Ratman6161
Senior Member
Airbags wont transfer anything back to the front. Here is a great video that demonstrates the difference between air bags and a WDH using a real truck and trailer on a scale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBZu39pQ8Gg&ab_channel=FastwayTrailerI do agree with you , 1500 Rams ride like a car . The first part of the coil springs are really soft allowing a soft ride . Put a load in and you get a couple inches of squat before getting into the stiffer portion .of the spring . Airbags are a good solution don't mess up ride quality but give you the support you need .
The squat caused by trailers is simple physics , the load is 4 ft or so from the axle which is the fulcrum, works like a lever . If you put 450 lbs over the rear axle the truck would hardly notice it . I would be curious to see how much weight the airbags will transfer back to the front . Push the rear down weight off the front , push the rear up and weight will transfer forward . If you ever weigh it with the bags please post the results .
To the OP: I know you said you already did the airbags so the point is probably mute at this point. But if you did decide to try a WDH I think it could work for you in your scenario. You said the other trucks being used with this trailer don't need it. So they just wouldn't use it. They could just hook the trailer up to their trucks and the fact that the brackets for your WDH were on the trailer shouldn't matter to them. Seems to me it would only come into play if one of the others also wanted to use a WDH because the hitch would have to be readjusted every time a different truck used it. But with you as the only one using a WDH, I don't see why it wouldnt work.