Hinzbilly

Anybody running either Air Lift or Ride Rite for airbag helper springs? If so what do you think of the band your using. I can't figure out which one I want. Pros and Cons and any help is awesome! Thanks guys!

sdmartin65

Either brand is good quality, I have the Firestone. Have loaded 2 ton of rock in bed before and was more worried about tires than the bags. The two brands are fairly similiar.

Flare side crazy

which firestone kit are you running?

sdmartin65

Not really sure what model Firestones I have. My neighbor bought a 99 F350 a few years back and the bags came with it, couldn't pass them up for $50. They allow our half ton to haul some large loads.

Milton6001

I am running the Firestone Ride Rite. I am very happy with them.

Flare side crazy

are yall running on board compressors too? I know that's where the moneys at

sdmartin65

My kit came with on board stuff but I didn't install it, I leave bags with a pound or two when not in use.

frieed

Ride Rites with no on-board air (but I do have a 12v compressor I use sometimes).
I'd like to tee them together with a cutoff valve so I could fill both at once to the same pressure then isolate each side.
The level out the truck and trailer very nicely.
That and E-rated tires helped a lot when towing my trailer.

Flare side crazy

I feel like im jacking this thread but I have been curious about this for a while now so do yall have any pics of yalls set up as well?

sdmartin65

There was one con or pro depending on how you look at it that I need to add. The air bag uses a bracket that bolts above leaf spring/axle on the bottom and the frame directly above the axle. When installed with no air and a load, there will be 3 to 4 inches of space between the bump stop and the axle. Movement stops at this point because of the space the air bags with hardware takes up.
So unloaded the ride changes, basically the suspension bottoms out in normal driving. Not harsh or anything you just lose the range of the rear spring to absorb the road. Kind of like installing bump stops that would hit the axle in normal driving.