2012 Ram 1500 Vehicle Suspension Installation And Review Videos

Firestone Coil-to-Air-Spring Conversion Kit Installation - 2012 Ram 1500- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2012 RAM 1500 we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Firestone coil to air spring conversion kit for the rear axle, part number F2595.To begin your installation, what you're going to want to do is you're going to want to get measurements on the back and the front for normal ride heights. Now we've gone ahead and done that and you can see here we've added approximately 1,000 pounds. And what it's done to the back end of the vehicle is its dropped it three inches. It's also raised the front end about a quarter of an inch. What that's going to do is it's going to add unnecessary wear and tear on the tires and pressure on the suspension.In front of the vehicle, it's going to affect your steering and handling and overall affect your braking. So now with our load back in our truck, our airbags installed, we're able to get not quite the normal ride height or the factory ride height but we are within a half inch to level with the front end. more

7/24/2018 11:07:16 AM

Best 2012 Ram 1500 Vehicle Suspension Options- Video

Today we're going to be taking a look at the best suspension enhancements for your 2012 RAM 1500. Starting out here we have our Timbren Rear Suspension Enhancement System, part number TDR1500DQ. Now moving down we have the Air Lift AirCell Custom Helper Springs Kit, part number AL52205. Here was have the Air Lift 1000 Helper Springs, part number AL60818. Finally we have the Air Lift 5000 Helper Springs Kit, part number AL57365. Now all these kits are meant to do about the same thing. They're meant to help you with your suspension when towing or hauling a heavy load, and keep that squat down in the back. more

2/27/2017 10:28:54 AM