where would you put compressor

 

under the bed

 

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My Firestone air bags were $199 from Summit. How much is a good aal??? $120+??

 

air bags are the way to go, we have them on our f250 w/ the 5.4L in it, helps out a ton.
here is a picture of it weighing in at 25,340 pounds when we went to pick up some seed beans

this thing would be sagging huge w/ out them, before the load the the truck had a pretty good rake going on

EDIT: we dont have a compressor on the truck either, just a regular air valve that we fill up at the farm or a gas station when needed, its cheaper that way

 

are they hard to put in though and what do they replace the leaf springs?

 

they are very easy to install. much easier then the aal. the air bag mounts above the leaf spring and below the frame

 

about how long do you think it would take the average person to put it on and is the valve the same a for example a bike tire valve and you can just punp it up with a home compressor and what psi do you usually keep them at.

 

and do you have to screw the mount in the frame, drilling holes to do that ?

 

easy install, couple hours tops. im pretty sure your going to have to drill some wholes in the frame. you can have the bags filled by a schrader valve (bike tire valve) or with an on board compressor. they are filled to very low pressure i believe

 

It is a very straight foward job...no rocket science. I had to drill holes in the frame but other than that, it's a bolt on job. The air lines are also nothing to be worried about. you route them to where ever you want for access to fill. You fill them just like putting air in your tires. Firestone has a recommendation of keeping a minimum of 5-10 psi (depending on the design of the air bag you get) and a maximum of 80-100 (once again, depending on design. [My truck is a minimum of 10 and a max of 100]) You run them at the minimum all the time with no load and the bags DO NOT alter the ride or handling of your truck at all when empty. When carrying a load, you simply pump them up to what ever it takes to put the truck where you want it...there is no specific answer as long as you don't go over the max. My toy hauler takes almost 80 psi...but I mean that puts my truck back exactly level, and the ride is still great.

 

i have my compressor mounted under my hood. i woulnt recommend mounting it below the bed unless you enclose it in something to keep off the road grime. i get just a little on mine mounted on the driver side wheel well wall, but it would get way dirtier under the bed. i bought the firestone ride rite kit (#2350) for my truck (06 f150 screw) and i didnt have to drill any holes. it comes with all the hardware and bracketry to install. the first side might take you an hour or so, but the second side is real fast. you can run the air fill valve anywhere you want to..... a buddy of mine has his mounted inside his gas fill door. you can also plumb the air tubing to fill them separately, or together.... mine are "t'd" together so they maintain an even stance.


one thing to keep in mind though.... the 4x4 trucks will need to have a spacer installed which goes from the bottom air bag bracket to the axle, because of the stock block..... and if you lift your truck or modify the rear suspension in any way (either a larger block or an add-a-leaf), then you will need to get a longer bracket custom made ( firestone DOES NOT make them, so my local welding shop cut me some).

 

easy to instal, just a few holes drilled, and we use a regular air valve(same thing on the tires) it came with the kit, for ours, we leave them empty when not towing anything and it rides just like stock, with no load and the bags at 60 psi it rides like a rock