So moral of the story... spend 500+ and it still sags lol. 🤷♂️
@Dmaxstore
10 ай бұрын
For this load that would be correct, we set it on the lighter setting because Austin does not tow very heavy with this truck. He did report that the real world when towing an 18ft car trailer it did help out but we are also not here to sell you anything, we want these tests to be transparent and that is why we published these results. The sag could have been improved if we went up to the black spacer, we are working on doing a follow-up video on that.
@damiengarrett6545
7 ай бұрын
Yeah I’d like to see what the max 40% looks like, I’m on the edge on buying this but this video did not give me confidence
@666joe13
3 ай бұрын
@@damiengarrett6545 have bags on my ‘16 1500. Bought an ‘03 2500 HD with 3500 leaf springs. I have a trailer that has a significant amount of tongue weight. The RAS + 3500 leaf+ heavy trailer was almost the same as no RAS. About 3+ inches of squat. 1500 with bags. Same trailer. I can get it to level out no problem. I’d say RAS is probably only good for people occasionally hauling about 1k lbs of payload or tongue weight. Anything more, bag it. (Buy a train horn tooooo)
@piesareround
18 күн бұрын
Same when i spent $10k on my girls 🍈🍈
@larsstrong3426
10 ай бұрын
Although the RAS raised the unloaded height and the loaded height the drop was exactly the same, 2-1/8" I expected an increased spring rate and less drop after installation.
@40delux
10 ай бұрын
Observed the same thing. I don't see the benefit over bags other than price.
@larsstrong3426
10 ай бұрын
The benefit I see over bags is unrestricted travel. Huge benefit. @@40delux
@Dmaxstore
10 ай бұрын
For this load that would be correct, we set it on the lighter setting because Austin does not tow very heavy with this truck. He did report that the real world when towing an 18ft car trailer it did help out but we are also not here to sell you anything, we want these tests to be transparent and that is why we published these results. The sag could have been improved if we went up to the black spacer, we are working on doing a follow-up video on that.
@pat14lang
8 ай бұрын
I’d like to see how this helps with pulling a 36’ 9500lb bumper pull camper
@elcucuygarage
3 ай бұрын
Same here.
@irvinsalazar4477
8 ай бұрын
I think the second time you loaded the truck the load wasnt as far inside the bed as the first time, im pretty sure that could mess up the readings somehow
@marshall881
3 ай бұрын
I was thinking about buying this but after this video….not so much now
@jacobdaniels6182
2 ай бұрын
Another thing to note on these they sell a Light Duty and a Heavy Duty version. Wondering what ones we saw in the video.
@shawndale1552
20 күн бұрын
The light duty one's. The heavy duty one's will raise the back a inch and half. So you'll have to get the adjustable 6112 bilstein coilovers for the front to level it out.
@tonytaylor1277
4 ай бұрын
If camera angle to truck was exactly the same, it appears the load was about 3-4 inches further out of the truck. That would increase leverage, thus skewing results.
@christophercarr8717
3 ай бұрын
Sales guys… we will see if it works 😜 lots of confidence. The mullet helped some but overall just not enough confidence from a couple guys in their 20s.
@NSWvet83
3 ай бұрын
The point of this wasn't to avoid sag. It was for the stability, bounce/rebound.
@ronmason8490
2 ай бұрын
Why did you leave the forklift once ras was installed, looks a little fishy that way
@juanpabloruizgonzalez4857
12 күн бұрын
Does it helps with the unload ride?
@Dmaxstore
7 күн бұрын
Yes it does!
@jamesvolpe2186
3 ай бұрын
Ready Air bags with their air IQ compressor is the way to go.
@Dmaxstore
3 ай бұрын
That is also a good set up, we have that on one of our other trucks.
@jjsemperfi
5 ай бұрын
I installed the RAS on my F-150 and wasn’t impressed. Sold the truck and have an F-350 now.
@PatrickBaptist
Ай бұрын
Thanks for convincing me to just save my money and bag it, there is a reason big trucks run bags and not something like this.
@goat165
2 ай бұрын
They don’t make a model for the Ford expedition. Would the Ford F150 fit on the expedition?
@capnmorgandarts
9 ай бұрын
I'm curious as to how the rear hook stays tight to the rear eye when the leaf spring compresses... it just seems like the hook would loosen from the tension on the coil spring
@Dmaxstore
9 ай бұрын
You set it to be very tight when the spring has no load and when the spring compresses it makes the RAS tighter and the leaf spring flattens out as it compresses which means the RAS will only get tighter as it is set to be tight at the smallest point of compression.
@MyProjectsFL
7 ай бұрын
The problem with this system is the cost, nearly $600 and it appears to do nothing more than what my heavy duty shock (with helper springs integrated) does for my truck and they were a fraction of the cost. Now, it's possible I'm missing something, but the rate of change seemed very similar before and after the install. I mean whether stock or with the RAS helpers, the sag was still 3/8" either way. Maybe they help ride comfort a lot.
@DretheDriver
6 ай бұрын
Difference is you can combine these with the helper shock and yellow sumosprings and watch it ride like magic. 1 twig breaks a bundle wont
@Justin-il8ij
6 ай бұрын
@DretheDriver, at that point, why not purchase airbags and be done with the it. Yea, maybe maintaining bags can be a hassle, but man, for all the money you spend why not.
@MyProjectsFL
6 ай бұрын
@@Justin-il8ij I agree, while they are a cool little feature that provides some benefit, I just can't see spending that kind of money on such a simple items.
@jasondmers6791
11 ай бұрын
Great video fellas very helpful. It did look like to me it could have taken the black shim. Would like to have seen the difference. Follow up video?
@Dmaxstore
11 ай бұрын
It could have taken the black shim but Austin does tow very heavy or very often so he opted to keep the smaller shim so it doesn't raise the rear too much unloaded. Maybe we can do a follow up video showing the black shim versus the other.
@TheOMEGANOX
Жыл бұрын
But not available for 3500’s with helper springs?
@Dmaxstore
Жыл бұрын
That is correct, you would need to take out the overloads if you wanted to use RAS. Depending on your use case, another type of helper spring may work better for you.
@jerryberkel8421
11 ай бұрын
I bought a truck that only has 1 side installed. Should I buy another for the other side or is it ok to only have 1?
@Dmaxstore
11 ай бұрын
That is definitely not okay to just run one side as the spring rate will be different from one side to another. I would recommend contacting RAS directly to see if they can get you one for the other side.
@jasondmers6791
11 ай бұрын
0r take that one off
@PatrickBaptist
Ай бұрын
I'd just take it off and take it to a local scrap yard, that looks like a mistake. All I can think of is it putting extra stress on shackles in a way they were not designed for, I'd rather have none on stock than truck this thing, specially not on one side. The other side prob fell out when the other owner was driving.
@leeting8590
3 ай бұрын
So explain how it works? You haven't mentioned this once. Looks like bad leverage to me.
@kickapoohiace8747
5 ай бұрын
Am i the only one here surprised this channel is not sponsored by hair products?
@Dmaxstore
5 ай бұрын
Haha! This is too good.
@BadSSBowtie
8 ай бұрын
Well, seeing how it didn't change the height difference, I'm out. A lot of money to not buy an add a leaf instead
@adventure_power
Ай бұрын
lol you didn't even gave a closer look to let us see. that looked exactly the same
@davidschlarp1606
4 ай бұрын
Zero benefit in this. Sag was the same and barely raised it at all. Should of just got a spacer block of ebay for 20 bucks
@bmahar
2 ай бұрын
I thought this was a fine and helpful video. Was just about to order this product to reduce sag when towing a camper...but after watching, this product will be a hard pass for me.
@AoSC.Arbiter
4 ай бұрын
Thank you for the effort but, maybe a different video of much less talking and more showing each step of installation instead of just glossing over the steps. Also be more consistent with what you are measuring. Show the measurements before and after. Show different weights too would be nice. Thank you and keep doing what you do.
@joshuaw2988
6 ай бұрын
I like how they showed a close up of the tape measure when loaded without their product, but didn’t when installed…….. suspicious
@VulcanAvenger
3 ай бұрын
Of course the guy who got the suspension for free likes them. Experienced people whom have installed these on several types of trucks and vans would have given a broader viewpoint of benefit of adding these units. An explanation of how overall handling improved, if it did, would have been useful. You have obviously not won people over with this video. Try Harder next time.
@michaelcobb1015
3 ай бұрын
I saw no difference I'm confused
@hectorarbelo9965
7 ай бұрын
I’m not impressed
@OHVLife
4 ай бұрын
Well, I just ordered a set of these and then watched this video. I just spent $500 for nothing! This demonstration was not very impressive at all, you gained little to nothing with those things. I guess they could improve the ride while towing but I really need to reduce the squat of a heavy trailer.
@Dmaxstore
4 ай бұрын
You can set it onto the heavy setting and it will definitely help. We are doing a follow up video soon. It does improve the ride while unloaded and loaded though even on the light setting.
@adampark8341
3 ай бұрын
Typical Chevy droop
@dojadr4702
4 ай бұрын
Still got 2.125” of sag…… don’t see how it helped …..
@Dmaxstore
4 ай бұрын
We are testing their product and this was on the light load setting, working on a follow up video now for the heavy setting, but it does improve the ride qaulity and control of the load.
@dojadr4702
4 ай бұрын
I’m trying to eliminate my wheel camber change when I tow to prevent uneven tire wear so….
@Dmaxstore
4 ай бұрын
Send me some more info on your set up and we can probably figure out what’s causing this. Jaked@dmaxstore.com
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