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2,000-lb Capacity. Level your vehicle when you're hauling a heavy load with these Ride Control air springs. The adjustable springs improve overall stability and ride quality, eliminate rear sag, and reduce strain on your factory suspension.
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Ride Control gives the suspension system on your light-to-medium-duty truck, van or SUV unrivaled support. With these air springs installed, you'll experience the same comfortable, smooth and safe ride that you're used to enjoying when you're not hauling. Plus, Ride Control reduces the strain that heavy loads can put on your vehicle, saving you money in potential repairs.
Everything on your vehicle suffers from the stress of hauling or towing heavy loads - your brakes, your tires and your handling ability. Even your headlight aim can be thrown off. Without some kind of reinforcement for your factory suspension system, you could be putting the life expectancy of your vehicle at risk. Air Lift's adjustable air spring kit, Ride Control, gives your suspension the extra support it needs when you are carrying heavy cargo. By providing equal load distribution, Ride Control lessens the stress that your truck has to endure.
Ride Control's air bags are adjustable from 5 to 100 psi, so you can get the perfect amount of support for any size load. And the springs can be inflated independently of one another for front-to-rear and side-to-side leveling. The system's also easy to install and even easier to maintain.
Ride Control 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 and gauge system (sold separately), which will let you monitor and automatically inflate your air springs.
An exclusive alignment tool is included with your Ride Control kit. This tool allows you to install each air spring so that it is centered perfectly between your vehicle's leaf spring and frame. This helps to prevent damaged caused by the spring rubbing against underbed components, ensuring lasting suspension support.
Air Lift kits are designed to keep your vehicle at normal ride height. You can find the normal ride height of your vehicle by unloading it and measuring the distance between the bottom edge of your wheel well and the center of the hub. After you find and record this distance, you can regulate the amount of air that you put into your air springs to maintain normal ride height - even when you are hauling a heavy load. You will need to adjust the air pressure in your air bags according to the size of your load.
These adjustable air springs come with a lifetime warranty with no mileage restrictions. In addition, Air Lift is so sure that you will benefit from their air spring suspension system that they offer a 60-day satisfaction guarantee. Install and use Ride Control springs for 60 days, and if you are not satisfied at the end of this time, you can remove them from your vehicle and return them for a full product refund. Now that's confidence.
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Male: Today in a 2007 Dodge Dakota, were going to start Part Number AL 59555. This is airlift ride control air helper springs. Also were going to install Part Number AL25592. This is the airlift load controller 2 compressor system. First off were going to start our work with the airbags. Were going to secure the upper bracket and lower bracket together to put the installation tool.
Top bracket will get large throw section with two nylon nuts and the bottom bracket will get a half inch flat washer and half inch bolt. Well go ahead and loosely attach these parts together for now. One thing you want to do is make sure you keep the half inch flat washer and bolt for re-installation later.Okay. Next, well go ahead and attach a lower bracket to the top of the springs. First well lay it on the top of the springs.
Sometimes inaudible 00:00:49 springs point up too far where they cant sit on the bracket. In this case, well go ahead and use the spacers. We want our upper bracket to touch the weld where the two frame sections come together. Once we have it in the right position, well go ahead and attach the lower bracket to the spring. Well use a U bolt, a flat washer, and a lock nut. Then well go ahead and tighten these down.
As we tighten them down, its a good idea to go ahead and double check the alignment on the top bracket. Youll have to loosen it up and move around, when you tighten it down the bracket, itll move a little bit on you, so just make sure you have it in the right position. Also you want the lower bracket to be pulled as closer to wheel as much as possible. That way the lower bracket has enough clearance with the frame. In this case, try to have a little over half an inch.
Once we are secure with the lower bracket position in the top bracket then well go ahead and tighten the lower bracket down for good. We will torque them down as described in the instructions. One other thing you may want to check is make sure you get about 2-1/2 inches of clearance around our installation tool. Thatll make sure we have enough room for our air spring. All right now, well go and attach the upper bracket to the frame. Well go ahead and drill a small power hole first and then go back it with 3/8ths inch drill bit. Then well mark and drill our upper holes. Again, with a inaudible 00:02:25 then going up to a 5/16th. Now well go ahead and remove the installation tool. Now remember, we need to keep the nylon nut on top and the bolt on the bottom. Okay with double bracket out of the way, well go ahead and drill a inaudible 00:02:48 holes all the way to the backside of the frame. Now therere some brake lines and some wires back there, so its a good idea to go ahead and loose up the wires to get them out of the way, but then we will go ahead and put the cardboard between the brake line and frame. This can also be piece of wood. Well go ahead and mark our holes and then drill out this time with a quarter inch bit being careful to go through the other side of the frame. Then well go ahead and drill an option 3/8th size. Now on the 3.8ths holes on the outside portion of frame, well need to drill those out to half an inch to provide enough room from frame inserts. Once our holes are drilled out, well go ahead and install the inserts. Now its a shorter one and a longer one. The shorter one will go towards the rear of the truck. Then well install two, 3/8ths x 4-inch long Hex bolts with flat washers. Run those to the lower holes and into the spacers.Once we have them all the way through, on the other side, well install the large flat washers and nuts. Leave those loose for now then on top two holes, well install two self-threading bolts. Well get them started and then tighten down as indicated in the instructions. Then well go ahead and torque down our lower two bolts. All right, at this point we can go ahead and install our air spring. First of well install a 90 degree air swivel fitting to top the air spring. Well start by hand until it hits the seal and then well go ahead and tighten down with one and a half turns. Okay, well guide the fitting to the center of a mounting hole on the upper bracket. Then well attach the air spring to lower bracket using a flat washer and a bolt that well use from the installation tool earlier. Now, work in place this will take some patience, but well leave it loose for now. Then well install the nylon nut over an air fitting on to upper thread post of the air spring. Then well go ahead and tighten it down. At this point, well be installing the air lines that will go to the bumper or some other location. This is getting an air compressor kit installed, well go ahead and will meet that step. Were still going to fill air in a bag to help it center up and then tighten down the bottom bolt. In this case, were going to use an extra air line and air fitting we had, and well go ahead and use it to fill the bag, just enough to give some shape then we can go ahead and adjust it. Then we can go ahead and tighten down the bolt.At this point, we can go ahead and start our installation of the compressor kit part number AL25592. Our step starting with the compressor is find a location for air gauge and the controls. You find a small place underneath the dashboard in the center console, never going on to the bottom edge. The bracket for a gauge sticks out little further than the area were going to install, so were going to trim off the tabs and drill new holes into it.Okay, with the tabs trimmed off and new holes drilled, well go ahead and give it a test. Once were satisfied with it, well go ahead and leave it alone for now. Well actually mount a dash. That will be one of the last things we do.Next well go ahead and find a location for our air compressor. Now were going to mount our compressor on the inside edge of a sheet metal on the bed of the truck itself. Now the kit comes with self-tapping screws for this were going to use some quarter inch hardware instead to help mount it to the sheet metal.Then well take a block wire with the ring terminal, we need to run that to ground. Well go to the frame and well use one of the screws that come with the kit to install it from ground. Now when you go back up to our air gauge and wed install the wire harness number 1. First off well take the air line, push it on to the barb fitting. Then we will take two wires with the terminals and run those into the back of the switch.Now well go ahead and work up harness number 2. Well go back down to the compressor, well take the air line and push it down to the barb line on the air compressor. Then well take the one red wire with the ring terminal and connect it to the red wire on the air compressor. Now the end of the air line that were using going straight to our compressor would be one with the tee. The other end will go up to wire harness number 1.Now, well go ahead and route a wire up to the cab. In this case, were underneath the body work along some edges to help keep it up and out of the way. Then well run through a grommet for a parking brake cable. Well remove the driver side threshold panels with a panel-removal tool. Now we got the panels removed, we will go ahead and pull back the carpet underneath the pedals and pull it off to a side. Well go ahead and make a hole in it to run a wire and an air line through it but just big enough were going to run an air line and wire through and still be snug.Then well take the excess length and well just loop it up and hide underneath the carpet. Next, well go ahead and connect the two harnesses together, and to make a connection, well go ahead and take an air line and push into the tee that goes to the pressure sensor. Then well do a small tab on the pressure sensor for other wire. Well go ahead and push that on to the tab.Now well go ahead and start working on our air lines going from a compressor to our airbags. Well go ahead and take a length of line that comes with the air compressor kit and push it into the tee thats right behind the air compressor. Then we will route that over to our back axle and then into our airbags. When were into airbags, were into the driver side. Well also place a tee between air compressor and driver side airbag so you can run it over to the other side to the passenger side and well connect directly into the airbag there.At this point, we can go ahead and hook up a power wire. This will be a wire with a blue fuse holder already installed on it. Then well need to run this out to our fuse box. Now in this case, the wire is going to be a little bit short, so were going to add the suction to it to make it longer to reach up to the fuse box. Well go ahead and cut it and were going to save the other end and nail the slice in and make sure the length of red wire. This wire does come with the kit as well as a couple of bolt connectors. Well go ahead and poke a hole through the rubber grommet on the firewall then well be using the other piece of air line tubing to use it run force it through. Then well pull it to our fuse panel.Now once we get to fuse panel, well need to find one circuit that light turns on with the ignition. Well go ahead and test our fuse with the key off until we find one that doesnt have any power to it. Then well check it with the key on. In this case, the circuit that were using would associate with the radio. Now well go ahead and remove the fuse and then we find out which side of the socket for a fuse is hot and well go ahead and use our tester for that. Okay. Now that we know which side is hot when we turn the ignition, well go ahead and add our fuse tap to our fuse. Its a small brass piece that slips over one leg of the fuse and snaps over a top. Then well just reinstall the fuse. Okay. Then we can go ahead and take our terminal and pull it through a fuse tap. Then well route a wire out to the fuse box. On the final location, well go ahead and make a small notch in it, so that we can reinstall though it and not pinch the wire. All right with this connection made, our system is actually ready to work. Well go ahead and try it out before we work on anything else. Well get into inaudible 00:11:28 turns at the arm position and check for operation. It should turn on right from the back and inflate the airbags to about minimum 10 PSI. Okay, looks like everything is working. Right. The next step is go ahead and provide some illumination for a gauge. Weve got take our wires that come with the kit, add two terminals that will plug into the back of a gauge and a black wire will run to ground, and then a red wire will connect up to for power. Now well connect our power up, were going to use a wire that comes out right behind the switch for headlights. Were going to disconnect the wire harness that goes into the switch by simply pushing down on the small tab. Those will be impossible to see yet to go by feel. Then we can go ahead and pull it down and make our connection. Itll make your connection to a running light circuit, we notice that there are two of a same color wires. You then double check to make sure which one is lit up when you turn on the running light circuit. To make your connection, youll be using the provided quick splice connector. Now youve everything working, were going to go ahead and mount the gauge at the bottom of our dash and then we go ahead zip tie and hide our wires in air lines as needed. Okay with all wires stashed away underneath the dash, well go ahead and do the same thing for wires in the air lines underneath the truck. Right, well go ahead and put on the rear wheels and then well go ahead and take it out for a test drive.With that thatll finish part number AL25592 and AL59555 from Air Lift on a 2007 Dodge Dakota. .
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (211 Customer Reviews)
2,000-lb Capacity. Level your vehicle when you're hauling a heavy load with these Ride Control air springs. The adjustable springs improve overall stability and ride quality, eliminate rear sag, and reduce strain on your factory suspension.
great company to work with, they sent me a new air bag when mine had a leak and the shipping was fast. the install was a little difficult, had to drill holes in the frame. i have the silverado 1500 classic 07 so most aftermarket parts need some modifications anyways. i’m now able to haul comfortably without “trailer squat”
The airbags are working great for me! They defiantly make the ride of the truck a lot smoother. However, I did have one bag pop on me due to having the psi at 80 and then driving up a very uneven driveway with some momentum.. I ordered a new one and replaced it no problem.
Product was as advertised, and the install went smoothly. Toyota Tacomas are infamous for sagging rear ends, and these air springs handle that well. For now I can only comment on installation, as I've yet to load the truck with a heavy trailer. All parts can be mounted comfortably by jacking up the rear axle and removing a wheel. I didn't have any alignment troubles, and the instructions were specific to these parts and my truck. Buyers should be aware that air springs require regular checks to make sure they are inflated to a minimum pressure. I can easily reach in and squeeze the spring to check inflation, and it's faster than pulling out a pressure gage.
Every peice was there, directions were easy to follow.I watched the installation video 2 times really helps when you use the manual. Just installed today haven't tested yet but it's not a wimpy kit fit my truck perfect aired up nice non drilling no surprises, very happy with the purchase.
The AirLift system we talked about a couple weeks ago was sent to my daughter, Kristi's house. I installed it yesterday. I'm on the road, which isn't the best place to do the installation. My father in law didn't have any socket wrenches so I started with a couple 9/16 open end wrenches. These don't work for everything. I went to the local hardware store and bought what I needed. The driver side went on much easier. The hardest bolt was the top one requiring the socket wrench to hold the nut inside the frame. I had to feel for the nut since it was hidden next to an existing frame bolt. I was able to simply jack the back of the truck up at the hitch to gain clearance. I didn't have to remove the wheels. The nylon lock nut was fun to tighten. AirLift should have supplied a simple wrench for this. I found a vice grip needle nose plier worked well enough.
Here are three photos. First is passenger side, second tries to show where top nut goes, third is drivers side. I have then filled to 28psi and will check them this morning.
Install these on my 2015 Chevy Colorado. I pull a fairly big travel trailer and although it's no problem pulling it I had noticed that over the last couple of years the rear of the truck was gradually sagging more. The AirLift fixed it right up.
The ride now inspires more confidence and I definitely have more control over the whole rig.
Installation was fairly easy. I'm pretty handy but quite green when it comes to vehicles so I would say it's accessible to anyone with a handy thumb. I even managed to install them without removing the wheels. It took a bit longer and required more up and down with the car jack but since I did it a couple of hours at a time over a couple of days it allowed me to still drive during the installation process.
I'm am a huge fan and would recommend it to anyone.
Install was simple. Took me 2 1/2 hours by myself, plus my buddy 1 hour to weld on a nice bracket for the air valves on the back bumper (see pics). Instructions were confusing and nomenclature did not match parts, but I eventually got it figured out. There are also two spots in the instructions that tell you not to tighten certain nuts down so that you can adjust the bags later, but it never tells you when or how to tighten them later.
I recommend you jack up the rear axle and remove the rear tires so you have plenty of room to move around and install this.
System looks really nice on the pickup, and you can hardly tell there's anything on there unless you are looking closely. Even while almost empty, the bags push the rear of the pickup up a little bit which looks cool. And it seems to ride smoother now too. I have not tried it with pulling cargo or a trailer yet, and will update this review if I don't notice anything good.
Overall the install went well. I had to cold bend the upper brackets to fit properly. The upper bracket has an oval cut out to receive the top of the airbag. A nylon nut and serrated washer is used to connect the airbag to the upper bracket. I didn't like the fact that that connection could slide back and forth in the oval. So I cut a piece of plate to fit in the oval and welded it. Then I set both upper and lower brackets in place figured out the layout and drilled around hole to receive the upper nipple of the airbag. Rock solid set up that way. The truck is in the process of receiving an aluminum flatbed.
Was a great product while it lasted however we only got about 2 months of use out of it before the airbags popped
I installed the airlift support this afternoon. I had removed Timbren
Shocks which are just hard rubber shocks that mount to the factory spring
bumper support. The airlift required drilling out the rivets and removing
this OEM support.
Here are pictures of the left and right units installed on my truck. I
already have an Air Lift pump and rear bags on the rear of my truck.
When I put my plow on then I will see how well these perform and any sag or
how much lift. I have a 7"-6" Western Pro Plow for my 1987 GMC V-2500 4x4.
As a note, I was missing hardware from that hardware package. I had to look
through my own stock in order to complete the install. If it is at all
possible, I would be most appreciative if you could get AirLift to provide a
hardware package that was complete.
I also install the mirrors on my GMC. I have my 102" wide 20 foot cargo
trailer connected to my truck and will be using that in a few days. I am
hoping they will give me a better rear vision of the sides of my trailer.
When I get it on the road, I will have a better idea on what to comment.
When I do, I will send pictures. I don't plan on keeping them on the truck
all the time, just when I used the cargo trailer.
Give etrailer a chance to price match their competitors. I called and within a few minutes Allison had my order entered. Parts shipped same day and price match credit card refund soon followed.
I installed these air lifts nearly a year ago and they have been a great addition to my 96 Ford Ranger. I haul firewood and also have a small pop-up camper, with these air lifts I feel significantly less body roll and less porpoising when my truck is loaded. They were reasonably easy to install and have been durable thus far.
I ran this Air Lifters a 2015 Chevy Colorado and loved them. That in particular I had a 2 inch leveler on the front and the Air Lift on the rear kept the truck at the right height when a load was being pulled. I also ran 15-20 pounds in them on that daily and the ride was noticeably better.
Now fast forward to present time I have a 2023 Chevy Colorado and just finished the install today. Easy installation and the same quality as the last set. There is no reason not to run these on a truck in my opinion. The overall ride improvement is noticeable.
I did have trouble finding someone to install the air helper springs. Once installed they did very well. In my situation, the springs on my truck were wore out. I have ordered new springs and plan on putting the air helper springs on with the new springs for help when pulling my camper. I do recommend this item, but remember, they are called "helper" for a reason and will not cure a deep seated spring problem!
I found needs to be extremely helpful. I have a 1997 Econoline 150 Ford van. It was a conversion van so lots of extra weight. The back leaf springs were obviously struggling as it rode low without a trailer or any significant load. After installing the air springs, and charging them 1/3 of capacity Or 35 PSI, the ride drastically improved. Shortly after installing them I pulled a 24 foot trailer with a medium load on it, and it drastically improved the ride compared to pulling a trailer previously. Highly recommended and cheaper than new high-quality leaf springs.
I installed these on my 2021 Tacoma. They lasted less than one month. In addition to the horrid ride at a very low pressure, they no longer held air once I really needed the lift. I found that both bags were torn. There was not enough room between the frame and top of the leaf springs to keep them from getting smashed when hitting bumps. Bummer!
Product arrived in just a couple of days and was very easy to install. Only took an hour. When I filled the system with air I found a leak on the bag itself. Called Rebecca at etrailer and she gave me the number to air lift and she would check with me in a couple of days. I called airlift and had a new bag in two days. Rebecca did email me and ask if everything was ok. Hooked the camper up and tried it out and man did it work great. This was a great buying experience and will soon purchase the on board air compressor from etrailer
Working around the Tahoe fuel tank is a killer of time. I got both sides install. The Tahoe Rear Axle Bumper Brackets front mount bolt is in the same location as the lower rear Air Lift kit mount bolt. Got bolts installed but the installation should warn you to review carefully before drilling the holes for the mounting bracket.
The air fitting take a 1/2 inch wrench. Instructions say 7/16 wrench.
etrailer has always been great! Thank y ou.
I'm very pleased with these airbags. Saved $100 versus the competition. The kit is specific to the model and year of my truck and fit perfectly. I'm 66, handy with a wrench, but not a mechanic. I completed the installation by myself in a couple of hours without a lift. The instructions are clear but I found it helpful to also watch the u-tube video as I went through the steps. (Better pictures) My F-150 has plenty of power but soft suspension which makes for a comfortable ride when empty but sat down low with a heavy trailer. I can pump up the airbags and level out the load. I made several trips with a 20' deckover trailer carrying 10,000 pounds of produce and had no problems. I'm wishing I had also purchased and installed the built-in air compressor. I will probably add it later. I air up at the farm before adding a load and I carry a twenty dollar 12 volt compressor in the tool box just in case I have an unexpected load. This doesn't add to the hauling capacity of my truck but it keeps my headlights on the road and not in the trees.
Haven't installed yet but super excited seams it's just what I ordered very happy so far
Very nice kit, great directions with great illustrations, I would definitely recommend the product, lifted the truck back up level and it , steers great!! Thank you
Installation was easy and the product is working great. I installed the air helper springs on my 2016 F150 in about two hours. I routed the air lines to the bumper and drill holes beside the license plate to easy access to the valves. The video is very helpful for the installation process and I highly recommend this product. I do wish that the wireless controller was a little cheaper because it is not easy to fill each side evenly...
I cannot comment on installation as I had a maintenance shop install the kit.
The package arrived, torn open. It was also obvious the box had been previously opened and then re-taped closed improperly. The contents of the box were loose with no internal packing with the items inside crashing into each other. Gratefully the contents so far appear undamaged. The damage to the box could be the responsibility of USPS but the fact that the box was not packed correct is on the vendor. I cannot recommend this company based on the way they shipped the package.
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