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Skulltapper (03-16-2016)
03-16-2016, 01:51 PM
#162
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Sure, I went with the Air Lift Ultimate (part #88284) system this time instead of the Firestone brand which I had on my last truck. Nothing wrong at all with the Firestone but I liked the way the Air Lift was situated over the axle tube itself and not the leaf spring.
I did put it on myself in the garage with no specialized tools needed besides some metric deep well sockets and a torque wrench. It took about an hour or so and the hardest thing was climbing up and down to get tools and parts. I did not go with any of the compressor systems because I have seen post's of them failing after a couple of years and they cost $$$$$. I just put in the supplied air fittings and use an old bike pump we had around the garage.
If you have any other questions let me know. The Firestones worked perfectly while towing a Jayco 28 DSHB with around a $750 tongue weight plus stuff in the bed so I am assuming this will be just as good. If I think about it I will post a picture of the completed set up.
I did put it on myself in the garage with no specialized tools needed besides some metric deep well sockets and a torque wrench. It took about an hour or so and the hardest thing was climbing up and down to get tools and parts. I did not go with any of the compressor systems because I have seen post's of them failing after a couple of years and they cost $$$$$. I just put in the supplied air fittings and use an old bike pump we had around the garage.
If you have any other questions let me know. The Firestones worked perfectly while towing a Jayco 28 DSHB with around a $750 tongue weight plus stuff in the bed so I am assuming this will be just as good. If I think about it I will post a picture of the completed set up.
Perfect! Thank you! I'd like to see where/how you ran the air lines to inflate them if you can. I had thought about doing exactly that, for the same reasons: cost, reliability of the OBA equipment, and mounting challenges. I have 2 air compressors at home, and an MF-1050 portable one from my last truck I planned on stuffing behind one of the rear seats so I could easily inflate at home or on the road.
I really didn't want to mess with mounting switches and gauges in the cab either.
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fringe_remnant (05-05-2016)
03-16-2016, 05:54 PM
#167
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03-18-2016, 05:53 AM
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