Heavy springs for a heavy trailer?

[cbbr]

2000 LC. BFG 295/75/16 E load rated BFG AT's, so I need whatever lift I can get. OEM shocks that feel fine. Per the PO, it has "2860 OME heavy duty for towing". Likely, but they sagged way down when I lowered my trailer onto the ball. Like way down....

I have IronMan front torsion bars (winch/bumper, ARB OBA going in, 2nd battery...) so the heavy rears will balance out. I am eventually going to run a rear bumper/spare/water cans so there will always be extra weight. And I don't care if its a plush ride.

The search function has not been my friend here, but my thought after much reading here is a set of OME 2864.

So 2 questions - is there anything heavier with at least as much lift as I have now? And do I need new/upgraded shocks? I am also going to bag them, so I can keep a little rake with the trailer attached.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

I'd add air bags.

 

[Mike NXP]

@crikeymike can get you hooked up with a Dobinsons set that will be rated to support your payload. Make sense of your expected bumper / typical driving weight and buy coils that can handle the weight.

Shocks don't matter as much in regards to your payload capacity compared to coils / torsion bars.... I have just a hair over the stock front end height and I have Toyota shocks and my rear is Dobinsons coils + shocks because it sits a bit higher and I have a good amount of payload weight back there.

 

[cbbr]

I'd add air bags.

Yep, I'm going to bag them in addition to heavier springs.

 

[Trapper50cal]

Get the lift where you want it sans trailer THEN add bags to increase psi when needed for the trailer.
Your'e going to need to dial in the former prior to the latter anyway, it seems to me.

 

[cbbr]

There doesn't appear to be any difference in the lift between the 2860 and 2864 springs, just the spring rate. But that is part of why I am asking - to make sure.

 

[plainjanefjc]

How heavy is the tongue weight?

 

[cbbr]

How heavy is the tongue weight?

Around 450 lbs at worst. Its a 20ft tandem trailer with a tractor on it and with the pallet forks on the front it gets heavy.

 

[77pantera]

Around 450 lbs at worst. Its a 20ft tandem trailer with a tractor on it and with the pallet forks on the front it gets heavy.

Are you running a WDH? That alone will make a huge difference.

 

[cbbr]

Unfortunately no.

 

[plainjanefjc]

Around 450 lbs at worst. Its a 20ft tandem trailer with a tractor on it and with the pallet forks on the front it gets heavy.

The tractor, trailer, and forks only weigh 4500lbs? That’s about what my boat weighs - tongue weight is 450 and it levels me out when I pull it.

 

[cbbr]

The tractor/trailer/implements weigh over 6,000. As much of that as possible is over the axles. The 6 foot bush hog pushes it all forward a bit, but will only be attached for shorter (25 mile) runs on flat 50mph highways. The trailer does have brakes and the LC has a Redarc Brake Controller.

 

[awesomeissquid]

I would agree with doing air bags so you can have them inflated more to carry the heavy load but then reduce when you are not so the ride comfort is not negatively impacted.

 

[cbbr]

I am going to bag it too, I have a set of Air Lift 1000 on the way. I just want to make sure that here are not better springs for the weight than the OME 2864

 

[cbbr]

One bump before I place the order tomorrow - anything out there better for heavy hauling than than the OME 2864?