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No hitch, but I seem to remember it saying it would work in the instruction manual.
I'm not kidding when I say its a close, everything is exactly the same, it looks like the firestone instruction manual is even included with the Firestone logo removed. Its not cheap anywhere, its just $200 less.
I see that their part# is basically the same as Firestone's, __2600.. one part of their site said "some drilling required", I gave up drilling thru frames decades ago, did you have to drill?
Also do you have a factory gooseneck/fifth-wheel hitch
I installed the Torque bags on my '17 F250 this past weekend. I do not have gooseneck/5th-wheel tow package. Everything fit perfectly and there was no drilling required. OK, I did use a 1" spade bit when trimming my OEM fenderwell liners so I'd have round corners in my cut-out.
You know what, I typed out a crazy long install process with pics and everything and when I posted, the site went down and I lost it all...I just rage quit at that point and never got around to doing it again.
I'm going to do a build thread soon, so many topics to cover and I can point people to one spot for answers...I get so many PM's.
LMAOOOOO been there SO many times on the titan forum. I don't even bother posting pics on here anymore. either my computer takes too long or the website fails. not worth the frustration lol.
OR photobucket changes their **** and NOBODY gets to see the pics.
I'm interested in the AirLift 5000 Ultimate and Wireless One packages, but not interested in the 5 hours labor the shop wants to charge.
What tools do you need to install these or the Torque bags? I don't have a lift, and I don't even have use of my garage for an install - it would literally be me in the street (cul-de-sac) with jack stands and my 3 ton jack for 5-6 hours in the GA sweatbox.
I installed the air lift 7500 on my 17 450 on a concrete slab with only a small floor jack to lift the body. no drill for the install but needed a small grinder to cut off a couple of u-bolts to clear the sway bar. Added the wireless one air comp to a bed crossmember just ahead of the spare and connected to one of the aux switches. Took a while as I am old and slow but works great. Only added it in case the 5er lower the body to much and caused a head light issue. Running 10 psi empty and I won't know loaded until I get to tow a bit. Good luck.
I did the Air Lift with the WirelessAir setup. Install from videos here on the forum by EpicCowlick were superb. 2017 CCSB 6.7 with factory prep/gooseneck
My wife had no idea why I would do this (we haul a couple horse trailers and a boat) until she took it for a trip post- install. The wireless makes it a no brainer and she loves it. Highly recommend.
I did the Air Lift with the WirelessAir setup. Install from videos here on the forum by EpicCowlick were superb. 2017 CCSB 6.7 with factory prep/gooseneck
My wife had no idea why I would do this (we haul a couple horse trailers and a boat) until she took it for a trip post- install. The wireless makes it a no brainer and she loves it. Highly recommend.
I was thinking of not putting a kit back on for a little while, my wife looked at me during our last trip and asked if I had the parts on order yet.. we only pulled the camper 700 miles with the new truck and she could tell the difference.
My old setup(s) were the Firestone kits with the compressor and switch mounted in the center counsel so I could adjust on the fly
The wireless was the deal clincher for me, plus the better warranty on the Air Lift products. Set it and forget it. Two buttons to push - only running 5 psi for empty and 50 for loaded. I'd be fine with manual fill, but for SWMBO, it was a great choice. She thinks it sounds badass.
May try more PSI - our big 3H LQ has a pretty heavy pin weight.
No drill is very important to me. Really believe you can cause irivercable damage to the frame by drilling holes in it. I used the Air lift kit sence Ride-Rite doesn't make a no drill kit for the 2017 and newer.
I didn't see a big difference in kit quality. I would have made a few changes for better fit.
the long carriage bolts that hold the bottom bracket down are too long and interfere with the sway bar on my F450.
I had the wireless one controller on my last truck and moved to the new one. I replaced the compressor that came with it with a larger one with a tank and use a solenoid valve to fill the bags (wired to the circuit that turns on the compressor in the wireless one kit).
auto refill for small leaks, programmable settings, and the biggest, adjust while driving. Let's you really find tune the the perfact pressure for each load
For $450 I bought an Airmaxxx 580 compressor, 3 gallon tank, electric solenoid for airbag fill and one for dump, 2 electric PSI sending units, a dual PSI gauge (tank psi and bag psi) and the Torque air bags. Took a few hours to install everything but I couldn't be happier. The tank sits at 150psi and has a coupler for filling truck/trailer tires as well as another port for an airhorn down the road if I'm ever feeling randy.
Hooked it up to two upfitters, one fills the bags (insanely fast) and the other dumps them. This wasn't a kit, I just sourced all the parts individually, was a fun project that I have already used so many times I can't believe I didnt have it sooner.
Nice Install and product selection, can you give us a complete parts list?
Where did you get the air tank mounting brackets and do you have a photo of the electronic air pressure Gage where you installed it?
I don't have links, I purchased everything separately from all over the web and locally, but its all commodity hardware. Any 12v momentary solenoid will work for the dump/fill ports. The bracket I just made out of Unistrut and threaded rod, was super cheap and amazingly sturdy.
The PSI gauge I have temporarily mounted in my center console front cubby. I haven't decided if I'm going to mount it on the pillar, the dash cubby, or somewhere less conspicuous. I bought one of these (you can find it for $50 on sale):
The rest I just purchased from my local industrial parts supply place. Some fittings for the tank, coupler, DOT hose, blow off valve, etc. The Torque bags I bought from a website call expedition portal if I remember correctly. The link is in the other air bag thread.
^^Pretty nice Tricon. I just installed a level and springs and lost a little capacity so bags are my next step. Thanks for the heads up on your DIY kit
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