07 LBZ SRW with work body

[redrubiwannabe]

I Have an 07 Chevy D-max with the LBZ, SRW, and a nine foot Harbor body. I have a couple questions. Can I put the DRW overload spring on my truck, would air bags be a better option, and how much does a eight foot standard truck bed weigh? Thanks in advance

Casey Pozdolski
B & B Garage Door Service Co.

[Tow Master]

Welcome to the site! How mutch does the Harbor body weight? I thinkg a 8 foot weighs 600-800 pounds?

Personally I like the air bags. If you not hauling alot and no trailer you can let some air out for a better ride but if your hauling then pump them up and go!

[redrubiwannabe]

The Harbor body weighs 1300 empty. I tow a lot and I tend to go down on the overload spring a lot. I dont know how much it sags once it hits that sppring, I just know that I go down to it a lot. Thats why I was wondering about the extra overload that the DRW's have. And, if its possible to put it on a SRW 3500. What kind of bags do you reccomend?

[John-Boy 331]

i'm glad i'm not the only one, i was startin to feel stupid, i have a 06 3500 srw that i pull a 36' g-neck and been trying to find this out. it's frikkin annoying the drw gets these standard and the srw doesn't even have the option. i saw a used truck that was an 05 6.0 ecb srw 3500 but it had overload springs in the back like the drw, the only thing is it looked like all factory added stuff the way the u-bolts and bumpers had been wrenched on but the spring it's self was flatter than what ive seen on the drw. the truck only had 4500 miles on it and 305's on stock rims soo i doubt they worked it that had. i'll get back to ya if i find out more

[idrivebowtie]

i would go witht the firestone airbag kit. you can pump up and release from inside the cab and they have a high rating and pressuere capacity

[cavenderlbz]

Originally Posted by idrivebowtie

i would go witht the firestone airbag kit. you can pump up and release from inside the cab and they have a high rating and pressuere capacity

I was just fixing to recommend the firestone kit when i saw your post. The kit will give better adjustabilty than a overload spring. When you are not loaded your truck will still handle fairly well, as towmaster said. Once you put the overload spring on, your kind of stuck with how the truck will ride and handle.
Airide ™ spring air suspension - Firestone Industrial Products This will tell you more

[John-Boy 331]

upper overload springs do not ride on the bumpers all the time, only when the truck is loaded with enough wieght to hit them.