bags or air shocks. I pull a trailer and I'm need a little more rear suspension. Thanks for the help.

 

Air bag lift points attach to the frame and the leaf springs, or right on top of the axle and are designed to be load bearing..... Air shocks rely on those little stock shock mounting brackets on the frame and the axle and were never really designed to support any kind of load (the shock mounts, that is)..... All they do is hold the shocks in place and need only be strong enough to allow the shock to rebound and dampen.....

I didn't even know they still made air shocks???

To level out the ride when towing a trailer, you can use a Weight Distribution hitch setup. These use WD bars to "lift" the rear end up and it distributes the trailers tongue weight to the front axle of the truck.....

The other option is some overload springs. I got some Hellwig LP-25's on my truck and they work really well. Both in towing my trailer and when I just toss in a #1000 in the bed..... Keeps it nice and level.

Good luck!

Mitch

 

Thanks for the info. I have the weight distributions bars, and they work fine. I guess that I was looking for something for when I put weight in the bed as well.

Yes they still make air shocks.

Thanks again for the info.

 

Air bags are better, hands down.