Looking at a set of rear air springs for towing my trailers. Anyone have a preference ? And why ?


Right now I'm leaning toward the Air Lift, because they have a mail in rebate going till the end of Feb. Both company's product looks high in quality.

 

I bought air lift bags with on board compressor. It worked out very well .I can ajust the bags inside and actually feel the difference.the compressor fit in the compartment where the jack is.I also can inflate my tires with it.

 

I have the Air Lift system, controlled from inside the cab and use a dedicated compressor under the EX. Works very well, gives me 2 inches of lift when I go from 5lbs to 90lbs.

 

My setup is very similar but Firestone brand. I will say the mount location of the compressor isn't the best. It is located in front of the firewall and is noisy in operation.

 

Well, I went ahead and ordered the Air Lift bags. I couldn't pass up the $50 rebate (assuming I actually get it). Pics to come as soon as it's warm enough to install em in my driveway.

 

I have the Air Lift bags. I warrentied them out last year, no questions. just send in the old, and as long as they weren't punctured by something they cover them!

 

I also have the Air Lift...I liked that the model I purchased had the rubber 'bump stop' inside the air bag itself. I mounted the compressor under the vehicle basically at my heels.

Sure, it makes noise when running, but if you install it right, there are no 'leaks' and the only times it should kick on are when you are initially airing up or when the air temps change a lot (so if you air up on a hot afternoon, drive to the evening then re-start, the compressor may kick on for a few seconds).

I also like the wireless option for the Air Lift (Firestone may have them but I haven't done the research). It's great to know it will maintain the appropriate pressure on it's own and that I can "air up" at the same time I'm hooking up the tow chains, brake cable, umbilical, etc. It's a tiny time saver and convenience, but when it's important to get hooked up quickly and it's night and it's cold and it's raining, that tiny convenience is awesome.

 

My Air Lift kit showed up a few days ago. Now if it would warm up enough to install it.........

 

NICE! What did you do for the air side...wired, wireless, tied into another air tank, etc?

 

I want to put something together with an air tank, but my truck is sitting outside in the snow so I haven't tried to get under it to see what kind of space I have available. I'm looking at the Air Lift compressor kits right now since they have a $50 mail in rebate going on till the end of the month.... just haven't made a decision.

 

I plumbed mine with an air tank. The problem is the type of valve system, when I lower the pressure, it empties the tank.

 

Do you have to drill with the Air Lift kit? I know some have had to with a Firestone kit that says "no drill".

 

i did the airlift bag system with the small black compressor that has a cab mounted gage and switch. Works great for me. The bags have the stopper in them.

I found I didn't have to even remove the tires just raise the body up to gain space needed to install bags.

The factory stoppers gave me a bit of struggle at first. I was able to break the bolt loose but then after a few turns it spun in the rubber. I used a sawzaw to cut throught the bolt.

There is one area that you do drill. It's the factory bracket, lower side and at the U Bolts. This keeps the lower bracket from moving. I had to use a hammer to just move the U Bolt a bit to get the package bolt to work. Nothing crazy just you may have to adjust a bit as you go.

 

Forgot to add I did a bit of double with the hose. Not only is it piped to the compressor but I also did the two values at the lic plate. If I loose the compressor I can use the values. I can just disconnect the hose between the two bags to make each rear value control it's respective bag.

 

Seriously thinking about these, with the $50 discount from Advance TFT30 code and $50 rebate.