1,000-lb Capacity. Upgrade your vehicle's rear coil spring suspension with this universal kit. Polyurethane air springs fit inside your coil springs for added support when hauling heavy loads. Improves handling, braking, and overall ride.
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Heavy loads can cause the back of your vehicle to sag and add unnecessary stress to your suspension. This can affect your braking, handling, headlight aim, and even the wear on your tires. To improve your vehicle's ability to endure heavy loads, you need to add support to your existing coil springs.
Air Lift's 1000 Universal Air Springs fit inside your rear coil springs and have 1,000 pounds of load-leveling capacity. You can inflate and deflate these tough polyurethane helper springs as needed, ensuring the perfect amount of support for every load. It comes with manual inflation valves that are typically mounted on the bumper but can be installed anywhere on your vehicle for easy access. For even more convenience and control, you can add a compressor (sold separately), which will let you monitor and inflate your air springs.
If there isn't a specific Air Lift 1000 Air Spring kit for your vehicle, you can use a universal kit to get the support you need. However, you'll have to take a couple measurements on your rear coil springs to ensure you get the right fit. Also, this kit will not fit vehicles with coil-over shocks or coil springs with internal jounce bumpers.
First, unload your vehicle to make sure it's at normal ride height. Then, measure the inside height of your coil spring, which will be from the upper spring seat to the lower spring seat. Lastly, measure the inside diameter of the spring at its widest point. Once you have these measurements, use the table below to find the correct kit by matching up your diameter and height values. Since the air spring cylinder will inflate, it's okay if the cylinder is slightly undersized compared to the size of the coil spring. The spring pitch will also indicate the total air pressure the bag should hold. This measurement is the distance between the coils. The bag can hold 50 psi if it is less than 1" and 35 psi if it is greater than 1". Additionally, some kits include spacers to make up for any height differences.
This page's kit is in bold text.
| Kit Part Number | Minimum Diameter | Maximum Height |
|---|---|---|
| 60900 | 3" | 5-1/2" |
| 60901 | 3" | 8" |
| 60902 | 3" | 9" |
| 60903 | 3-1/2" | 5-1/4" |
| 60904 | 3-1/2" | 7-3/4" |
| 60905 | 3-1/2" | 9-1/2" |
| 60906 | 4" | 5" |
| 60907 | 4" | 6" |
| 60908 | 4" | 7" |
| 60909 | 4" | 8" |
| 60910 | 4" | 9" |
| 60911 | 4" | 10" |
| 60912 | 4" | 11" |
| 60913 | 4" | 12" |
| 60914 | 4-1/2" | 6-1/2" |
| 60915 | 4-1/2" | 7-1/2" |
| 60916 | 4-1/2" | 9" |
| 60917 | 4-1/2" | 10" |
| 60918 | 5" | 5-1/4" |
| 60919 | 5" | 7" |
| 60920 | 5" | 9" |
| 60921 | 5" | 11" |
| 60922 | 5-1/2" | 5-1/2" |
| 60923 | 5-1/2" | 7-1/2" |
| 60924 | 5-1/2" | 8-1/2" |
| 60925 | 5-1/2" | 9-1/2" |
| 60926 | 5-1/2" | 10-1/2" |
| 60927 | 5-1/2" | 11-1/2 |
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Ellen: Hey everybody, I'm Ellen here at etrailer.com, and we're taking a quick look at the Air Lift 1000 Universal Air Spring Kit. This helps to support your OEM suspension if you're putting any kind of extra weight in your vehicle, maybe you're hauling around extra people, or you're carrying around more gear than normal and it's causing some extra sag in the back end of your vehicle that can affect the overall handling of your vehicle, when you bring that back end of your vehicle down it brings the front end up just a little bit, and a little bit is all you need to start feeling a difference in how your vehicle connects with the road, it can affect your braking, how your steering handles, all kinds of stuff. So this kit is going to be there to help support that, bring your vehicle back to factory ride height, and eliminate a lot of those issues.This is great for those vehicles that you're putting a lot of weight in the back of the actual vehicle itself, not necessarily towing. It can help there, but if you're putting a lot of weight further back then the rear axle, you actually probably want to go with a weight distribution set if your vehicle's rated for that. So just something to keep in mind there. But as far as how this is going to fit, you'll need to check your coil springs in your vehicle and follow the chart that's at the bottom of the page to make sure that this is a fit for you.
It's not intended for vehicles with struts, or with coil over shocks, or coil springs that have internal jounce bumpers. So just something to keep in mind there. It doesn't increase the overall payload of your vehicle or how much weight you can actually carry. It just helps you to carry it better, if that makes sense.So let's take a quick look at actually what comes in the kit. You'll get your two air springs here.
These are going to go in between those coils and just help to expand and hold those coils a little bit stiffer, so you can dial in that pressure where you need it to be to make sure that everything sits nice and level. You want to hold onto these little caps that come on the air springs. This really helps whenever you're getting them installed, because basically you're just going to push out the air in the spring as much as you can, maybe even flatten it out and roll it up, whatever you need to do to just get that air out, put that cap over it, and that'll keep it from taking any more air in, and that makes it a lot easier to get this in between your coil springs. So just a little trick there for getting the install done.We'll get our quarter inch air tube to connect to those springs, and then those are going to go to the Schrader valves. You can set these or install these pretty much wherever you want.
Most people put them at the rear of their vehicle next to the bumper. I've seen some people actually use them as a way to attach their license plate, so you kind of replace the factory hardware there with these guys. You can also put them behind your gas door, a nice, sleek way to do it. Really is up to you as far as how you want to get that installed. But it comes with all the hardware there, you'll get a little T to T between them if you want to merge those two bags together so that they lift and lower at the same rate.
If you keep them separate and you can lift them independently.You'll also get two heat shields. So these are going to go in between the bags and your exhaust to make sure that there's no heat damage, and then it also comes with the hose clamps to go around that exhaust and hold those heat shields in place. You'll need two per heat shield. And then we also get a fun sticker, some zip ties to secure our quarter inch air tube. With that air tube you want to be really careful whenever you're running this to keep it away from anything hot, like your exhaust or anything moving, like your suspension itself. So keep it away from those springs overall. And you also don't want to drag this across any sharp edges, that can cause a little grooves in the air tubing, and it can sometimes puncture through and cause leaks, so you don't want that to happen.That's pretty much it as far as the install, it's pretty simple, pretty straightforward. These do give you a load leveling capacity of up to a thousand pounds. Again, it doesn't increase your payload, it's just there to help support that weight. If you think of it like wearing a weight belt or a back brace whenever you're weightlifting, it doesn't help you max out any higher, it just helps you get to that max safely and effectively. So that's kind of what these are going to do for you.That pressure can go between five PSI and 35 PSI if you have greater than one inch spring pitch. If you have less than one inch spring pitch, it can go from five PSI up to 50. So you always want to have at least five pounds of pressure in the bags at all times, and that just helps to make sure that they're working properly. They are covered by a limited lifetime warranty, and made in the USA. That's pretty much all there is to it for our look at the Air Lift Universal kit, I hope this video's been helpful in deciding if this is the right kit for you. I'm Ellen here at etrailer.com, thanks for watching..
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (1120 Customer Reviews)
1,000-lb Capacity. Upgrade your vehicle's rear coil spring suspension with this universal kit. Polyurethane air springs fit inside your coil springs for added support when hauling heavy loads. Improves handling, braking, and overall ride.
I added this kit to my 2005 Chevy Tahoe Z71 last year (2023). This kit was exactly what I needed to compliment my already installed, upgraded Bilstein shocks to help me tow a Camaro on a car hauler trailer from Colorado to Florida. I kept the bags inflated to 30-35psi the entire trip. I experienced no bag leakage, sag, sway, or bounce while towing. After the haul to Florida, I have kept the bags/kit in place with the bags regularly kept at 5-10psi. This has stiffened up the rear end nicely (not too much) as a daily driver hauling kids, sports equipment, tools, etc. without any issues. Intial install took about 2 hours as the most difficult part was feeding each bag through/inside the rear coil springs and making sure of no pinch points on the bags. I would recommend this kit as the materials, instructions and support from etrailer with videos, pics, and reviews (if needed), are top notch! Thank you etrailer!
They work great. I’ve used them to align my boat, a utility trailer and the wheelchair carrier for my wife. Has improved the ride and gas mileage by making the combinations more aero Dynamic. I would purchase again and recommend them to others
Product arrived promptly. Very simple idea, but absolutely difficult as H&¿¿to install. Trying to squeeze the folded air bag between the coil Springs was an absolute nightmare. Maybe some springs on some vehicles have a larger spacing between the coil,but a 2019 Kia Sorento does not. It took almost 6hrs to install both sides. One trick that did help was to use a little silicone spray on the air bag where it was jammed into the coil spring. This helped make the bag slippery so it passed between the coil spring. Just don't get it all over the air bag or it will be too slippery to hold onto as you push it into place. The hose clamps are really a poor design, awkward to squeeze with pliers as you position them into place. So far bags appear to be holding air pressure. Time will tell has to how durable and dependable they will be.I installed them to assist with towing my camper and help reduce the squatting when towing.
Air lift 1000 installed in my 2016 Toyota sequoia. Installation went smooth and was easy to install. I have the bags set to 15psi now for daily driving. Will monitor it for a a couple weeks and see if there is any leaks.
2017 Toyota Sienna van, very helpful for heavy loads and load balancing when pulling 13’ fiberglass and 19’ popup campers. Have used these for years on several different vehicles and have never been disappointed.
Reviewing the Air Lift 1000 kit 60860 for Kia/Hyundai SUV
Installed in a 2017 KIA Sorento LX. Like many other reviews claim, this was not easy to install although the factory video makes it look so, so simple. I followed the instructions for the first bag, it took me 2 and ½ hours to get it inside the spring coil. I used an exacto knife for cutting the hole, which worked very well. Not having a spoon type tire iron, I eventually settled on the handle of a large crescent wrench. After inserting the bag ½ way in, using the wrench to push on the part already in the spring brought the rest of the bag further in. Eventually I finally got the first bag inserted although it was twisted. Inflating the bag straightened it out. Starting on the second bag, I noticed it was much more pliable. It had been sitting in the Florida sun for the past 2 ½ hours. I folded it down as instructed, then folded it in ½ lengthwise and used zip ties to secure it. After sitting in the hot sun for another hour while I hydrated, it only took me 10 minutes to get the 2nd bag inserted and needed no other tools to assist. Carefully snipped the zip ties off and it popped into place. Running the air lines was simple enough. The hose clamps are very fragile, be patient, be careful or they will break.
Overall I am quite pleased with the performance of the bags. They make a big difference in how the KIA rides when towing. They hold pressure and are easy to inflate & deflate. I use a bicycle tire pump as I have no need to modify the pressure in route and didn’t see the need to spend the money on a remote control inflation system.
Great bang for the buck and I had no problems installing myself along with new rear shocks. I had my doubts, but we just completed a 2 week trip fully loaded and towing our popup camper, and they still held 22 psi after all that (started with just under 30 psi so no real leaks!). Definitely improved the ride height and overall handing in all conditions.
Very easy to install , the best choice I could have made for towing 16ft 6000lb + trailer . Haven’t had to make additional adjustment since installed over a year ago
its been a year of using the lift kit on the Jeep Wrangler Rubi (4door). no issues. did replace the clips with tighter fitting clips.
not much else to say. works as advertised.
Installed this kit on our 08' sienna awd the day before a road trip. Install went fairly smooth. It did take a couple of attempts to get the air bags stuffed into the coil springs. Routed both airlines individually and mounted on lower bumper black trim just above the hitch. Held air at 35psi overnight, deflated to 25psi with cargo and hit the road. All seems well and the van handles better loaded.
Have to echo other positive reviews of this product. Makes the sienna even more versatile, and it is both affordable and a moderate diy project for shadetrees like me
Package arrived damaged,no parts missing or damaged, can't comment on product not installed at this time.
Jim
Getting the tubing completely over the plastic barbed tee fittings is difficult at best without damaging the fittings. The bags will not hold pressure for more than a day. The metal barded fittings are much easier to use & get the tube seated properly. Recommend NOT using the plastic tee fittings.
Getting the bags inside the springs is a test of patience, flexibility, hand & arm strength within a confined area. This is not a quick installation AND make sure you're in the shade because you'll be sweating enough without the help of the sun.
Once everything was installed & inflated, the ride without the trailer was noticeably better & with the trailer, the bag end sag was completely eliminated. FYI, the ride of the KIA without the air bags & trailer is already very nice.
These air bags are very difficult to get into the coil spring. You must disconnect the shock absorbers and disconnect the brake line bracket. Also lubricant of some sort was most helpful. Connect the air lines while coil springs are fully extended. Otherwise you'll never get them in. Once they're inside some compressed air is helpful to blow up the bag. Once installed work quite well.
Have had these for better than a year. With the excessive amount of weight I haul around daily, I've seen vast improvement in overall handling. Also much smoother ride,with alot less tire wear. Not to mention no more dragging of the hitch in and out of approaches. In short I have been overly impressed with this product performance and ease of installation! 5 STARS
Installation was super quick and easy in my home garage. The hardest part was finding a way to jack the truck high enough to hang the rear axle. My test was 25 bags of mulch. The before installation picture shows the rear squat. The after picture is of the exact same load with 30psi in the air bags. Super happy with the results. The ride is much better with a load in the back. Can't wait to hook up my camper to see how much better the ride is on a long trip.
Product does exactly what it’s supposed to do. Install was fairly easy. Hardest part was getting the bags in the springs but it wasn’t terribly difficult. I tow a 3000 pound pop up camper with my jeep wrangler JL unlimited and it levels out my load no problem
Installed on 15 Jetta tdi. I Removed wheel, then coil spring, (1 side at a time) folded bag like hot dog bun and installed into coil spring upside down (fitting facing down) cause it would have hit otherwise. Reinstalled, ran lines, mounted fill valve in bottom part of rear bumper and filled. It’s been a year and is still working perfectly.
Put these on 07 tahoe. I pull a camper and put 400lbs of tools in back of tahoe. With just the tools I noticed it help put more weight on front wheels. I have not pulled camper yet but with just the minimum 5lbs of pressure it helped with the tools.
It took me about 4 hrs to install by myself on the ground. The hardest part was getting it pushed into the coil springs. I ended up using a ratchet strap to help push it in. It was fun trying to get the hose connected afterward, could not see, had to feel and take a picture to make sure it was fully seated.
Pretty cool product, and it works! The instructions are lacking, but some videos and research got me through it. I have a 1st generation Toyota Sequoia that I have made into a camping rig with a water tank. It caused the back to ride heavy and made highway corners a bit scary with body roll. I first added Sumo Bump stops that helped. But these actually made it ride normal when fully loaded with bikes, water, and camping gear. Worth the money. Install is not bad, but the instructions are. Jack your rig from the frame so suspension is hanging free. Take the tire off. Undo the single bolt bracket for the brake line in front of rear tire. Remove the bottom bolt from the shock. Remove the bump stop (not required but easy to do and gives you more room. Use a small hydraulics jack to set on top of rear axle and jack against the frame pushing the rear axle down. The springs are easily removed. Take the rubber numb stop
Inside the spring out and cut it at the top notch or indent. Remove burrs from the inside of the spring where the airlift will sit. This is not required but a smooth surface for the rubber is good. The instructions show the airline pointing down toward axle. This is wrong. Route the airline through the top. No need for drilling as the instructions indicate or using the cutout. The rest is putting it back together and it’s easy. I put my air valves behind the mud flaps.
My vehicle is a 2002 Chevy Tahoe. Installation of the Air Helper Springs was fairly simple. Getting them inside the factory springs is a bit of a bitch, but doable. The ride while pulling my travel trailer was bouncy at 15psi. Not what I was going for. Unloaded, I kept 5psi in the helper springs and it was fine.
I developed a clunking in the rear end about 8 months after installation. I discovered that the lower bolts on my shocks were loose. I'm assuming that the decreased load on the shocks allowed play in the frame mount and therefore allowed the bolt to loosen. Easy fix, but something to be aware of. Overall, the air helpers work, but next purchase I'll be going for a system with its own air compressor.
This was the perfect upgrade for my Honda Odyssey. Rides great towing or not. Holds pressure really well. Instructions where simple and thorough. I'm not a mechanic, but do a lot of my own maintenance and tinkering. This was one of my most satisfying projects. P.S. might need some penetrating oil to get the old parts off if they've been on a while...
2022 Mitsubishi Outlander Gasoline 2.5L
(In fact, a Nissan Rogue with Mitsubishi outlook.
Easy to install. Finished in an hour. Watch some youtube video installation.
Better keep both air bags not linked for better turning.
Installed the airlift 1000 system four days ago. Didn’t have access to a car lift so I installed on the ground by jacking up and installing one side at a time. Had plenty room to work with. Routed air line up the driver side rear corner and in through my Odyssey’s rear taillight into my rear storage compartment inside the vehicle. I made a small brass manifold with a 0 to 60 gauge so I can easily monitor and manage pressure. Gauges don’t lie! So far, it’s perfect! I’ll be towing a can-am Spyder on a trailer in April. Can’t wait to put this system to work.
I’ve been using Air Lift products on all my trucks for many years. I have been very satisfied and the system has never failed me. Great product.
Cannot be beat for the value and performance-
Towing a 7K lb boat with Independent suspension on the Toyota Sequoiq, this eliminated the sag and actually rides better inflated even without the trailer weight. Installation is easy and straight forward. Jack the vehicle up and use zip ties to make the bags smaller and tighter to slide inbetween the springs, then cut ties!
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