Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs - Double Convoluted - Rear Axle
Item # F2598
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2015 Ram 2500
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2015 Ram 2500 - Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs - Double Convoluted - Rear Axle
- Rear Axle Suspension Enhancement
- Air Springs
- 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 Ram 2500 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 truck'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
- Include all materials necessary for installation
- Brackets, air springs, hardware, air line, and separate valves for manual inflation
- Switches and gauges, compressors, and air tanks (sold separately) are available for quick and easy air spring inflation/deflation from inside your truck
- 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: 5 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 truck when you are hauling heavy loads or towing a heavy trailer. The springs partner with your existing rear suspension system to help keep your truck level, maintain even load distribution, and increase stability. Hauling heavy loads or towing a heavy trailer can make the rear of your truck 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 truck 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 the Ride-Rite springs can be adjusted manually, side to side, to compensate for off-center loads. A centered load improves the stability of your truck by reducing body roll. The air springs will also help to absorb road shock and 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 truck'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 truck. 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 is required for installation.
W217602598 Firestone Ride Rite Air Bags - Suspension Kit - Double Convoluted - Rear Axle
2598
Replaces Firestone 2580
Installation Details
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Customer Reviews
Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs - Double Convoluted - Rear Axle - F2598
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (2417 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: Todd 04/30/2024
Works great, I put this on my 2018 Power Wagon and it prevents the truck from wobbling at highway speeds when overloaded.
by: Nathan01/28/2023
The product was complete and the instructions were good. However, the passenger top metal needed extra effort to get to get it to fit together and get the top bolts through. Driver side fit was excellent.
by: Phillip 01/23/2024
2019 Dodge Ram Pickup
It did exactly what we wanted. It helped to cushion the ride and added stability when towing. Very happy with the purchase. It did take a few extra tools to get them to fit properly to my Dodge Ram 2500, but I did get it to fit and it works well.
by: Dan 02/27/2024
2015Ram2500
air bags work excellent no problems with them I have installed them on the last three trucks I have owned,I use them towing RV.
by: David11/07/2023
Honestly I think Firestones mounting brackets aren't that great for the 2019 ram 2500, like the top and bottom brackets didn't aline the great, but other than that it's a great kit definitely high quality.
Does it do the job: ?? Yes
by: Justin Walsh09/26/2022
2021 Ram2500
Great bags. But Firestone needs different 5th gen lower brackets.
The carriage bolt was rubbing my hard brake lines. I had to space them out with washers. I ended up installing the Daystar cups and just not using the lower bracket. Personal opinion is it should come with cups instead. All in all the bags are great. Only issue was the rubbing.
by: Shannon08/07/2023
2022 Ram2500
Had a little trouble getting the upper bolts on right side install but other than that it was a breeze. Took 1.5 hrs total
by: Peter10/02/2022
2016 Ram2500
Installation was easy but instructions not really clear, etrailer's video made it a little clearer. I will try them out next week with my 5th wheel. Installed on a 2016 Ram 2500.
by: I. B.10/23/2023
Right side bracket did not line up. Otherwise kit was good quality and recommended. E trailer as a vendor was excellent. Great communication and fast shipping.
by: Thomas10/24/2017
2016 Dodge Ram Pickup
This product has been serving me very well thus far. Everything was simple to install and even easier to use. Makes towing my 5th wheel nice and smooth while keeping my truck at optimal ride height. Perfect fit for the 2016 Ram 2500 with rear coils.
by: Paul08/12/2019
You won't be disappointed with these Firestone air bags. Very well designed and a pretty easy install. If I had anything to do over again I would remove the tires to make the install a little easier.
by: Stephen 04/12/2024
2016 Ram2500
Very well designed and works great.
by: Jerry 03/20/2024
They really work. Allowed me to put camper in 1/2 ton
by: Alan 07/15/2023
2019 Ram2500
Installation was fairly easy. Only a couple issues with bolts not lining up properly on passenger side top bracket. Product is as advertised and works perfect for towing my fifth wheel trailer.
by: Terrence 02/20/2024
they work great
by: Jennifer01/24/2018
Great product easy to install I chose to run my lines through the license plate bolts easier access and it works for me
by: Roy04/07/2023
2022 Ram2500
Easy inhalation and no air leaks the first time around.
My truck rides smoother and I have a 2022 Ram Bighorn 2500 with the tow package and it has a beefy suspension to begin with,but the air springs smoothed it out some.
Thank you for some of the video reviews that helped me decide on the product.
by: Rick 04/11/2023
Jamie B. made the order process quick and easy and the product was delivered on time. The Firestone air bags were installed with no problem in about 2.5 hours. I installed to help stabilize and cushion the ride when towing our fifth wheel rv.
by: Shane01/03/2023
So far they seem to work great just riding around the neighborhood. Haven't had to hook up and tow a trailer or put weight in the bed yet. The only hiccup I had was the one photo without the red hose going to it you can see the bolt would not lineup on the passenger side upper bracket I had to take channel locks and squeeze Tightly to get the bolt through both sides. The bracket just needs bent a little bit from factory. This was for the 2022 ram 2500. Other than that the install was probably 2 hours for myself an hour a piece I would say. Be sure to put a fresh blade on a Utility knife when cutting red plastic air line, I used the factory pre cut sides to put those into the airbags themselves, And put the cut ends that I cut myself into my air fittings in the back that way if there were any leaks which I had one I could easily remove without jacking up the truck,removing tire, etc. and trying to get it off of the airbag
by: Bruce 04/14/2023
Somewhat firmer ride but not harsh. gives good lateral stability pulling my 32 ft. 5th wheel.
by: Russ11/27/2022
2021 Ram2500
Well I got it all installed. The printed instructions are somewhat lacking. So I watched the video, and that contradicts some items, ie, the bottom brackets.
There is nothing saying that both are the same, there are no left/right bottom brackets, they are the same, the notches go forward. It would of been helpful to say that they are the same, I thought I got a wrong bracket trying to understand the offset bottom allen screw hole, one side is different from the other.
Also the printed instructions are different from the video in which hole the long carriage bolts use. The video fails to mention any of this, but I was able to see how it was "suppose" to look with the video dude doing the install. Otherwise I'd of been guessing.
The third and biggest PITA was the passenger side bracket, it did not allow for the 3/8 in bolt holes to line up. By shoving the two bolts in the outside holes, enough to hold the pieces, and with a good titanium pry bar, I was able to bend the bracket just enough for the top brackets to fall into place, and thus the 3/8 inch bolts slid in easily. But where it slightly bent was on the flat area aligned with the two top air spring mount bolts. I was not happy. But it's not a jet engine, so I guess it'll work.
The brake lines that are in the way, I used a pry bar and bent the bracket holding them outwards, making sure I had 1/4 inch of clearance.
bone up fellows, write up some better instructions. It's not my job nor other buyers here.
by: Wayne08/27/2023
These fixed my sagging rear of my pickup and I only put in 5 lbs when not using and hasn’t effected my ride.
by: Mike 03/04/2023
Works great. Always great quality with firestone and excellent customer service with etrailer.
by: Kenny D01/17/2023
2016 Ram2500
I ordered and received these in 2 days. Instructions for installation we're straight forward. Self installing these will take a few hours but money saved is money earned. The only downside I had was the air lines are really hard to fish through the frame being as rigid as they are. Using tools to help route them is almost required (baling wire, fish tape, locator flags, etc.)
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Nathan
1/29/2024
Its been working just fine and it really does help with the fifth wheel load around 12000 lbs.