swebber
Brunswick , MD
Senior Member
Joined: 02/14/2005
View Profile
 Offline
|
john b wrote: Looking at your picture why didn't you lower your ball mount one step and then pull up on your WD bars to achieve the same thing both rigs level, no additional hardware necessary! ??IMHO
Thanks...I did do that after that trip and it actually took two steps down for the ball mount to get the truck level. With all the junk that we carry on trips such as that one (week at the beach) I thought best to bag it.
Steve & Tracy Webber
'07 F250 6.0 PSD LariatFX4,AirLift,Edge Insight
'07 Jayco Eagle 314BHDS "The Cramalot Inn II"
ReeseDCHP,Atwood 3500#,FlushKing,WeberBabyQ
Our Pic's
We do not stop playing because we grow old, We grow old because we stop playing!
|
Airstreamer67
Pineville, LA USA
Senior Member
Joined: 11/07/2002
View Profile
|
I had a set of Firestone RideRite airbags installed on my old 96 Ford F250. The rear springs were getting a bit tired after all those years of towing, and the Firestones perked things right up. Now my truck looks like a vigorous racehorse instead of a tired swayback.
I had the airbags installed for me. It took them about two hours. I had them plumbed to one air valve outlet (no onboard pump) because I don't have a truck camper or another high center-of-gravity load, thus don't have a problem with cornering.
My air bags work perfectly, just as advertised.
* This post was
edited 08/04/08 01:28pm by Airstreamer67 *
|
bluwtr49
Green Valley, AZ
Senior Member
Joined: 09/12/2005
View Profile
Offline
|
Thanks for all the input. It certainly sounds like airbags can be a great addition. Very encourtaging to hear no one had identifeid any downside.
Dick
2008 Toyota Tundra Crew Max Limited TRD
2009 Cougar 268 RLS ~8400 lbs road wt
Equal-i-zer 12,000 lb hitch, Prodigy BC.
2006 Jeep Liberty Turbo Diesel.....TV in Training
2005 Jeep GC 5.7 HEMI,(retired)
2005 Jayco Jay Feather 25Z, 4" lift (Retired)
|
TALLADEGACHESSIE
TALLADEGA
Full Member
Joined: 05/08/2008
View Profile
Offline
|
Love that air ride....Takes a lot of the bumps out.
+ onboard air compressor with 30' retractable hose trigger air guage on the end of the hose.
|
jorn
Twin Cities
Full Member
Joined: 06/14/2005
View Profile
Offline
|
I have them on my Class C, but would love and onboard compressor.
2001 Coachmen Leprechaun 314SS (Acquired in July 2008)
|
|
|
wittmeba
Roanoke, Va
Senior Member
Joined: 02/02/2001
View Profile
Offline
|
Regardless of which ones you choose, be sure you get all the parts. I ordered Firestones from JCWhitney and ended up with only the bags - no brackets, no hardware and no instructions. I tried for 3 days with their Customer service after receiving them to find the rest of the kit. Not to be found. Thats when I returned and ordered AirLift from Jegs.
They are nice - just knowing you can adjust for a little heavier load.
Bruce & Carolyn Wittmeier
Viet Nam Vet 1968-69
I was born in Great Falls, Mt. My parents moved when I was 5.
I found them when I was 10 - they were in California.
|
93STPD
New York
New Member
Joined: 01/07/2008
View Profile
Offline
|
I have the Air Ride bags in my 2008 Dodge Ram 1500. I also installed the compressor and the digital controller. Its pretty sweet to be able to set your pressures when your sitting in the truck. the Air Ride controler lets you set a pressure and it will maintain that pressure. I used it to get rid of that minor sag I had in the rear. I was close with the WD hitch, but my OCD kicked in and I wanted it perfect.
|
StevenBigBear
Big Bear Lake, California
Senior Member
Joined: 01/02/2006
View Profile
Offline
|
1) What promped you to install them? to remove the mushy ride of the exccursion
2) Are they serving the intended purpose? yes
3) Do you use an onboard air supply? yes
4) What manfacturer did you use and are you satisfied? I forget
5) Any pros and cons would be appreciated. without them the ride would be more stressfull
Ford Excursion 4WD - V-10
Hensley Arrow - Prodigy - Landyot Radius-Rod - Helwig Rear Antisway Bar - Bilstein Shocks - AirBags
2008 Jayco Eagle 320 RLDS
320 RLDS JAYCO EAGLE
WA6ARC
|
