Air Bag Suspension Enhancement Kit for 2018 Chevy Silverado 2500HD with 6 inch Lift

Question:

Looking for air bags for my 2018 Chevy 2500hd and I read through the articles but not sure which will work for me. My truck has a 6” lift. Would the first work? I pull a few different trailers - 20’ cargo at least once a week, two sea doos will be weekly during summer and heaviest being a 32’ camper approx 8-9k lbs. I don’t necessarily want the compressor just yet, just the easiest way to do it myself to improve my tow. Suggestions?

asked by: Aubrey G

Expert Reply:

Hey Aubrey, I would recommend the Air Lift kit part # AL57338 that is a confirmed fit for your 2018 Chevy Silverado 25000 and then since you have a 6 inch lift you'd want the part # AL52460 to take up that extra space and allow the proper engagement of the bags. This comes with an inflation valve so you don't have to have a compressor installed at this time either.

expert reply by: Jameson C

Aubrey

5/13/2024

Thanks Jameson. Three questions - y’all’s reviews show firestone being the best - air lift is better in my situation? Next I figured I’d have to have the airlift 7500 version so the 5000 version is sufficient here? Last but not least I see you have the spacer suggested. Is this better than the cradle AL59DQ? I had a friend suggest the cradle to keep the ride somewhat normal when not towing?

Jameson C.

5/13/2024

@Aubrey So the cradle isn't designed for offsetting the lift like the spacer so that's a different application altogether so it wouldn't work in place of the spacers. Firestone's are marginally better in some aspects and I do recommend them a lot but I don't care for their spacer setup since you have to order a bunch of discs and provide a longer bolt. It's not the worst thing ever but I prefer the Air Lift spacer. The 5,000 should easily be enough too.

Aubrey

5/13/2024

@JamesonC ok thanks for the info. I’ll get this ordered in the AM. Ah one last question, there’s no issue installing this kit even though my truck has the gooseneck hitch installed?