If you are going to be using the truck for towing and hauling I would not put the leveling kit in the front.
When the truck is loaded the leveling kit alters how the load is applied to the truck and actually reduces the weight on the front tires. this decreases breaking and steering control.
Trucks are designed so that when they have a load in the back or on a hitch they sit level.
Air bags in the back are great for reducing sag. however they do nothing for putting the weight back onto the front tires.
Air bags also do not increase the legal limit that your truck is aloud to haul. To find the legal limit look on the drivers door jam. There is a sticker that tells you your max payload.
The max payload is what the truck is aloud to haul legally. in addition to that you are aloud 150lbs for the driver and a full tank of fuel. Anything else on the truck takes away from your payload.
-mudflaps
-airbags
-passengers
-coffee
-etc
anything in the truck that was not there when it rolled off the assembly line is deducted from your payload.
this may affect you in your travels. In Alberta you do not have much to worry about. Unless you are in an accident and its determined that you are overweight.
When traveling in B.C. in a half ton towing expect to be pulled over and weighed. If you are overweight... have fun...
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