Hi, just looking for any comments on who is making the best air bags for F-350 4X4.

 

I know the firestone ones fit. I have them on my Excursion they work good
Nick

 

I have the Firestone Ride-Rite rear mounted air bags on my 2007 F250 SD 4x4 and had on last 1999 F250 SD.

We tow a 8K+ gooseneck horse trailer with living quarters and had experienced oscillation (up and down) on concrete highways with the separator strip. The gooseneck puts 2K in the bed and truck is close to the GVWR limit (9.2K). The passive overload springs or bumpers do nothing to help.

The ride and driving experience with the bags is an incredible difference. The truck actually rides smoother and handles better with the bags.

They are air adjustable 5-100psi from a rear hitch mounted inflation valve and rated 5K max. load, so not a problem with the SD ratings. Looks like the same part # for F250 and F350, different if you have a lift kit or in-bed hitch. I air up to 50psi (approx. 1psi/40 lbs. weight) when loaded and air down to 15psi unloaded.

Strongly recommend you get them installed by an experienced retailer. The proper fitting location for the bags and routing of the air lines is crucial for reliability. Do not need the on board air compressor or tanks ($$), a hand pump or electric one works fine.

Firestone has the bags for many SD's and makes the air bags used on the big rigs too. Cost less than $500 installed.

 

Why would you want my ex wife in your F-350?


JK

 

If you PM me I will send you the info on the Pacbrake air bags

 

i have had a set of the firestone superduty air bags for about 5 years now with no problems

 

I had the firestone's and they were great! Do they make them to fit with the DR 4.5 lift?

 

I have AirLift with the smart valve and on-board compressor. This is the third set I have had and they work great. With the smart valve whenever you add weight to the bed the valve starts the compressor to add more air so your ride height is always the same. Remove the weight and the valve blows off the extra air to return to normal ride height. Just a great system.

 

Thanks for the info everyone. Order a set today, can't wait to get them on.

 

As to lifts, the kit comes with a couple of sizes of spacer bars in two different sizes intended for leveling the bag itself (so it isnt cockeyed in there) but you could gain a little with them, and not all trucks even need them. After that they actually make a tube shaped spacer for those scenarios. You pretty much need to get the bags, look at the instructions, they'll say deflated height of like 6" or something, and you set your brackets where they'll live and measure what you have in between. If its 9", then you get a 3" spacer to make up the difference.

 

I have the Air lift kit on my 2005 Excursion 4x4 with a 6" lift and I love them. Huge improvement with towing control, and even rides better around town empty!

 

from having a bagged minitruck a little bit ago and having to have the best, i wouldnt recommend airlift. the way the bags clamp to the mount the can give way. as far as best bag goes that would be slams specialties hands down, but firestones aren't far from second. i just like slams cause they give more lift and have a softer ride that uses far less psi.