Can you post some pic's of how you air up the bags... do you have to reach up under the truck?

 

what is install like??? drilling of the frame? or is it a bolt on kit? i wonder what they would say about the kit going on a lowered truck

 

Why would you be airing up the bags with out load? Talk about a bouncy ride.

Also don't get why you didn't want a spacer in the rear but you have on in the front, that causes way more wear then the back ever(never) will.

 

I dont think you are grasping what these air bags actualy do. Instead of just lifting the rear, they act as helper springs. Blocks dont do that.

 

Exactly!

You must maintain a minimum amount of air in the bags as per Firestone. Also, in my first post I specifically mentioned that my rear was 1/2" lower than the front after the installation of the 2" AS. So I aired up the bags to level out the truck. Despite being the exact same height, from an aesthetic view point, it just didn't suite me, so I aired the rear up 1/2" higher than the front. Now (to me) it looks perfect.

Regarding the ride, it seems the same. The air bags help control the rear end too when pulling heavier loads, but I won't ever have to take advantage of that perk. The heaviest thing I tow is the II to the track.

 

hey RMS, what was install like? did you have to drill the frame at all? or is it a bolt on kit? do you think it could be used on a lowered vehicle?

 

I have the same set up these are great i did not notice any change in ride seems just by putting the bags in it leveled the truck out. Now when i tow the boat no more sags

 

...which is the major benifit of these over blocks.

To the OP, did you fill them with a shop compressor or do you have one on board the truck that lets you control the ride? I didnt see anything about that so I figured you went the first route.

Awesome review though. I may be looking into a set of these in the near future as an alternative to an AAL.

 

The install was VERY easy. I would say easier than the spacer kit install. Absolutely no drilling required EXCEPT, for the air valves. I drilled a 5/16th hole behind the bottom two holes of the lic-plate and mounted the valves there. So they stick out where the bolts would have gone if one used all four bolts for their respective Lic-plate. Regarding the use on a lowered vehicle, I honestly have zero experience with lowered vehicles, so I wouldn't know. Provided you leafs are still on TOP of your axle, I would say yes.....



See above.



I fill them with my shop compressor. I thought about the idea of the built in air pump which can be purchased separately as an accessory, but I don't think I would really need to use it that often. So I opted against it.

 

Good deal. Until now, I was honestly under the impression that the on board compressor was required when using air bags.

I think the lowered truck crowd is confusing these with the lowering/raising airbags. I guess these could be used for that, but I dont think that was the real intended use.

 

I wasnt confusing them with an actual air ride system like air ride technologies... I was looking to into them for load leveling purposes. with my truck being level, when i load the truck with cargo or a trailer it wants to sag. if i can get these to fit then it would eliminate that problem all together. so when i load by bike into the truck or hook up the cargo trailer i can just air them up to correct the sag.

I will have to give firestone a call to find out what they think about them being installed on a lowered truck.

 

i opted for the onboard compressor. I put the comperssor on the frame rail out of the way and controls in center console. I have the picts on my profile.Was a real easy install. pertty sure $250.00 was the total.

 

https://www.f150online.com/forums/me...r-console.html

 

I have the same set ride rite bags . I had to do something different After i lifted it .

 

I saw that in one of you other post pretty crafty looks factory too. Good idea using those tubes. How are they holding up the actually look more supported than the regular supports.