KW T800 Suspension Leveling

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by durallymax, Jan 30, 2012.

  1. war247

    war247 Bobtail Member

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    Hi I know this is a really old thread but I would like to bring it back to life. I did this same setup on my 94 KW with a 22' potato bed on it. I haul loads as heavy as 20-24 ton on it and it would lean very badly, I did this dual valve setup like 2 years ago and been tinkering with it since. My potato harvest here in Washington State is only 4 weeks long so don't have a long time to tinker with it every season. Anyways my problem is the same as durrallymax's Last year I changed out one of the valves thinking it was bad cause it was constantly leaking air, and this year it's doing the same. I am using the cheapest valves they sell at Napa I believe they are helex not sure. I almost wonder if these valves are not meant to work backwards? I installed them exactly the same as KWforage did so the valve that I added on the driver side is actually mounted backwards. I also was thinking of trying the instant response valve, if anybody has tried it and has any info on if it worked better i'd really like to know. Also my truck tends to rock like a boat on the freeway any ideas? thanks.
     
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  3. war247

    war247 Bobtail Member

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    Wondering if that instant control valve worked any better?
     
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  5. kwforage

    kwforage Road Train Member

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    Here's the only solution that I have found for the rocking going down the road. This is the truck I posted about originally. I finally tossed the 8 bag altogether and put a walking beam under it. Lowering the ride height and adding Timbren blocks was a band aid that helped a little with the 8 bag.



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  6. war247

    war247 Bobtail Member

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    What does something like that cost?
     
  7. war247

    war247 Bobtail Member

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    Can I get some info on where to get it and what it consists of?
     
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