Tork Lift Stable Load installation

[doncoons]

Today I installed the four Tork lift Stable Load system on my 1998 2500.

What a chore! The first thing I found out was to remove the plastic wheel well covers for access, it makes installation so much eaisier. Have an impact wrench. Most importantaly, how do I get the cemented rubber off of the orig. brackets? Forget cutting them off, whoever invented the glue holding them on to the orig. bracket should get a Nobel Prize award. I found that taking the bracket off of the frame and burning the rubber off was the only way. And that's an other story.

I'm hoping that going through all of this will keep my wife and myself from getting seasick going down the road. I do have air bags, but they don't help much on side to side movement.

My camper is a Keystone Caribou 9 ft.

 

[DonTX]

Interesting approach to the problem, I had not known of them before. Be sure and let us know just how well they work.

Today I installed the four Tork lift Stable Load system on my 1998 2500.

What a chore! The first thing I found out was to remove the plastic wheel well covers for access, it makes installation so much eaisier. Have an impact wrench. Most importantaly, how do I get the cemented rubber off of the orig. brackets? Forget cutting them off, whoever invented the glue holding them on to the orig. bracket should get a Nobel Prize award. I found that taking the bracket off of the frame and burning the rubber off was the only way. And that's an other story.

I'm hoping that going through all of this will keep my wife and myself from getting seasick going down the road. I do have air bags, but they don't help much on side to side movement.

My camper is a Keystone Caribou 9 ft.

 

[Bill Stockard]

Today I installed the four Tork lift Stable Load system on my 1998 2500.

What a chore! The first thing I found out was to remove the plastic wheel well covers for access, it makes installation so much eaisier. Have an impact wrench. Most importantaly, how do I get the cemented rubber off of the orig. brackets? Forget cutting them off, whoever invented the glue holding them on to the orig. bracket should get a Nobel Prize award. I found that taking the bracket off of the frame and burning the rubber off was the only way. And that's an other story.

I'm hoping that going through all of this will keep my wife and myself from getting seasick going down the road. I do have air bags, but they don't help much on side to side movement.

My camper is a Keystone Caribou 9 ft.

You must have a second gen truck. Thankfully, the OEM plastic pads on the third gen trucks are bolted on. Torklift suggests installing the Stable Loads on top of the OEM plastic pads, but I don't see how that's possible on my truck. I guess on a second gen truck you would have to drill a hole through the plastic pad and the steel bump stop.



I've been thinking about replacing the Energy Suspension overload spring bump stops on my truck with either those from Torklift or the those sold by Supersprings. Energy Suspension says their bump stops weren't designed for that use.



I haul a 11 1/2 ft Lance with a slideout.



Bill

 

[doncoons]

It is a 2 nd. gen. truck. What's interesting is that Tork Lift advertising says that the kit is for 1998 and later, but on the box it says for 2003 and later.

 

[Regcabguy]

Load stability.

Aside from a complete aftermarket suspension upgrade,the Rancho 9000's really help with the stability when carrying a camper. Here in SoCal though they bring out the worst with our dreaded expansion joints. I couldn't carry on a normal conversation,but the load was pretty stable on my '99 with the Ranchos.

 

[Bill Stockard]

It is a 2 nd. gen. truck. What's interesting is that Tork Lift advertising says that the kit is for 2008 and later, but on the box it says for 2003 and later.

Evidently, it's a typo on the advertising. I understand why it says for a 2003 and later since the '03 and later trucks have a bolt on plastic pad.



Let us know if it cures your "sea sickness".



Bill

 

[tandersen]

I just installed a set of them on my '06 dually, no problems at all. I haven't put the camper on yet so I don't know how they work. I stacked them with the stock bump stops.

 

[Jumbo Jet]

Today I installed the four Tork lift Stable Load system on my 1998 2500.

I'm hoping that going through all of this will keep my wife and myself from getting seasick going down the road. I do have air bags, but they don't help much on side to side movement.
My camper is a Keystone Caribou 9 ft.

I just purchased a set of Stable Loads for my 3500 to stop the squat and actually make use of the overloads sooner.

Best buy I ever made for my 2500 that had Rancho shocks, Firestone Ride-Rite airbags, was the Hellwig Anti-Sway Bar.

I had driven in severe crosswinds and on curvy roads before with the Lance 1030 and much of the time had to pry my fingers loose from the steering wheel when I stopped.

I installed the Hellwig bar and drove over Memorial weekend on I-35 and I-90 with strong crosswinds and the drive was actually pleasant and NO DEATH GRIP on the steering wheel.

Try a quality anti-sway bar on the rear. Your wife will appreciate you!

... and the first thing to be installed on my new 2008 3500 - the Hellwig Anti-Sway bar.

 

[Jumbo Jet]

... and the first thing to be installed on my new 2008 3500 - the Hellwig Anti-Sway bar.

I made a mistake. The Stable loads came in and I installed them in about 10 minutes.

Hellwig will be next followed by the Torklift tie downs.