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Old Mar 12, 2004 | 05:45 PM
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Question Air Bag Suspensions

what air bags for the rear are good? Air Lift or the Firestones? how long do these systems last? are they worth it?

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Old Mar 12, 2004 | 11:26 PM
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I have the Firestone Ride-Rites & love them.

I can load up the bed, hook up the boat, hit the bags with a little air and be level and ride comfortably.

I say go for it.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2004 | 12:49 AM
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yes, yes yes, i carry a lance 9ft camper and pull a 20 ft boat. i once carried the camper with the stock shocks and no air bags, what a a hand full. i now have the firestone superduty airbags and rancho rs9000's. i put the shocks at 3-front. 5-rear and put 80 psi in the bags and it drives so good my wife can drive it. but remerber this RUN SEPERATE AIR LINES FOR EACH BAG if you have one line for both bags, when you turn a corner,lets say to the left, that will compress the air in the right bag forcing it into the left bag and cause it to inflate a little, thus putting more lean into your turn. so weather you run air shocks or air bags always always run a line for each of them
 
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Old Mar 13, 2004 | 03:12 PM
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Can we get these for the new 150's yet I have the Heavy duty payload package, and on my old chevy I had Air Lifts and they worked great.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 07:14 PM
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I have a f 150 with the bags on it and a 2000 f 250 4x4 crewcag with the entire air ride system on it the compressor tank and bags and love them to death, but remeber to take the air out when empty because it will ride like a brick if you dont.
 
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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 09:51 AM
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Another question about the bags, do they make kits for trucks with lift kits and if so where can you buy em?
 
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