anyone have them? are they any good? I am planning on pulling a 24 foot desert trailer and I dont wanna have tons of sag in my truck.

 

I have heard many good things about them, but I went the cheaper route with 1.5 inch AALs. I assume that you mean air bags? If so, the only thing about bags is problems while running empty. The neighbor just replaced his after 3 yrs of service because of running empty lately. He thinks that they get beat fairly hard with no pressure.

Edit: I think you are talking about the leaf that attaches to the main leaf, just adding more resistance, right? I have no experience with these, sorry.

 

no sorry. air bags. like only inflate when carrying a load, but deflate when not carrying anything so your ride stays cushy and nice.

 

They do work. I tow a 24' travel trailer and it was a pretty bad experience without the airbags, and with the leveling kit the truck was way too low in the back with that kind of tongue weight. I put the Firestone Ride-Rite air bags on and put them to about 60-70 psi when towing the trailer and it really helps a lot. The truck will still bounch up and down a bit, but its much better than without the bags. When im not towing anything I put the bags to about 15psi, anything higher and it starts to ride like a superduty. Expect to gain a possible 2 inches with the bags at about 70 psi.

 

did you have to do any welding and how much did the setup run you?

 

I have the system and its completely bolt-on. I love it and i hate squishy rides so i like mine with air in it at all times.

 

I have the Firestone Air bags and I would not tow anything with out them. I hate the look of a lifted truck sagging while towing any kind of load. Here is a pic.

 

Jessem, your set is quite different than most i have seen. I have the firestone Ride-Rite bags on my '94 F-150, and they look totally different.

Like these:

No welding, but you do have to do some drilling.

I installed mine, taking my sweet time, in less than 2 hours.

Cost, IIRC they ran me a bit over $200.

 

Air bags will help with the ride height, but if you want to get rid of the bouncing and swaying use a weight distributing hitch. I use one on my truck towing our trailer with our 4runner on it and it works great. The hitch even raises the truck about two inches. The trailer weighs about 7500 loaded. The hitch makes a huge difference in the towing characterisics.

 

Yeah they are easy to install. The only problem is that the bracket that go over the frame-rails are not wide enough and you will have to sledge hammer them out just a touch to get them to fit. Everyone that I know of has had the same problem, maybe they have fixed that by now though. They cost me a tad over $240 about 6 months ago. They are a complete bolt on, I didnt have to drill any holes or weld anything. Its a really nice kit.

 

I had the same problem, but i used a sawzall and cut a hair off inner frame rail guide and they fit like a champ. I also have their air compressor kit and fits excellent on top off the factory hitch.

 

One thing to consider is that you must keep them pressurized I believe to about 30 PSI or they will destroy themselves due to the rubber wearing against itself. This may impact your ride some.

 

5psi.

 

Yes you do need to keep air in them, but not quite 30 psi. I keep no less then 10 psi, because you never know if you have a slow leak and you dont want to risk it, and also at 10 psi there isnt much of a rise change. At 30 psi+ you will have the rear tires coming up off of the ground on harsh bumps.

 

Would you need any aftermarket plates if your truck had a lift block in the rear? Is there a compressor you need to buy also?