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5,000-lb Capacity. Ride-Rite air springs enhance your factory suspension for safety and stability when you are hauling heavy loads. They reduce strain on your rear axle, keep your vehicle level, and adjust to load size for a consistently smooth ride.
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Note: The construction material of the fittings may vary.
Firestone Ride-Rite springs are designed to increase safety and reduce the strain on your vehicle when you are hauling heavy loads or towing a heavy trailer. The springs partner with your existing rear suspension system to help keep your vehicle level, maintain even load distribution and increase stability. Hauling heavy loads or towing a heavy trailer can make the rear of your vehicle sag and the front end rise. This puts more strain on your rear axle and reduces contact between your front tires and the road, causing problems with braking, steering control and traction. By adding air springs to your rear suspension, you can help to level your vehicle and improve braking and handling. The air springs also help to level your headlight beams and reduce wear on your tires.
Adjustable Air Pressure
The air pressure in your Ride-Rite springs can be adjusted manually, side to side, to compensate for off-center loads. A centered load improves the stability of your vehicle by reducing body roll. The air springs will also help to absorb road shock and to soften contact between your axle and frame. This prevents bottoming out, thus improving ride comfort. Route the air line tubing for the springs to your vehicle's bumper to provide easy access to the manual inflation valves.
Air Spring Construction
Firestone's double-convoluted Ride-Rite air springs are designed to give you maximum load support and enhance the performance and ride comfort of your vehicle. The rubber springs provide cushioning between your suspension components and operate at up to 100 psi. The springs have four layers of reinforced rubber to ensure durability and enhance load support. A braided wire girdle creates the double-convoluted shape of each air spring, increasing the burst pressure of the spring. The rubber springs are attached to corrosion-resistant metal end plates with a time-proven, rolled crimp seal that keeps the bags securely anchored.
Air Spring Installation
Each Ride-Rite kit includes custom-fit brackets that connect to your axle and frame. The brackets provide the mounting points for the air springs. Drilling may be required for some applications.
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (2430 Customer Reviews)
5,000-lb Capacity. Ride-Rite air springs enhance your factory suspension for safety and stability when you are hauling heavy loads. They reduce strain on your rear axle, keep your vehicle level, and adjust to load size for a consistently smooth ride.
Install with 1 person took 4 hours, mostly looking for misplaced tools. I had on for 1 year and have had no problems. I did install a 3 way tee which allows for air to be equal on both air bags from 1 valve stem. What a difference these make while towing. I can actually tow my trailer at level height and get a better ride inside the truck. If you get these bags, you will want to buy a bigger trailer!
I have had these air bags on 3 vehicles over the past 20 years, my current F250 hauls a 38 ft fithwheel with ease and no porpoising wouldn’t have it any other way
Installed this on my 2006 F 250, installation instructions were easy to follow. Just be ready to work getting the bump stops off (spray with penetrating oil before trying to remove. The rest of the install was easy, I followed the advice of one of the other reviews and put the air valves through the tag to avoid drilling holes in my bumper.Total time was about three hours without removing the tires and no lift.
Great service
The Firestone Ride-Rite Air Springs were easy for a novice "mechanic" to install. The videos were a great help. I also purchased the tubing cutter because if the air connection to the bladder is not perfectly square, the possibility of air leaks increases. I also used fuel line tubing to provided added insulation for the air lines. My suggestion prior to installation is to remove the rear tires and spare to allow plenty of room. Lastly, kudos to the helpful folks at etrailer.com. They were able to price match other businesses and were knowledgeable, helpful, and friendly. Would DEFINITELY purchase from them again!
Alant
12/29/2017
Wow, following up on a purchase that I made over a year ago! That is what I call GREAT customer service!Everything is great regarding the Firestone Vehicle Suspension system. I was a little worried about leaks developing over time, but all has been perfect!
I have the ride rite air bags on a f350 with a Arctic fox 811. They do a awesome job of leveling truck with camper on it
The lift has worked great. They leveled the truck out and greatly reduced the bounce and sway of the trailer and where easy to install. The only problem was finding a tee for the air line as I wanted to air them up together.
Victoria B.
2/12/2020
If you would like to tee the air lines together so the bags can be inflated equally, the Firestone Union Tee for 1/4 inch Tubing # F3025-1 is perfect for this air bag kit.
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The Firestone kit for great. Installed in about a hour without issues. I contacted etrailer to confirm fitment on my 2006 F350 4x4 CCLB diesel dually due to clearance between the jounce mount and stabilizer bar bracket. They contacted Firestone and assured me it would fit. Very nice quality and easy installation. The kit does come with a bracket for the air fittings to be mounted off a hitch so no need to purchase separately.
Great product. Installed on my 2005 ford F350
Easy install..about an hour plus the on board compressor kit..towing a 38' fifth wheel toy hauler. .about 12k lbs. Truck sits level with trailer and only the minimum 5 lbs of air..but pumping to about 50 lbs really improved the ride and stability. ..glad I did it..great product
I haven’t installed yet, but I made the mistake of ordering an Airbag kit for 2WD when I needed 4WD. etrailer quickly flipped order, sent me a return label, and got me a new one within 5 days. I have used in past, and Customer service is always on point.
I ordered the air bag helper springs on an early Friday and received the following Monday, The item purchased was easy to instal in a few hours and really helped the sagging of my rear suspension while pulling an enclosed car hauler no more bottoming out bad roads my F 250 rides really nice again ! I would recommend this product to anyone and the price was great !
Just finished putting air bags on our pick up. Fairly easy to put on. So far so good.
Roy G.
6/22/2018
Great! Havent had any problems. All works as it should.
Received air bags in 3 days. Arrived in good condition. Overall installation was fairly easy. It took me about 3 hrs just because I was moving slowly and had to readjust a couple of times. Very happy with the way it turned out. Bought it because im planning on a heavy haul in a few days. Will see how it works.
Product was shipped promptly and arrived in three days. Had watched the Etrailer installation video and read through the instructions before the helper springs arrived. Installation was quick and simple and went well. Only thing I was puzzled with was which bracket was for the left side and which one was the right side that bolts on the lower bracket that goes over the Jounce stop. Once I assembled the bracket and held it in position you could easily see if you had the correct side, wrong side won't fit into place. Excellent product, performs as stated in description. Would recommend.
love them well worth the money made a huge difference. My fifth wheel used to bounce a lot but not anymore took a little longer than it said but well worth it. A little advise take spare tire out first thing it will give you a lot more room again it made a world of difference smoother ride wife even loved them she said best money I've spent in awhile. love them
As usual with etrailer my package was delivered on time . Their customer service was excellent and the product bolted right on the truck.I now have air bags .
Tks John
Loading a RZR in bed of my truck, and towing a trailer, needed the extra support. It was easy to install. The instructions were easy to follow, and the installation video was also very helpfull. This product performs as advertised. Very pleased with the results.
Very nice kit easy to install would recommend to everyone that's interested in an air helper spring
Figment was good and the instructions were definitely straight to the point with only 3 detailed pictures! Easy installation and holds my F250 level with a 48 volt golf cart in the bed with an approximately 1000 pounds of other junk.
Took longer to get old bump stops off than the install of new parts. Seems good.
One would expect Firestone Air Springs to be a good product. The exceptional order handling and shipping process with the attention to detail make ETRAILER my first stop for products they supply.
The parts came in on time. They were installed next day. It took about two hours to install. Everything went well with the install. The air bladders work very well with my truck. No problems at all. Thank you E trailer for your support, and the follow up after the sale. GREAT JOB.
Excellent product. Kind of a non-novice project but once installed it works perfect! Keep mine around 50 psi to comp for my 16000 pound toy hauler. Keeps the truck level with no butt squat. Highly recommend it to those who are looking.
The airbags leveled my truckup an nice for pulling heavy loads.
The best service out there, also arrived 3 days early.
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Dan
4/25/2020
Just returned home from a 3400 mile trip and as always the air springs preformed great