Air Bags
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Air Bags
Looking for any info on air bags to level loads.I pull a large horse trailer and have a single wheel F350 and I get a lot of squat on back of truck.I think I may have a problem because the brackets for the ball are welded on the out side of frame.I have looked at some sites on bags and thought this might get in the way.Has anyone ran into this? Maybe different shocks! Most of my trips are in the south but have one to New Mexico and Oklahoma this summer.Thanks for any help. Carl
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Firestone Ride rites are good ones, and Keldermann makes really nice level kits also. I think shocks would help with controling sway and bounce but wouldn't help with keeping leveled. I would get the firestone bags regardless of who you buy from. They are heavy duty bags and seem to last a long time. Just don't run empty or you can damage the bags. There are companies that offer onboard pumps for air and tanks too if you don't want an external source of air...
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I don't haul that much, but I have the Firestones and love the ride. Levels anything I haul or tow with about 35lbs of pressure. I know they make the bags for a goose neck bracket and there is a good bit of adjustment in them. I think you could make them work.
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On mt 07 dually work truck, I have a set of Firestone Riderites with a custom tank and air setup in the toolbox, and the dual adjustment in-cab controller, it is badass. Sometimes i have enough tongue weight to touch mudflaps to the ground that would normally be 4'' off the ground, pssssssssssssss ~90psi and it sits level, actually bends the rear of the frame down!
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If you've got a gooseneck that mounts on the outside of the frame, some of the Firestone models are made to go inside the frame so they don't interfere with the gooseneck set up. You'll notice a little more sway at first, but after a few weeks you won't notice it anymore.
Just be advised. If you get a set of airbags, you'll never again own a truck without them. They're a great thing to have.
Just be advised. If you get a set of airbags, you'll never again own a truck without them. They're a great thing to have.
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The instructions mine came with failed to mention they were to be installed inside the frame rail. 
So after wasting a bunch of time trying to figure out how to make it work outside the frame rail, then finally figuring out how to put in in the right spot, it took me about 2 1/2 hours to do the first side and 30 min to do the second side. Then another half hour to run the lines the way I wanted them and it was done.
So after wasting a bunch of time trying to figure out how to make it work outside the frame rail, then finally figuring out how to put in in the right spot, it took me about 2 1/2 hours to do the first side and 30 min to do the second side. Then another half hour to run the lines the way I wanted them and it was done.
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The hardest part of mine was drilling the holes through the danged frame. Man that metal it tough. If you use the no drill one, should go faster. I didn't go with a compressor yet, so I just stubbed my lines out of the bags about 10" and just reach over the tire to inflate. Now, if and when I do the compressors, I can run the lines the way I want.