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   Sounds like you've had a great summer and have learned a lot and have things dialed in. 
On the air bag suspension, it can be tricky to use that in combination with a wdh. 

The wdh works because the tension bars are applying a torque to the TV rotating the front axle down. If you set that up and then inflate a rear air suspension you are reducing the bar tension and moving more weight back to the TV rear axle from the front.  Since the most important thing is to get the load on the front axle right while towing its generally best just the to use the wdh alone. As long as you have the tow vehicle axle loads well within specs it doesn't hurt anything to have a little rear axle squat, the TV was designed for that. 

If you do use the two together then I'd suggest setting the wdh bar tension after inflating the air bags, that way you know you have the front axle load right. 

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offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Topic: 6000 fantastic miles Posted: 29 Aug 2019 at 5:04am
	Sounds like you've had a great summer and have learned a lot and have things dialed in. On the air bag suspension, it can be tricky to use that in combination with a wdh. The wdh works because the tension bars are applying a torque to the TV rotating the front axle down. If you set that up and then inflate a rear air suspension you are reducing the bar tension and moving more weight back to the TV rear axle from the front. Since the most important thing is to get the load on the front axle right while towing its generally best just the to use the wdh alone. As long as you have the tow vehicle axle loads well within specs it doesn't hurt anything to have a little rear axle squat, the TV was designed for that. If you do use the two together then I'd suggest setting the wdh bar tension after inflating the air bags, that way you know you have the front axle load right.
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gpokluda Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Nov 2018 Location: NM Online Status: Offline Posts: 278	Posted: 28 Aug 2019 at 8:52pm
	We completed over 6000 miles with our 179 this summer. Made some mods along the way additional shelf in the top pantry cabinet soft storage for the person sleeping against the front wall dual batteries kitchen wall racks for utensils and misc all outlets replaced with outlets plus USB Harbor Freight TV mount mod for tilting TV mount A few things we learned along the way White electrical outlets are easier to see than black ones Stock trailer electrical outlets are awful (how are these allowed?) 1" deck screws work great in the walls (just add a little glue to the screw to keep it secure) Always carry a scissors jack and some 2X4 scraps The stock vinyl trim falls apart quickly but is easy to replace A weight distribution hitch is a must (air bag suspension is next on our list) Gino 2016 Rp179 2016 Nissan Frontier SV 2018 Triumph Bonneville