Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs - Double Convoluted - Rear Axle

by: Fred 01/26/2024

GMC Canyon

I needed something for my Travel Trailer (12k lbs), I have a Ford F250 and needed to level the truck with the Trailer hooked up, just about 2/3 inches.
These Air Springs have worked very well over the past year, we took the trailer for about 4000 miles (Louisiana to Grand Canyon) in April/May 2023, the Air Springs worked perfectly...1715469

Works great when pulling my 5th wheel RV. Truck now runs level and rides smooth1476627

Dale

1/7/2024

Still working great!

The ride improvement is great and the additional bracket PN F5722 was not needed for my 2016 F 250 CCSB diesel because the module in question is behind where the airbag mounts on the frame, see attached pics. I did exhaustive research on whether or not the bracket was needed and could not find a definitive answer. When the box arrived one of the saddle brackets was protruding through the side of the box and the box looked like it had been opened and re-taped. I opened the box and found that the hardware bag was opened so I took inventory of everything and it all appeared to be there going by the list in the installation manual. I have the factory puck system so I did have to notch a small section of the hitch frame to allow for the passenger side upper mount bolt to pass through. When it came time to secure the bags to the upper mounts, the supplied nuts were the wrong thread pitch, I ended up having to source two nuts locally to continue with the installation. Overall the installation was not bad, I removed the spare tire and backed up on a pair of ramps. I have not pulled my 5th wheel since I installed the airbags, I will update the review once I do.1010294

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by: Jody10/25/2023

I’m a full time RV traveler pulling a 5th wheel trailer. While on the road I noticed that my rear leaf springs were running flat and up against the stop block. I researched air bags and decided to go with Firestone Ride Rite. I ordered them, had them delivered to the RV park we were at and installed them myself. Is was fairly easy to install and took me approximately 5 hours start to finish. They work exactly as promised. The only problem I had was one of the air lines I installed had a small leak. Upon further investigation I found what appeared to be a manufacturer defect in the tubing. I had extra line so it was no big deal. I would recommend them.1686294

by: Robert01/05/2019

2012 Ford F-450 Super Duty

This system I installed on my 2012 Ford F-450 dually pickup. I love it!! I replaced a air bag system that I had put on by so called professionals. It was terrible. It mounted under the spring shackles. It helped when puling a heavy loaded trailer but rode terrible otherwise. The system I bought from e-trailer uses air bags under the rear axles. It handles heavy loads when air up to 90 psi and rides smooth when empty at 25 psi. I recommend it highly. 595195

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Robert

1/6/2020

Great. Love it more.

I just received my Firestone Ride-Rite air bags along with the Air-Rite compressor system. William helped me to order the correct parts for my application. I’m excited to get started!1457881

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Thanks to the excellent installation video provided by etrailer, along with the reviews provided by other, the installation on my 2016 F-350 SRW went well. I have a B&W turnover ball hitch, and had to temporarily remove the driver side plate (thanks to a review from another installer, I knew to expect that) before I could proceed with the installation.

One suggestion on the video installation I would recommend: they removed (cut off) the hard wire parking brake holder on the driver side and relied solely on zip ties to relocate the parking brake cable. I shortened that bracket by removing the bracket from the truck with pliers and a large screw driver, by sawing off a portion, placing it in a vice, and making a new opening by bending it around a 3/8” bolt. Much better solution.564119

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by: Michael05/01/2022

Awesome product, really helps to stabilize the ride while pulling my 5th wheel. Highly recommend it.1292540

Michael

5/6/2023

Still working well great, product.

The installation video is very helpful however, when the tech in the video said there may be some modifications needed he was not kidding.
The level of work is quite a bit and do it yourself people should know it can get a little complicated especially if you do not have a lift.

Thank you for a nice product. Works very well.1639967

Great product worked perfect on my 2014 4X4 F-250, I was a little worried because my truck is reverse leveled so it sits 2” lower in the rear but this setup had enough adjustability to work even being lowered.778777

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I have not had a chance to install yet. Ordered and received my airbags the same week. I will update after I get them installed1577676

Strainer is the best! Products in stock. Great videos and website. Customer service very responsive and helpful! Will use them for everything I can! Thank u.1234541

Mark

12/31/2022

I’ve been using them for over a year now and they still work great. Keeps truck level and riding smooth with our 25k pound fifth wheel.

Driver side a little tough to install compared to passenger side. Of course everything is a little tough when you're 66 years old. Excited to try them out with a load. Will let you know how they work. Thanks for the quick turnaround.1527801

Lower mounts a little tricky to reach bolts on my application, but overall very simple/fast install. Love them1562720

Very pleased with the air bags! 1549809

The one to two hour installation time is laughable if you have a B&W turnover hitch. I had to take the driver's side B&W plate off to mount the driver's side air bag. To get the the driver's side B&W plate, I had to drop the DEF tank. None of this was mentioned in the instructions. Passenger side was much easier. It took a total of 8 hours to install in my driveway on a creeper with my wife's help. Our marriage survived. This was was very difficult, and I would recommend doing it on a lift.
Also, there is a slow leak that I can't find. 581547

Just installed the Ride Rite Helper Springs so I don't have any hauling use yet, just wanted new installers to know if you have a B& W companion 5th wheel hitch you will have to remove bolts from the driver side plate to pivot it up to remove the Def tank mount, other than that it was a fairly easy install taking about 3 hours with the Ford F350 up on jack stands with the rear tires off. I will try to update my review after towing our 42 foot 5th wheel RV to the west coast and back in June and July513192

Installed on 2014 F-250 Diesel with short bed. I have the B&W Turnover Ball and these products work well together. Installation required removing the B&W frame plate on the drivers side to access the DEF screw and I had to remove the large bolt on the passenger side frame plate to use the existing hole for the airbag mount, but not too big of a deal to retrofit.

PS. My truck did not have the exhaust sensor on the passenger side that some people have mentioned. 372401

by: James T06/11/2020

These air bags have kept my truck level when I am pulling my large 5th wheel. Not to mention it has improved the ride while pulling. The installation was done by me and was not that bad at all. My only regret is not purchasing the compressor system (for convenience) but that is going to be ordered soon. This was a great purchase. 811744

High quality air bag!!. The install was straight forward after I found some good YouTube videos to assist. I have the B&W Turnover Ball gooseneck hitch installed and removed the driver side side plate on the hitch to make the install easier.1247998

by: Big Jake05/31/2020

Relatively easy to install. Provides leveling for an undersized weight distribution setup and performs flawlessly. I have been very pleased with this setup.805842

Big J.

11/15/2021

The Firestone air suspension is excellent. I used it to tweak the height with my toy hauler and now to level my truck with my fifth wheel. I may install an automatic system, but am very pleased with my current setup.

Delivery was very quick. Everything I ordered came in great shape and complete.
I installed these air bags on a 2015 F250 for hauling our 5th wheel.
It took me around 5hrs more or less to install by myself. I have never done this before and kept checking everything twice. That and I used all hand operated tools. The instructions were good. But watching the installation video 1st was helpful.638601

Fair price, fast shipping, great customer service. Been a long time customer.1633496

Ordered these for a 2015 F-250, 4WD, Diesel

To start off, great price and delivery, kit was on my door 2 days after ordering.

Kit appears to be made of quality components and was complete.

Instructions were fairly clear with good pictures, but skipped steps that were repeated from left side to right and had some information backwards (e.g. parking brake information AND holes for securing brake cable were on wrong side). For the diesel units, there's a sensor control module that occupies the frame-rail area that the RH side upper mount attaches, which caused about an hour and a half of fiddling/drilling/re-routing harnesses to sort out. Again, this wasn't accounted for in any instructions or any videos, but is easy enough to accomplish (simply moved the module forward in the frame rail, required drilling new mount holes).

Bracket assembly is somewhat wonky/difficult due to the braketry's attempt at being "universal", but once assembled is solid.

Gas plumbing is also simple and more than enough hose is supplied (I had about 1.5x the amount I needed, so I've got enough left over for a spare should I tear/blow a hose out on the road).

Overall I'm satisfied with the finished product, but the installation process/universal fitment design can be frustrating to install. If I had paid a shop to do this, looking at the finished product, closer to a 4.5 star product, but the frustrations of personally dealing with this installation procedure drop that to a near average product review.899039

They are very easy to install. The hardest part of installation was dealing with the bump stops. I have a B&W goose neck hitch and had to take part of the drivers side bracket apart to mount the bag but it was simple.998327