Air Ride Towing Advantages
Steel springs and torsion axles are not adjustable. Air bag hitches and ball mounts can carry very heavy loads and still stay soft, which is a big win.
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In today's world, whether you are towing a small camper or a heavy duty flat bed gooseneck trailer all loaded up, the road you have to travel from the open highway to gravel roads, air bag hitches offer less road shock and a smoother ride for both the pickup truck and the trailer.
Shocker Hitch uses air bag technology on our pickup hitches and gooseneck surge hitches for the same reason: a safer and smoother ride. Driving and towing over train tracks, overpasses, busted up concrete, uneven roads, dirt roads, construction zones and much more creates rough conditions when trailer towing.
Air bag ball mounts and hitches offer so much more than steel springs and torsion axles. Plus you can quickly adjust your air pressure for heavier or lighter loads as you go.
Steel springs and torsion axles are not adjustable. They have to be stiff in order to carry the load, otherwise they would bottom out. Air bag hitches on the other hand carry very heavy loads and still stay soft, which is a big win.
Air bag hitches and ball mounts work the same way on a heavy or light trailer — more air for heavy trailers and less air for lighter trailers. Both result in a smoother operation on the tow rig and trailer, as well as the contents of both.
When it comes to smooth towing and controlling road shock, jerky pulls and pushes, air bag hitches are number one.
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