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Firestone Ride-Rite Rear Axle Air Helper Springs Installation - 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 3500- Video
Hey guys, it's Jake here with etrailer. Today, we have a 2023 Chevy Silverado 3500, and we're gonna be taking a look at and I'm gonna show you how to install the Firestone Ride-Rite Airbags. There's a lot of different reasons why you might be wanting to add a set of airbags to your truck. The specific reason we have here is our driver here is a hotshot driver, which means he just delivers small LTL loads for different companies and stuff. So he's pulling a 50-foot gooseneck trailer and he needs support in the rear end of his truck. The factory suspension, even though this is a 3500, they do come pretty stiff, but once you get closer to that max capacity to the truck, the back end of the truck starts to sag pretty good. more
8/8/2023 12:44:53 PM
Firestone Ride-Rite Rear Axle Air Helper Springs Installation - 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 3500- Video
Hey, everybody, how's it going Today, we're gonna be going over and showing you how to install the Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs here on a 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. Adding air helper springs here to your Silverado is gonna be an excellent option, because what it's gonna do is it's gonna provide some rear-end support when we're towing and hauling those heavy loads. So if we don't add any suspension enhancements to our truck here and we couple that really heavy trailer or we're throwing a ton of weight in our truck bed, what that's gonna do is it's going to sag the rear of the truck and it's gonna bring the front end of the truck up. Now that not only looks kind of goofy, that's actually gonna have drastic effects on our overall towing experience and the handling and performance of our truck. So one of the major things that people don't realize is a lot of our braking force comes from the front axle, and that braking force relies on the weight over the axle to help the truck come to a stop. So when we take the weight off the front axle and transfer it to the rear we're gonna be drastically reducing our braking power. more
2/27/2023 8:54:10 AM
Timbren Rear Suspension System Installation - 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 3500- Video
Brad Hello neighbors. It's Brad here at etrailer. And today we're taking a look at installing the Timbren rear suspension enhancement on a 2022 Chevy Silverado, 3500. Now, this is what it's gonna look like installed. And compared to the factory jounce bumper or bump stop there it's quite a bit taller. And the great part about that is, is it's not necessarily going to bump up your capacity but it does have a load limit of 8,600 pounds. more
9/9/2022 12:36:51 PM
Air Lift LoadLifter 7500 XL Air Helper Springs Installation - 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 3500- Video
Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today, on our 2021 Chevy Silverado 3500, we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Air Lift LoadLifter 7500 XL air helper springs for the rear axle. So, one thing that I like to do is take a couple of measurements and kinda get a baseline for our truck. That way, we have something to compare it to once we get the air bags actually installed. You know, that way, we can see if there's any difference made. So, with that said, the first thing I'm gonna do is just take a measurement of the truck. more
9/14/2021 10:49:56 AM
Hi there, Silverado owners. Today, on your 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 3500, we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install Air Lift's LoadLifter 5000 ultimate air helper springs with internal jounce bumpers. Before we install our airbags, we're gonna get a baseline of what our vehicles like from the factory. We're first gonna start by taking a measurement of the ride height. Here at the back, we're at about 41 inches. And then here in the front, we're about 39 1/2 inches. more
8/24/2021 9:01:24 AM
Firestone Ride-Rite Red Label Air Helper Springs Installation - 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 3500- Video
Connor: Hey everybody, Connor here today at etrailer.com. We're going to be taking a look at the Firestone Red Label Air Helper Springs here on our 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. So here's what our Air Springs are going to look like when they're installed on our truck, they're going to actually replace the factory jounce bumper here an they're going to bolt on using an upper bracket and a lower bracket. It is a completely bolt-on installation, so we don't have to drill any holes or make any modifications to our truck to be able to install these. So adding airbags to your truck is going to be a great option for anyone who's looking to tow or haul frequently. So basically what this does is, it helps us reduce rear-end sag that's going to be a consequence of putting a lot of weight in our truck bed or carrying a trailer with a heavy tongue.So in regards to suspension enhancements, you have quite a few different options for your truck here, however, I believe airbags, particularly the ones we have installed here, are going to be your best option. more
12/7/2020 1:07:16 PM
Air Lift LoadLifter Air Helper Springs Installation - 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 3500- Video
Clayton: Hi, everyone. Clayton here at etrailer.com. Here at etrailer.com we install, test, and review a lot of different products to help you as a customer make a more educated decision before your purchase. Today we're going to be working on a 2017 Chevy Silverado 3500. We're going to be taking a look at, and I'll show you how to install, the Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 helper springs.Here are our airbags installed. It's going to offer us up to 5,000 pounds of capacity whenever we're loading our truck down, so that's really going to help us ride a lot more even and make our ride a lot better, not only for us but also for our passengers. more
11/27/2020 8:02:10 PM
Air Lift LoadLifter 7500 XL Air Helper Springs Installation - 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 3500- Video
Conner: Hey guys, how's it going Connor here today at etrailer.com. We're going to be taking a look at the Air Lift LoadLifter 7500 air helper springs here for our 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. For our air helper springs here, they're going to be an excellent option here for our Silverado. The primary benefit we're going to see is we're going to have reduced sag while we're towing or hauling heavy loads. Now, as you can see here, you have a fifth wheel hitch setup in the back of this customer's truck here, because they're going to be towing their fifth wheel trailer. Hence forth they're going to need the airbags to help reduce the sag from the heavy pin weight. more
9/15/2020 12:22:39 PM
Hi there, Chevy owners. Today on your 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 3500, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install Torklift's StableLoad Suspension Enhancement System. These are available either in a stainless steel, which we'll be showing off today or a black powder coat finish. And this is what our StableLoads look like when they're installed. There are extra plates that are designed to go between your lower overload spring and your leaf spring stack, which will cause your overload spring here to be applying additional pressure onto your suspension sooner than it would be before.This is going to provide you with more support here in the back. It's going to help lift up your vehicle some if you are sagging down due to heavy loads here in the back. more
9/14/2020 1:52:35 PM
Firestone Ride-Rite Red Label Air Helper Springs Installation - 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 3500- Video
Shane: Hey, guys. Shane here with etrailer.com. Today I have a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. And I want to walk you through how to install Firestone's Red Label Air Helper Springs for the rear axle. Adding air springs is going to serve a lot of purposes. If you didn't have them installed, what happened is the back of your truck sags when you add weight on it. more
4/22/2020 8:57:09 AM
Firestone Ride-Rite Rear Air Helper Springs Installation - 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500- Video
So today on our 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500, we're going to be installing Firestone's Ride-Rite RED Label Extreme Duty air helper springs for the rear axle. It's a double-convoluted design, which has a higher burst pressure than your traditional design. The airbags sit between the frame and your axle to help provide load-leveling support. What's nice about airbags that sets them apart from other suspension enhancements such as Timbrens is the fact that it's adjustable. You can increase or decrease the pressure depending on the load you have to get the most optimal ride and braking and handling performance.There is some maintenance required. Air pressures will fluctuate with humidity and temperature, so you may have to adjust your airbags from time to time if you don't load very often to maintain the pressure.It's a no-drill installation. more
5/20/2019 2:27:19 PM
Timbren Rear Suspension System Installation - 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500- Video
Today on your 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500, we're going to be installing timbren rear suspension enhancement system. And this is what our Timbrens is like when they're installed, they just replace our factory jounce bumper, but they're much more robust looking. To continue, they don't contact when the vehicle is unloaded, but it will contact right away once you put a little bit of load on it. The spring itself is designed to compress and the more it compresses, the stronger it gets providing more and more support.If you have a small load in the back to where it just barely touches, you're going to get some minimal support. It's just going to help smooth out your ride, reduce some sway and just be an overall more enjoyable experience. When you put down a large load, the springs going to really compress and start to swell. more
5/15/2019 9:37:37 AM
Air Lift LoadLifter Rear Air Helper Springs Installation - 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 3500- Video
Speaker 1: Today on this 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 3500, we'll be having a look at and showing you how to install the Airlift Load Lifter 7500 XL air helper springs for the rear axle. Part number AL57538.Here's what our airbags look like installed. These airbags are going to allow us to support up to 7500 pounds of weight in the bed of our truck or towing a gooseneck or fifth wheel trailer with a high pin weight. This will maintain our vehicle's ride height giving us smoother braking, steering, and just a better ride down the road in general.Now when you compare these to other options these are a bump stop replacement option. They replace your factory bump stop here, which as you can see is quite small. When you're comparing these to other suspension enhancement options such as the Timbren bump stop replacement, you can see how much bigger the Timbren is over the factory one. more
10/1/2018 2:02:11 PM
Air Lift LoadLifter Air Helper Springs Installation - 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 3500- Video
Speaker 1: Today in this 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 we'll be having a look at and showing you how to install the Air Lift Loadlifter 5,000 Ultimate Air Helper Springs. Part number AL88338. Here's what our airbags look like installed. Now the reason you're going to want a set of airbags for your vehicle is if you're towing a heavy trailer with a high tongue weight, or loading a lot of cargo or materials in the back of your truck, the back of your truck is going to sag down, and it's going to cause some poor handling characteristics for your vehicle.By raising your suspension back up with the airbags this is going to cause your vehicle to drive a lot more like stock. These will allow you to support up to 5,000 pounds of weight. Now it's not going to increase your gross vehicle weight rating by 5,000 pounds, it's just going to help your factory suspension work like it was designed to.What's great about airbags compared to other options like the Timbren vehicle suspension enhancement that we have on our website is that these are adjustable. more
7/16/2018 2:07:49 PM
TorkLift StableLoad Suspension Upgrade Installation - 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 3500- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Chevy Silverado 3500, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the torque lift stable load suspension upgrade for upper overload springs, part number TLA7202.Now you can see this is going to replace your factory bump stops. There's going to be no drilling required. It comes with all necessary hardware, mounting bracket to help keep from twisting. They also can be used in conjunction with airbags. As you can see, as we drive down the road, it improves handling by activating your trucks upper overload springs. It also helps evenly distribute weight by ensuring the truck stays level along with reducing side to side sway.So to begin our installation, we're going to remove these tabs on all four of our brackets here. more
2/1/2018 12:49:02 PM
Best 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 Suspension Options- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the best suspension enhancements for your 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. We got our three basic types of helper springs here. Here we're going to have to jounce-style helper spring. In the middle we're going to have our air helper springs. Here on the end is going to be our leaf spring helper springs. Now for each style of our helper springs here we do carry a full line of different products. Now they may look different, have a different color, or possibly a different brand, but this is just a representation of the style that we carry. more
7/7/2017 12:14:49 PM
Best 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 Suspension Options- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the best suspension enhancements for your 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. We got our three basic types of helper springs here. Here we're going to have to jounce-style helper spring. In the middle we're going to have our air helper springs. Here on the end is going to be our leaf spring helper springs. Now for each style of our helper springs here we do carry a full line of different products. Now they may look different, have a different color, or possibly a different brand, but this is just a representation of the style that we carry. more
7/7/2017 12:14:16 PM
Best 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 Suspension Options- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the best suspension enhancements for your 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. We got our three basic types of helper springs here. Here we're going to have to jounce-style helper spring. In the middle we're going to have our air helper springs. Here on the end is going to be our leaf spring helper springs. Now for each style of our helper springs here we do carry a full line of different products. Now they may look different, have a different color, or possibly a different brand, but this is just a representation of the style that we carry. more
7/7/2017 12:13:44 PM
Best 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 Suspension Options- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the best suspension enhancements for your 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. We got our three basic types of helper springs here. Here we're going to have to jounce-style helper spring. In the middle we're going to have our air helper springs. Here on the end is going to be our leaf spring helper springs. Now for each style of our helper springs here we do carry a full line of different products. Now they may look different, have a different color, or possibly a different brand, but this is just a representation of the style that we carry. more
7/7/2017 12:13:12 PM
Best 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 Suspension Options SSA13- Video
Speaker 1: Today we're going to be taking a look at the best suspension enhancements for your 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 3500.We've got our three basic types of helper springs here. Here we're going to have the Jounce-Style helper spring. In the middle we're going to have our Air helper springs. Here on the end is going to be our Leaf Spring helper springs.For each style of our helper springs here, we do carry a full line of different products. They may look different, have a different color, or possibly a different brand. But this is just a representation of the style that we carry. more
7/5/2017 9:46:34 AM
Best 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 Suspension Options SSA13- Video
Speaker 1: Today we're going to be taking a look at the best suspension enhancements for 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. We've got out three basic types of helper springs here. Here we're going to have the jounce style helper spring, and in the middle we're going to have our air helper spring, and here on the end is going to be our leaf spring helper springs. Now for each style of our helper springs here we do carry a full line of different products. Now they may look different, have a different color or possibly a different brand, but this is just a representation of the style that we carry and you can find all of these on our website.Now if we've ever hauled a heavy load in our truck, we've all experienced the sagging the backend does. Not only is it putting extra strain on our rear suspension, but it's also pulling up on the front suspension, which miss-aims our headlights, the tires aren't making good contact and in the back is wearing out our suspension. more
7/5/2017 9:46:20 AM
Best 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 Suspension Options SSA13- Video
Speaker 1: Today we're going to be taking a look at the best suspension enhancements for your 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. We got our three basic types of helper springs here. Here we're going to have the jounce style helper spring. In the middle we're going to have our air helper springs, and here on the end is going to be our leaf spring helper springs. Now, for each style of our helper springs here we do carry a full line of different products. Now, they may look different, have a different color, or possibly a different brand, but this is just a representation of the style that we carry, and you can find all of these on our website.Now, if we've ever hauled a heavy load in our truck, we've all experienced the sagging the back end does. more
7/5/2017 9:46:07 AM
Best 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 Suspension Options SSA13- Video
Speaker 1: Today, we're gonna be taking a look at the best suspension enhancements for your 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. We got our three basic types of helper springs here. Here, we're gonna have a jounce-style helper spring, and in the middle, we're gonna have our air-helper spring, and here on the end is gonna be our leaf-spring helper springs.Now, for each style of our helper springs here, we do carry a full line of different products. Now, they may look different, have a different color, or possibly a different brand, but this is just a representation of the style that we carry, and you can find all of these on our website.Now, if we've ever hauled a heavy load in our truck, we've all experienced the sagging the back-end does. Not only is it putting extra strain on our rear suspension, but it's also pulling up on the front suspension, which misaims our headlights, the tires aren't making good on contact, and in the back, it is wearing out our suspension. So that's where our helper springs are gonna come into play. more
7/5/2017 9:44:43 AM
Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs Installation - 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500- Video
Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500, we're going to take a look at and also show you how to install the Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs made for the rear axle. This part number is F2528. Anytime we're getting a lot of weight in the back end of our vehicle, whether it's from let's say a salt-spreader, maybe your fifth wheel or your gooseneck, as we get that sag in the rear end, not only does our rear end come down, but that front starts to angle upward. In the rear, we're going to have excessive friction building up in our leaf springs. Also with that heavy load in, those jounce bumpers are going to be hitting and making contact with the stop, which is going to cause for a rough ride. In the front, once that angle comes up, we're changing steering geometry, so our braking, our stability, our handling aren't going to be nearly as well, and we're also going to increase tire wear. Another side effect will be that our headlights are tilted upward, causing us to not be able to see the road as well as we should. Here's what your airbag kit is going to look like installed. more
2/9/2017 2:07:09 PM
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