Airbag leveler suggestions?
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Tuned
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Airbag leveler suggestions?
Since my truck pretty much always has a load or a trailer attached, I spend a lot of time driving around with the squatty butt. I'd like to put a set of airbags on it but I'm not even sure where to begin or what's a good setup. I know that I want an on-board air compressor so that I can raise/lower on the fly from in the cab and I'd really like them to self-level, if such a thing exists.
Where do I begin?
Where do I begin?
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Air ride suspension on big trucks adjusts the ride height automatically with a valve. I don't see any reason that couldn't be adapted to a pickup truck with a little thought and possibly some bracket making.
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Why complicate things? Keep it simple and relatively inexpensive with air bags and an on board compressor. It's easy to air up or down. I found a set of Firestone Ride-Rite air bags and and compressor with gauge/switch panel on craigslist for cheap a few years ago. The set I found mount outside the frame rails. Empty, I keep 10# psi in them. When I have our slide-in camper loaded, (about #2,800), I pump them up to 80# psi, and I'm level. It drives very well with minimal sway, considering the top heavy load. I might add, I have a full length leveling leaf spring up front.
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Tuned
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So something like this -
- coupled with these -
- would work well?
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Since my truck pretty much always has a load or a trailer attached, I spend a lot of time driving around with the squatty butt. I'd like to put a set of airbags on it but I'm not even sure where to begin or what's a good setup. I know that I want an on-board air compressor so that I can raise/lower on the fly from in the cab and I'd really like them to self-level, if such a thing exists.
Where do I begin?
Where do I begin?
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My personal opinion would be to skip the auto leveling part and get the in cab control or the phone app control to air it up or down from the cab.
I prefer the outboard airbags for a little added stability. The Firestone's I have on my truck are inboard and when I first got them I could feel the added body roll they caused (plumbed independent).
I put airlift bags on the wifes truck. (did a little cut and weld on the brackets to make them fit the gooseneck hitch like I wanted, but overall a much better set up, and they're outboard bags.
I've got an onboard compressor and tank, but I think the easy answer is to just buy the kit with a small pump that does nothing but the airbags and can do it wireless.
I prefer the outboard airbags for a little added stability. The Firestone's I have on my truck are inboard and when I first got them I could feel the added body roll they caused (plumbed independent).
I put airlift bags on the wifes truck. (did a little cut and weld on the brackets to make them fit the gooseneck hitch like I wanted, but overall a much better set up, and they're outboard bags.
I've got an onboard compressor and tank, but I think the easy answer is to just buy the kit with a small pump that does nothing but the airbags and can do it wireless.
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