SumoSprings Maxim Front Helper Springs Installation - 2016 Ford F-53- Video

Today in our 2016 Ford F53 chassis with the FR3 by Forest River body, we're going to take a look at and show you how to install the SumoSprings Maxim Custom Helper Springs to the front axle. These are part number SSF-184-40-1. This is what our helper spring kit's going to look like when we pull it out of the package. This is a full custom setup. This is going to allow for really very, very easy installation. The reason we use these custom springs is basically to help to reduce body roll. Now, body roll can happen a lot of times as we head down the road, whether it's an uneven road surface that kind of pitches our motor home one side to the other. more

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10/24/2016 9:26:09 AM

Timbren Rear Suspension Enhancement System Installation - 2009 Ford F-150- Video

Today on our 2009 Ford F150 we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Timbren Rear Suspension Enhancement System, part number TFR1504D. This is what our truck's original suspension looks like. You can see our rear axle taking the brunt of our heavy load. This will result in our rear end sagging while the front end rise is giving us decreased stability, steering, and traction. Afterwards the Timbrens are installed, you can see that our rear suspension will have increased stability. Our truck will have better performance while hauling heavy loads because our truck is leveled out from front to back. You're going to have a hollow Aeon Rubber Spring here. That's going to help compensate for an off-center load, so if you have more weight on one side of the vehicle than the other, it's going to allow it to operate separately from one side to the other. more

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8/6/2016 12:01:06 PM

SumoSprings Maxim Rear Axle Helper Springs Installation - 2014 Ford F-53- Video

Today on our 2014 Ford F53 Jazzy RV, we're going to be taking a look at and installing the Sumo Springs Maximum Custom helper springs for the rear axle, part number SSR-187-54-1. Here's what they're going to look like once the Sumo Springs are installed. As you can see, they're right in there bolted to the frame and they're also bolted down to the lead spring and what these springs are going to do is they're going to help to support a heavy rear load to keep the vehicle level. They're also going to help to absorb bumps and shots while driving down the road. I think one of the most important features is that it's going to minimize the sway and body roll when you're going through turns and you're out on the road because that's just going to help it feel a lot safer and sturdier. These springs feature progressive load control so when there isn't as heavy of a load on them, it's going to be softer and therefore give it a nicer ride and when there's a heavier load, they're going to get stiffer to help support it properly. If you're looking for something that's going to help level out your motor home when you've got it loaded with all your gear but also to minimize that body roll and sway when rolling down the road and make it easier on the driver, these springs are going to do that for you. Now let's take it out on the test course. Going over the alternating speed bumps, you can see it recovers a lot quicker and there isn't nearly as much suspension, articulation, and body roll. more

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8/4/2016 4:06:39 PM

SumoSprings Maxim Front Axle Helper Springs Installation - 2014 Ford F-53- Video

Today in our 2014 Ford F3 Chassis Motorhome, we're going to be taking a look at and installing the SumoSprings Maxim Custom Helper Springs for the front axle, part number SSF-180-40-1. Here's what the SumoSprings are going to look like once they're installed on the motorhome. As you can see, it bolts up to the frame but also using clamps and carriage bolts, bolts down through the leaf spring itself. These SumoSprings help to support a heavy front load to help keep the vehicle level, especially with motorhomes that have slide-outs. They also help to absorb bumps and shocks for a smoother ride. They feature progressive load-control, which means with lighter loads, it will give a softer, nicer ride, and with heavier loads, the springs get stiffer to make sure that they RV doesn't sag and that your ride quality doesn't suffer. These springs help to improve the ride of the motorhome when gear is loaded up and it's fully weighted and it minimizes body-roll and sway to make it easier on the driver on long road trips. more

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8/4/2016 4:06:18 PM

Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Spring Installation - 2009 Ford F-150- Video

Today on our 2009 Ford F-150, we're going to be taking a look at, and showing you how to install, the Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs, part number F2525. Now, here's what they look like once they're installed. You can see they're going to fit nicely into position, using the bolt from your factory jounce bumper to attach the bracket to the frame, and a couple more bolts that go in from the inside. It's going to be a no-drill design. It bolts on using existing holes in our frame. Now, these are going to help with the load-carrying capacity of your vehicle. They're not going to increase the load capacity, just going to help with the load-carrying capacity that it already has. more

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7/28/2016 2:06:18 PM

Timbren Rear Suspension Enhancement Installation - 2016 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2016 Ford Explorer we'll be installing the inaudible 00:00:04 rear suspension enhancement system part number TFRFLX. Here we have a cargo carrier on the back with no weight on it right now and a completely factory suspension. Let's get a measurement and see how far our cargo carrier is from the ground. We're sitting about 18 and a quarter inches from the front edge of our cargo carrier to the ground right here. Now, for an additional measurement besides having the cargo carrier let's measure from the center line of the wheel up to the wheel well with no weight on it, we're 33 inches thereabout. Let's put the weight on it and see how it changes. All right, now we have about 250 pounds on the back of our cargo carrier. more

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6/27/2016 1:37:02 PM

Super Springs SumoSprings Air Helper Springs Installation - 2012 Ford F-250- Video

Today on our 2012 Ford F-250 super duty we're going to take a look at and then also show you how to install the SumoSprings solo custom helper springs. These are heavy-duty application for the rear axle, covering 2,800 pounds of support at 50 percent compression. Part number is ssr-114-54. Now before we get our suspension enhancement in place, we're going to get a couple measurements for comparison sake. We'll start by giving our factory ride height. Here in the back we're at about 40 3/4 of an inch, and here at the front it's about 40 1/2. Now, we've got about 175 gallons of water here in the back to simulate a load, pen weight or even tongue weight on the back of our truck. more

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6/6/2016 3:36:43 PM

Roadmaster Active Suspension Kit Installation - 2012 Ford F-250- Video

Today on our 2012 Ford F-250 Super Duty we're going to take a look at and also show you how to install the RoadMaster Active Suspension Kit. This is a heavy duty set up for F-250 and 350s, part number is RAS3622-SHD. Before we get our suspension enhancement in place we're going to get a couple measurements for comparison sake. Well start by getting our factory ride height. Here in the back we're at about 40 of an inch and here at the front its about 40 . At the 25% setting let's take a measurement with our tank loaded up here. It looks like we're going to be right here at about 39 . more

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6/1/2016 2:08:16 PM

Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs Installation - 2015 Ford F-150- Video

Today we'll be having a look at the Firestone Ride Right Air Helper Springs. Part number F2582 on our 2015 Ford F-150. All right, to start let's go ahead and get some ride measurements here under the right height with the truck in the stock configuration with no actual weight in the bed. On the front in the center line of the wheel going straight up to top of the wheel arch here we're looking at about 37 1/2 inches. On the back, once again following the center line of the wheel up to the top of the wheel arch we're looking about 39 1/2 inches. Now with those measurements let's go ahead and get some weight in the back of the truck bed. Let's go ahead and get some measurements here to show the difference between the stock suspension with nothing in it and the stock suspension with a heavy load. more

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5/19/2016 12:26:06 PM

Air Lift LoadLifter Air Helper Springs Installation - 2015 Ford F-350- Video

Today on our 2105 Ford F-350, we're going to show you how to install the air lift LoadLifter 5,000 ultimate air helper springs with internal jounce bumpers. These are going to be for the rear axle. Part number is AL888396. The first thing we're going to do is get a couple measurements for comparison. We're going to get the inside top edge of both the front and the rear fender, here. Looks like in the rear, going to have about 35 3/4. On the front we're about 39 3/4. more

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4/18/2016 1:36:55 PM

Air Lift LoadLifter Air Helper Springs Installation - 2013 Ford F-250- Video

Today on our 2013 Ford F250 Super Duty, we're going to be taking a look at and installing the Air Lift Loadlifter 5000 ultimate air helper springs with internal jounce bumpers, part number AL88396. Here's what they look like once they're installed. Some of the reasons you might want these, it's going to help stabilize your load, and if you have an off center load like one side is heavier than the other, you can independently air up each bag and get your vehicle set level. With the internal jounce bumper, it's going to help improve your ride quality. When you do have your vehicle riding level, you're not going to aim your headlights into the eyes of the oncoming traffic. These are going to help level your load up to 5000 pounds. You want to keep in mind, you have to keep at least five pounds of air in the bag at all times, and the maximum is going to be 100 pounds of air pressure when you're hauling a load. With many of our customers have said that these do work well with this wheel hitches, just have to use the original hardware that came with your fifth wheel hitch, the bolt through the center there, to mount your air bags. Our vehicle about any weight in it, at the rear wheel well, the bottom of the rear wheel well, it's going to be about 40 3/4", and on the front, we're going to be right at about 40". more

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4/7/2016 3:41:31 PM

Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs Installation - 2014 Ford F-250- Video

Today on our 2014 Ford F250, we're going to take a look at and show you how to install the Firestone Ride Rite air helper springs. These are the double convoluted bags for the rear axle. The part number is F2535. Now to get started we're just going to record our factory ride height measurements before we have any load or anything like that in the vehicle. It looks like here in the rear we're going to be at about 40-1/2". We'll be at about 39-1/2" here in the front. Now we're going to load our truck up with about 150 gallons of water here just to simulate either tongue weight on the back of the truck or a load. Now here in the rear looks like we've come down to about 38-1/4". more

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4/5/2016 1:31:14 PM

Super Springs SumoSprings Air Helper Springs Installation - 2008 Ford F-350- Video

Today on our 2008 Ford F350 Super Duty, we're going to show you how to install the SumoSprings Heavy Duty Rear Axle Solo Custom Helper Springs from SuperSprings. Part number is SSR-114-54. Here's what our SuperSpring's going to look like installed. The SuperSprings are going to allow for better handling and ride when we're hauling those heavy loads around. This is going to help reduce body roll side to side, and it also smooths out the bumps. This has a progressive design, so when we're just carrying our light loads, we're not going to have much of a difference in the ride quality of our vehicle. more

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4/4/2016 2:22:30 PM

Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 Air Helper Springs Installation - 2007 Ford F-250- Video

Today, on our 2007 Ford F-250 Super Duty, we're going to take a look at and show you how to install the AirLift LoadLifter 5000 Air Helper Springs for the rear axle. Part number is AL57291. Before we make any changes to the truck, we want to get our original ride height, so we'll measure from the ground to the inside top edge of the fender well here on the back side and the front side of our vehicle. Here in the back, we're going to be just about 39 and 3/4 of an inch. Here in the front, it's about 36 and 1/2. We've loaded a tank in the back of the truck. more

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3/1/2016 12:31:30 PM

Air Lift LoadLifter Air Helper Springs Installation - 1999 Ford F-250- Video

Today on our 1999 Ford F-250 we'll be taking a look at and installing the Air Lift Loadlifter 5000 Air Helper Springs, part number AL57215. Here's what your air bags will look like once they're installed. These air bags are going to improve handling while your vehicle is loaded, reducing the sway, ride height, headlight elevation and braking ability. With the load leveling capacity of up to 5,000 pounds. Here you will see alternating speed bumps, which will show the independent action and rebound of each side, like hitting a pot hole. Finally we will finish up with solid speed bumps, which are going to show the inaudible 00:00:43 and rebound of our air bags and rear suspension. Now I'll show you just how easy it is to install. more

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2/29/2016 11:36:16 AM

Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs Installation - 2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty- Video

Today on our 2000 Ford F250, we'll be taking a look at and installing the Firestone Ride Rite Air Helper Springs, part number F2550. The first thing we're going to do before we start our installation is go ahead and check out our factory ride height on the rear as well as the ride height on the front. It looks like we're going to be right at about 41-1/8". We'll go ahead and put some weight in the back of our truck now to see how it differs. Now with some weight in the back of our truck, we're going to check that distance again. It looks like we came down to about 39-1/4". The rear has dropped 2". Now, we're going to go ahead and put some air in our air bags. more

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1/11/2016 11:16:11 AM

Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs Installation - 2016 Ford F-350- Video

Today on our 2016 Ford F350 we're going to take a look at and show you how to install the Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs. These air bags are double convoluted and they're designed for the rear axle. Part number is F2535. By allowing our air bags to take some of that weight off the rear suspension of the truck it's going to increase the longevity that we'll get out of our leaf springs and also reduces friction. This is also going to soften the contact between the axle and the frame so even with heavy loads we're not going to have to worry about bottoming out. Here you can see the included bracket. That's going to hold both our inflation valves in place for us up here in safe location that we won't have to worry about them ever getting snagged. The added benefit that we get from the dual inflation valve is side to side load leveling. more

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12/30/2015 12:11:34 PM

Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs Installation - 2016 Ford F-250- Video

Today on our 2016 Ford F-250 we're going to take a look at and show you how to install the Firestone Ride Rite double convoluted air helper springs. These are for the rear axle. Part number is F2535. Now the first thing we're going to do is determine our factory rise height. That's going to be from the ground to the inside top edge of our wheel well opening where we're going to measure. Here on the rear we got about 41 and half and it looks like here in the front we're going to have about 40 and three quarters of an inch. more

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12/17/2015 10:21:31 AM

Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 Air Helper Springs Installation - 2015 Ford F-450- Video

Today on our 2015 Ford F-450, we'll be taking a look at and installing the Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 Ultimate Air Helper Springs with Internal Jounce Bumpers, part number AL88349. This is specifically designed for vehicles with a square axle. All right, and this is what our kit's going to look like. We're going to have 2 sets of all of this here. We'll have 4 of those long carriage bolts, 2 of the short carriage bolts, 8 of these little bolts, and all the hardware to go with them, flat washers, lock washers, and everything you'll need. You'll also have 4 of the cups or plates that have 3 holes in the bottom, and the rounded edge. more

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12/10/2015 3:31:06 PM

Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs Installation - 2015 Ford F-350- Video

Speaker: Today on our 2015 Ford F350 we'll be taking a look at and installing the Firestone air helper spring kit, part number F2535. As you can see here we've got our parts laid out so you can kind of see what you're going to get in your kit. You're going to have your passenger side over here as well as that deflector for your exhaust, your air hose assembly kit on the back side, then over here we're going to have our driver's side, which is going to be a little bit different than the mounting for the upper bracket than the passenger side. You're going to have your lower bracket assembly here, which will go around your John's stop and then this strap here will go around the axle. Other parts in the kit are going to be those airbags. The double convoluted bag is going to allow you to hang your axle from it if you needed to, which is going to be way different than anything else on the market. You'll notice that all the parts are numbered, as well, and that should all be pointed out in your instruction manual that's included. Let's go ahead and see how our truck sits before we get our installation underway. Now we'll go ahead and get our measurement with our stock suspension just to see how far it is and what the weight difference makes. It's going to be about 43 3/4 inches. Let's go ahead and add some weight. more

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12/2/2015 12:12:32 PM

SumoSprings Maxim Air Helper Springs Installation - 2015 Ford F-53- Video

Today on our 2015 Ford F53 - this is the Tiffen Allegro - we're going to take a look at, and show you how to install the SumoSprings Maxim Custom Helper springs. These are for the rear axle and offer a 56 hundred pound capacity. Part number is S-S-R dash 1-8-3 dash 5-4 dash 1. And here's what our spring looks like once we get it installed. As you can see, it's going to ride right on top of that lead spring, and it's active at all times. So this is going to give us very light support. more

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11/2/2015 1:51:06 PM

SumoSprings Maxim Helper Springs Installation - 2015 Ford F-53- Video

Today on our 2015 Ford F-53 Tiffen, we're going to take a look at and show you how to install the SumoSprings Maxim Custom Helper Springs for the front axle, offering a 4,600-pound weight capacity at 50% compression. Part number is SSF-183-40-1. Once the springs start to compress, they're going to work harder and harder until they get fully compressed to help us out, keep us traveling safely. The biggest benefit we'll see from these are going to be improved driver control and comfort. Now here's the heart of our system. This is our spring. Now this is made of a microcellular urethane. It's high density. more

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10/27/2015 10:21:06 AM

Firestone Air Command Kit Installation - 2013 Ford F-250- Video

On this 2013 Ford F250 Super Duty, we're going to show you the Firestone Digital Air COMMAND 1, part number F2490. This what a part looks like when it's installed in the vehicle. Actually we're going to start off in the cab of the vehicle and here is our controller. Very simple to operate. This controller controls both bags at the same time. Right now we can see a display right here that's set at 5 PSI, which is the minimum amount of PSI that a controller will allow in the bags. All right. more

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10/22/2015 3:06:06 PM

Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs Installation - 2011 Ford F-250- Video

Today on this 2011 Ford F250 Super Duty, we're going to show you the Firestone Ride-Rite air helper springs, part #F2535. We're looking at the driver side here. Comes with all the brackets needed to attach to the axle on the bottom. This is our actual air spring right here. We'll also have all the hardware necessary needed to attach to the frame on top. Now, we'll go ahead and take a look at the passenger side. On our passenger side, have the same combination for your axle. more

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10/16/2015 2:36:32 PM

Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs Installation - 2006 Ford F-150- Video

Today on our 2006 Ford F-150, we're going to take a look at show you how to install the Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs. These are the double convoluted airbags for the rear axle. Part number is F2350. Here you can see our Firestone airbags once they're installed. These mount between your vehicle's axle and the frame of the vehicle to help increase your safe load handling capacity. Now it's not going to increase over the manufacturer's recommended carrying capacities, but it helps you to travel safer, it's going to make your vehicle more stable, going to help it to handle better. They're going to help increase the tire wear, and even level out your headlights. more

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6/20/2015 10:11:06 AM

Timbren Rear Suspension System Installation - 2013 Ford F-350- Video

Today on our 2013 Ford F-350, we're going to take a look at and show you how to install the Timbren Rear Suspension Enhancement System. This is Part Number TFR-350-SDF. Now the Timbren suspension and enhancement is an aon rubber spring. This is designed to take place to the jounce stop already in your vehicle. It's got the double design here that when your vehicle is empty doesn't affect ride at all. You've got just the same as what our factory ride would be. more

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6/12/2015 3:08:39 PM

Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 Air Helper Springs Installation - 2012 Ford F-150- Video

Today in our 2012 Ford F-150, we're going to review an install of the Air Lift Vehicle Suspension LoadLifter 5000 Ultimate Air Helper Springs, part number AL88200. Here's what our air bag assemblies will look like once they're installed. The LoadLifter 5000s are capable up to 5,000 pounds and can be aired up from 5 psi to 100 psi. This is a really nice system, works well with the vehicle's current frame and suspension system with minimum modifications. This is a perfect add-on system to help carry heavy loads, keep the vehicle from squatting and wearing out the rear suspension. While it's not required, it can make it easier and give you more working room underneath if you go ahead and lower and remove the spare tire, as we've done here. To begin our install, we're going to go ahead and remove the manufacturer's jounce bumper. The jounce bumper is secured to the frame with a bolt up through the center. Once we have the jounce bumper out, we'll go ahead and set it aside, as it will not be reinstalled. more

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5/29/2015 1:46:06 PM

Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs Installation - 2012 Ford F-350- Video

Today on our 2012 Ford F350 Crew Cab, we're going to take a look at and show you how to install the Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs. These are the double convoluted style for the rear axle. Part number is F2535. Here's what the air bags are going to look like once they get installed in your vehicle. The Ride-Rite system you see here is the double convoluted bag. That gives us two areas to kind of hold the air and act as absorbers for us. more

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5/1/2015 11:56:06 AM

Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs Installation - 2004 Ford F-250 Super Duty- Video

Today on the 2004 Ford F250 Super Duty Crew Cab, we're going to show you part number: #F2550. This is a Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs. All right, now before we start our install, we'll go ahead and get a quick measurement of the height of the truck before we install our air springs. From the ground to the top of the wheel well will be about forty and a quarter inches. We'll go ahead and put some weight in the back of the truck, then we'll go ahead and get a second measurement. And we are down to thirty seven and a half. more

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2/20/2015 12:32:31 PM

Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 Air Helper Springs Installation - 2013 Ford F-150 AL57200- Video

All right today on this 2013 Ford F150 super crew cab we're going to show you part number AL57200, the Air Lift Load Lifter 5000 air helper springs. Now this has a load baring capacity up to 5000 pounds. Whatever you put in your truck that makes it squat, the Load Lifter 5000 will go ahead and bring your truck back up to level. This is what the Air Lift 5000 looks like once installed on the truck. With this part number you get two air bags, one for each side of the axle. It mounts to the axle, basically using large clamps. This does replace the factory jounce stop. more

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2/5/2015 2:58:24 PM

Firestone Coil Rite Air Helper Springs Installation - 2013 Ford Fusion- Video

Today, on this 2013 Ford Fusion, we're going to show you part number F4145, the Firestone Coil-Rite Air Helper Springs. Now, a few details about our airbags, is that it has a load leveling capacity of up to 500 pounds. It has adjustable air pressure from 5 psi, which is about the normal you want to keep it, when there's no load in it, to about 35 psi, when it's fully loaded. As you can see, our air spring fits inside the spring on the suspension, here in the back. There's an air line that goes from the top down, to a built in fitting that's on the inside. That's what it looks like on top. The air line goes directly into here. more

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2/2/2015 11:38:52 AM

Air Lift Ride Control Air Helper Springs Installation - 2005 Ford Ranger- Video

Today on this 2005 Ford Ranger Supercab, we're going to install part number AL59516. This is the Air Lift Ride Control Air Helper Springs. Before we start our install, we'll go ahead and get a couple of quick measurements. First we'll get a measurement of the truck unloaded. Looks about 34-1/4". We'll go ahead and put a load in there, which will squat it down some. With the truck loaded up, we'll go ahead and take a second measurement. more

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1/16/2015 2:37:43 PM

Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs Installation - 2008 Ford F-250- Video

Today on our 2008 Ford F250, we're going to be installing the Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Spring. These are double convoluted and for the rear axle, part number is F2550. Before we install our helper springs from Firestone, we're going to get a measurement and see how this truck sits normally and unloaded. As you can see, we've got about 41 1/4" to the bottom edge of our wheel well. We'll put some weight in the back, that's going to draw that down some and we'll get another measurement. Now that we've added just a little bit of weight to the back of the truck, we're now going to see that the suspension's taken some of the load that we're now down to about 39 3/4". So, we lost about 1 1/2" of our level here in the rear. Here on our driver's side, just above our jounce, we do have the fuel lines that are going to run right through there. more

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11/18/2014 1:09:07 PM

Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 Air Helper Springs Installation - 2014 Ford F-150 AL57228- Video

Today on our 2014 Ford F-150 two-wheel drive, were going to be installing the Air Lifter LoadLifter 5000 Air Helper Springs for the rear axle, part number AL57228. Were going to go ahead and show a comparison of the vehicle with factory suspension versus with the airbags installed. Now, were going to give you some measurements with no load in the bed of the vehicle and with the factory suspension. From the ground to the bottom of the wheel well, were just under 39 inches. Now, well go ahead and put our load into the bed of the vehicle. Were going to put about 1,500 pounds into it, and then well take it out on our test course to show you how it reacts.Now with our weight back in the bed of the vehicle and our airbags installed with 60 PSI, now were at about 38-1/2 inches. more

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10/28/2014 1:53:53 PM

Air Lift LoadLifter Air Help Springs Installation - 2015 Ford F-250- Video

Today on our 2015 Ford F-250 Super Duty, we'll be installing the Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 Air Helper Springs, part number AL57396. With our vehicle on flat ground, we'll go ahead and check the ride height measuring from the ground up to the bottom of the wheel well with our stock suspension and no weight added to the vehicle. We're sitting right at 41-3/4 inches. Now, we'll go ahead add approximately 2500 pounds of weight to the bed of our truck. Now with our weight added, the new ride height is right at 38-3/4 inches. We've lost ride at three inches of ground clearance with our weight added. more

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9/29/2014 1:45:47 PM

Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs Installation - 2004 Ford F-350 Super Duty- Video

Today on this 2004 Ford F-350 Super Duty, we're going to install part number F2550. This is the Firestone Ride Right Air Helper Springs. A few notes about our install, is that to make things a little bit easier, we removed the spare tire to get it out of our way. Now also this vehicle had a previous set of air springs installed, and has since been removed. Typically there'd be a john stop that we'd have to remove from the bottom of the frame, but that's already been removed. We'll start with basically a bone-stock frame. There's pre-existing bushing that's in the frame. We'll need to reuse that. more

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9/19/2014 12:05:52 PM

Air Lift Ride Control Air Helper Springs Installation - 2010 Ford F-150- Video

Today on our 2010 Ford F150 Super Cab, 2-wheel drive, we'll be installing the Air Lift Ride Control Helper Springs for the rear axle, part number AL59568. For video purposes we'll only be showing the driver's side and you will repeat the same process for over on the passenger's side. Everything that we do on the driver's side, again, will be repeated for the passenger's side. With the spare tire out of the way we're going to go ahead and start here on the driver's side. First we need to go ahead and remove the stock Jounce Bump Stop that is located here on the frame. As you can see here, on our Stop there are two alignment pins that will need to be cut off before we can re-install it. more

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9/11/2014 12:43:14 PM

Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs Installation - 2012 Ford F-250- Video

Today on our 2012 Ford F250, were going to be installing the Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs, part number F2535. First, were going to go ahead and take a measurement before we install the airbags. Well go ahead and take a measurement here. Without our airbags in and theres no weight in the bed of the truck, were at about 40-3/4 inches from the ground to the bottom of the wheel well. Were going to go ahead and add approximately 1500 pounds of weight to the bed of this vehicle. Now were just over 38-1/2 inches. more

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9/10/2014 8:25:34 AM

Timbren Rear Suspension Enhancement System Installation - 2004 Ford F-150- Video

Today on our 2004 Ford F150, we'll be installing the Timbren Rear Suspension Enhancement System, part #TRF150D. To begin our install, we'll first need to remove the old manufacturer's bump stops. To do that, there is a bolt that goes up through the center of the bump stop, then remove the bump stop and bolt. We'll go ahead and set those aside as they will not be reused. There are 2 options when installing the suspension enhancement system. For maximum capacity at all times, you'll use the ion spring, spacer spring, and top plate. With this setup you'll also be using the longer of the 2 bolts provided with the install kit. For our application, however, we're going to go with the lesser capacity which means we'll remove the center spacer and use the shorter, full threaded bolt. To assemble it, we'll take the bolt, go through the washer on the inside of the ion spring, then through the top of the spring, then we'll go through the top plate, holding it in place. Now we're ready to install it on the vehicle on the manufacturer's clip nut that is secured to the frame. more

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8/18/2014 11:19:25 AM

Timbren Rear Suspension Enhancement System Installation - 2004 Ford F-250 Super Duty- Video

Rate your transcript OrderClientKevin BrossRef #20515Order #TC0601312084 Today on 2004 Ford F250, we'll be installing the Timbren Rear Suspension Enhancement System, part number TFR250SDE. Just sitting on level ground, we have approximately 40 3/4 inches from the ground to the top of the wheel well. Without the Timbren Rear Suspension Enhancement installed, and with about a hundred gallons of water in the bed of the vehicle, it's squats the opening to about 39 1/2 inches from the ground to the top of the wheel well. Now that we have our system installed, now we'll go ahead and put the water tank back in the vehicle and we'll get another measurement. Now it measures 39 and 3/4 inches from the ground to the top of the opening in the wheel well. To begin with, we'll need to go underneath the vehicle and we'll need to remove the original bump stop from each side. We'll be removing the rubber piece by removing the bolt as well as the center spacer from each side. The bolt will come out from above the bracket. more

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8/14/2014 9:26:20 AM

Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs Installation - 2002 Ford F-250- Video

Today on our 2002 Ford F250, we're going to be installing the Firestone Ride-Right Air Helper Springs, part number F2550. Now we've gone ahead and added a water tank to our truck. This will help simulate the truck being loaded down. Now we'll go ahead and take it out on our test course to show you how the truck reacts with the factory suspension. You'll notice how much movement and sway the body of the vehicle has as we're on our test course. Now we'll go ahead and take our vehicle out on our test course again. more

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7/24/2014 2:39:24 PM

Timbren Rear Suspension Enhancement System Installation - 2010 Ford F-150- Video

Today on our 2010 Ford F-150 Super-crew, we'll be installing the Timbren rear suspension enhancement system, part number TFR1504D. To begin with, you'll need to raise the vehicle off the ground, so that the rear axle is hanging freely. Once this done, you'll need to go ahead and remove the existing bump stop, using a 13mm socket. The bolt is up inside the center of the bump stop. Once you have each of the bump stops removed from each side, we'll first go ahead and install each of the brackets, on each side of the frame, keeping in mind that they are marked right and left, or in this case there's a left sticker on one of the 2 brackets. You'll want the 2 prongs to go to the inward side of the vehicle's frame. When we install these, we use the lock washer supplied with the kit, as well as the shortest of the 3 bolts. We'll go ahead and tighten them down. Now you will see inside the new bump stops, there's already a flat washer, as you will need to make sure that thread the bolt through the flat washer and through the opening on the other side of the bump stop. With this done, we can ahead and thread it into the bottom of the new bracket that we just installed. more

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7/22/2014 3:31:50 PM

Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs Installation - 2005 Ford F-250- Video

Today on our 2005 Ford F-250, we'll be installing the Firestone Ride Rite Air Helper Spring Kit, part number F2400. First, we've gone ahead and raised the vehicle up, lowered and removed the spare tire to give us more access underneath the vehicle. Now, we need to remove the jounce bumper here on the passenger side. Keep in mind, loose so you 00:00:22 get the nut that secures the jounce bumper in place. The more difficult would be as the nipple at the top of the jounce bumper will come out of the frame, so maybe necessary to secure it with a pair of pliers or Channellocks. Now with the jounce bumper out of the way, we're ready to go ahead and install the upper bracket. The upper bracket will consist of the metal bracket, the attachment bolt that will go through the bottom of the bracket to this spacer block, then to the frame at the point of where we just removed the jounce bumper. We'll secure it with a large flat washer and 3/8 lock nut. We also secured the upper bracket using a 3/4 inch, 3 inch bolt flat washer running it from outside of the frame to the inside through the bracket, then adding a large flat washer, split lock washer, and 3/4 inch nut. With both fasteners in place and secure, we're ready to move onto the lower bracket. more

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7/14/2014 5:57:54 PM

Air Lifr AirCell Custom Helper Springs Kit Installation - 1999 Ford F-250- Video

Today, on our 1999 Ford F 250, we'll be installing the Air Lift Air Cell Custom Helper Springs, Part Number Al52215. Note, we've already gone ahead and lowered and removed the spare tire to make it easier to access the manufacturer's bump stops. These bump stops are bolted to the frame, one on each side. Noting that each process we do on one side, will get repeated identically on the opposite side. Starting on the driver side, we'll go ahead and spray the bump stop bolt with some spray lubricant because over time it's going to build up with rust, dust, dirt, and debris and can be very difficult to remove the manufacture's hardware over time. Next, we'll go ahead and start removing the nut from the stud. Note, in extreme cases it may be necessary to physically cut the stud from the frame. Now that we've got the stud cut, we're going to go ahead and use our pry bar to break the stud and remove it completely. more

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7/2/2014 9:25:15 AM

Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs Installation - 2013 Ford F-250- Video

Today, on our 2013 Ford Super Duty, we'll be installing the Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs, part number F2535. Here's our truck with no weight in the bed. With our manufacture suspension, our ride height is 41-3/4 inches. We're going to add approximately 2,000 pounds of weight to the pickup bed of our vehicle. You can see, it lowers the ride height to 39 inches. Now once we have our new airbags installed and aired up, we're going to add approximately 2,000 pounds of weight to the pickup bed of our vehicle. more

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6/10/2014 8:43:48 AM

Air Lift LoadLifter Air Helper Springs Installation - 2013 Ford F-350- Video

Today, in our 2013 Ford F-350, we'll be installing the Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 Ultimate Air Helper Springs with Internal Jounce Bumper, part number AL88396. The difference between this Air Lift air bellow and another without the internal jounce bumpers, is that it won't be completely compressed like one that does not have an internal jounce bumper. First we'll go ahead and compress the air helper spring with jounce bumper. Then we'll do one without. Here is a side-by-side comparison. With the internal jounce bumper, it will prevent the air bellow from being pinched if you we're ever to lose air while the vehicle is loaded. Before we install our Air Lift air helper springs, we'll go ahead and do a test with some weight in the bed of the truck. more

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10/28/2013 8:55:01 AM

Firestone Level Command II Installation - 2011 Ford F-350- Video

Today on our 2011 Ford Super Duty well be installing the firestone level command two dual gauge with heavy duty compressor, part number F2219 to an already existing firestone airbag suspension system, part number F2535. To begin our install well first go ahead and take the compressor and find a suitable mounting location. Because theres no room underneath the hood to install a compressor, we will go underneath the vehicle and on the inside of the frame, near the engine compartment is a good mounting location. Using the compressor as a template and our 3/16 drill bit we will go ahead and mark the frame. Once weve marked the frame well take the compressor out of the way and drill out or holes. Then using the hardware provider well go through the compressor attachment point, through the frame and secure it on the inside of the frame with an additional flat washer and nylon lock nut. more

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10/21/2013 9:24:34 AM

Firestone Level Command Compressor Installation - 2005 Ford F-350- Video

Today on our 2005 Ford F350 we'll be installing the Firestone Level Command single gauge heavy duty compressor in conjunction with the FirestoneRide Right air-helper springs forthe rear axle. For our compressor part number F2097 and our air helper-springs will be part number F2400. The first step of our process will be to install the airbags. To install the airbags we'll first need to remove the bolt securing the gooseneck for this application. By removing the nut, pulling the bolt back, we can now gain access to the top of the jounce bumper hold-downnut.We'll be removing the manufacturer jounce bumpers because the airbag will sit in this position. Now, with the jounce bumper out of the way, we're ready to go ahead and install the upper bracket. This will also come with a spacer block and get secured with the taper bolt and lock nut. Let's go ahead and put our bracket in place. more

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9/12/2013 12:24:35 PM

Air Lift LoadLifter Air Helper Springs Installation - 2004 Ford F-250- Video

Today on our 2004 Ford F250 we'll be installing the Air Lift Load Lifter 5000 air helper springs, part number AL573090. Now today our F250 has a 6 inch lift on it, but the Load Lifter 5000 will still bolt into place, now again because our vehicle has a suspension lift on it we dont need to expand the suspension on the truck, but it is a good idea to go ahead and do that to give you enough clearance to get your air spring in. now today we'll be installing the passenger side. The drivers side installs the exact same way with a few minor additions. On the drivers side you'll want to make sure that you keep the wiring harness out of the way of the air spring and the hardware. Also the kit comes with an emergency brake cable clamp that you'll bolt into place to hold the emergency brake out of the spring. more

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12/28/2012 10:20:02 AM

SuperSprings SuperSway-Stops Installation - 2008 Ford F-350- Video

Today, on this 2008 Ford F-350 we're going to install part number sss-2. This is SuperSprings SuperSway-Stops, an anti-sway system for air spring suspension. The intent of this part is that it reduces body roll and decreases the sway by replacing the factory bump stops with the SuperSway-Stops. This is very easy to install. Basically, all we have to do is remove the factory bump stops. Of course, in this case we just sprayed them down with some lubricant. more

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12/16/2012 8:51:41 PM

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