Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs - Double Convoluted - Rear Axle
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Firestone Vehicle Suspension
- Air Springs
- Rear Axle Suspension Enhancement
- Heavy Duty
- Firestone
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.
Features:
- Maximize safe load-carrying capacity, increase stability, and improve ride quality
- Install between your vehicle's frame and its rear suspension
- Keep your vehicle level when you are hauling a heavy load
- Improve steering control and braking when you are hauling or towing
- Level your headlight beams
- Reduce tire wear
- Maintain even load distribution with air pressure, leveling off-center loads
- Air bags adjust manually, side to side, with individual inflation valves
- Reduce strain on rear suspension
- Prevent permanent sagging and excessive friction in leaf springs
- Increase stability
- Absorb road shock for a smooth ride
- Soften contact between axle and frame to prevent bottoming out
- Provide maximum load support and durability with rubber construction and double-convoluted design
- Simple, no-drill installation
- Brackets, air springs, hardware, air line, and separate valves for manual inflation are included
- Switches and gauges, compressors, and air tanks (sold separately) are available for quick and easy air spring inflation/deflation from inside your vehicle
- Made in the USA
Specs:
- Load-leveling capacity: 5,000 lbs
- Ride-Rite springs will not increase your vehicle's weight-carrying capacity. Do not exceed the manufacturer's recommended weight limit.
- Adjustable air pressure: 20 psi to 100 psi
- Limited lifetime warranty on air springs
- 2-Year limited warranty on hardware
Note: The construction material of the fittings may vary.
Firestone Ride-Rite Air Spring Basics
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. No drilling required.
W217602600 Firestone Ride Rite Air Bags - Suspension Kit - Double Convoluted - Rear Axle
2600
Item # F2600
Installation Details
This Product Fits The Following Vehicles
- 2017 - 2024 Ford F-250 Super Duty 2 Wheel Drive
- 2017 - 2024 Ford F-350 Super Duty 2 Wheel Drive
Customer Satisfaction Score:
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Customer Reviews
Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs - Double Convoluted - Rear Axle - F2600
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (2399 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.by: Dave H04/15/2019
Overall very pleased with these air bags. I did add an on board air compressor to allow easy adjustment as I pull anything from a 16,000# fifth wheel, to a 10,000 car trailer to a boat trailer. The ability to adjust with the on board compressor just added convenience to an often used set of air bags.
by: Terry12/04/2018
Excellent service. Etrailer rocks. Fast delivery. The product is not installed yet.
by: Steve01/11/2018
2005 Ford F-250 Super Duty
This is my 3rd set of Air Springs. They are awesome if you seriously use your rig, I highly recommend them. I've installed them on a 2005 GMC 2500, a 2013 F-150, and this set, a 2017 F-250. This recent set ended up being the most problematic. I am not a mechanic and I don't play one on TV. Maybe because I installed 2 previous sets, I didn't pay enough attention to the directions. Anyhow, the directions are for 3 different installs on 3 different F-250's. Really confusing to have on the same sheets of paper. Also the verbiage on screwing in the valves is, for lack of a better word, weird. Screw them until you can't see the coating on the threads.
Shipping was incredibly fast and the quality of the items were all you could hope for. I did get a battery powered ratchet for this install and I highly recommend you do the same. I don't have a bay or pit, just a garage. With perfect 20/20 hindsight,, take off the wheels!
Last but not least, the video really needs editing! Way too much advertising/marketing pushing the product in the install video.
by: David Alterio 04/15/2019
Absolutely excellent product. Quality is exceptional bags do everything they are supposed to do no problems with any air leaks very very happy with my Firestone Ride-Rite bags
by: Andy R04/18/2020
Was fairly easy to install. All bolts on using existing holes. Took about 5 hours. Installation instructions were easy to understand. Air bags have worked great when towing 5th wheel.
by: Spencer04/26/2018
2017 Ford F-350 Super Duty
Easy install and I wanted bags for flexibility. You won't go wrong with these.
by: Ronald k.10/11/2018
2018 Ford F-350 Super Duty
I have a 2018 DRW F350 Diesel. I purchased the Firestone rear air bags on a weekend and they arrived via UPS on Wednesday. I pre-assemble as much as possible on my work bench. My truck does have the factory 5th wheel hitch installed. It took about 3 1/2 hours for my brother and I to install. I haul a Lance 1172 truck camper and was very happy with the results. These things work!
by: Mark 05/07/2023
Easy install, fast shipping. Will buy a gain
by: William07/10/2018
2018 Ford F-250 Super Duty
This was a replacement for a previous order that was damaged and appeared to have been used.
I appreciate the prompt service from Shawn B. for her prompt handling of arranging our return of damaged product to your company and also arranging for this replacement.
We returned the damaged product on 7/6/18 using the UPS shipping label provided by Shawn.
by: B Green06/20/2019
Working well as a leveling set up for my f250 with truck camper.
by: Mitchell02/02/2018
etrailer has been great to order from. My orders arrive fast and on time. Products are as advertised . Great job ET.
by: Bryan 02/10/2024
by: Pete 08/29/2023
by: Larry 06/09/2023
by: Rockford03/08/2021
2019 Ford F-350 Super Duty
by: Randy01/19/2023
The Ride-Rite air helper springs work great. If I'm pulling a heavy trailer or loading my truck with a heavy load, I can add air to adjust the ride and level my truck. They really help the ride.
by: Shane04/29/2024
Works perfectly! It's so nice not having the truck sag and sway after installing the ride rite air bags. I built my own hard side pop up camper on my flatbed dually and it turned out a little heavier than I wanted but with the airbags I hardly know the camper is there.
by: Ernie06/05/2023
The kit I received had mismatched air fittings: one was a 3/8npt elbow instead of the required 1/8npt elbow. etrailer sent a replacement elbow and I was able to source a reducer to complete the install as I await the replacement. Glad i checked my parts before I started.
The install is pretty straight forward and the instructions are clear. The fasteners are difficult to access if you are doing the install by yourself. Must have tools include quality hose cutter and two 1-1/8in sockets.
The bags added 1in of lift to my unladen 2023 Tacoma Trail Edition at 5psi; 1-1/2in at 10psi; and 3in at 70psi.
At the 5psi minimum pressure the ride is firmer than stock. On acceleration the back end no longer “stuffs” wich is fine with me.
by: Brian08/27/2022
High quality and easy to install. These air bags are working very well and keeping my truck level while towing my tow hauler.
by: Butch02/08/2023
etrailer was very helpful with making sure I ordered the right product. As for the product... I love the addition to my 20201 Toyota Tundra TRD PRO. It made towing my 2021 Lance 2285 Travel Trailer a dream. The truck and trailer sit perfectly level now and the truck handles great. Easy install only took a couple of hours. In my pic... the stabilizer jacks are down because I was doing a quick overnighter and didn't want to unhitch. But the stabilizers aren't lifting the camper or truck.. just kissing the ground to keep the camper from rocking when inside. Its the only pic I had handy.
by: Nateb7703/10/2024
First, my order was processed and shipped on a Sunday. There's not too many companies doing that outside of Amazon. Awesome! If not for UPS delay in Sparks, NV, I would have received my order in less time then mentioned at check out.
Second, my Firestone kit came complete. I was skeptical due to some reviews stating they received the wrong size air hose connector. Not this one. Seems they've worked it out. Kit is installed and doing exactly what I expected.
2023 Tacoma TRD OR.
2.5 lift with Icon AAL
Trailerlife WDH
Hauling 4400 lbs (dry) camp trailer
Reduced squat from 2.5" to 1" at 25psi for comfort. Can easily level, but I prefer slight squat at the tounge.
*truck and trailer pic is on a slope.
Over, great experience!
by: Ryan W07/31/2023
So far so good. I installed these in just over 2 hours on my 2013 Chevy 2500HD for help with my fifth wheel. I pull a 12.7k pound (dry) camper. My truck was level prior to airbags, but had really harsh bouncing over bridges, put holes, etc. The side to side way and roll was noticeable was noticeable as well. These bags put all of that to an end. I've towed twice with them and 35psi seems to do the trick (doesn't life the truck higher in the rear, and takes away the bounce and roll).
I must point out that installation while straight forward, still had some issues with stock components. The parking brake cable and brackets had to be removed on both sides for the springs brackets to be installed. The passenger side bracket covered the OEM parking brake bracket location and the driver side is too tight of a fit without crimping the brake cable. My brake cable is no freely resting across the truck which I'm not a huge fan of.
by: Jeff04/19/2024
It happy. Poor packaging allowed parts to bang around in shipping and paint and pieces of metal to flake off on the larger pieces.
by: Robert 05/06/2023
Product arrived on time and perfect condition. Take about 3 hours to install. Have taken is out with 5th wheel yet. Raised that back 4 inches at 70 #. Only want 2 inches so try them at 30# and see now it rides is with 5th wheel.
by: Jon02/28/2024
The kit did exactly what I was hoping and helped to level out the rear of the truck (2016 long-bed, 2x4, Frontier) when towing my 24'camper trailer. Installation was straight forward with the most difficult aspects being removal of existing rubber axil bump stocks
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Terry
12/5/2019
The air bags work great. Real nice for leveling and ride when pulling our 5th wheel.