Anybody else have em? I bought my truck with a set of Firestone bags on the rear end.
Just wondering what the SOP is for regular driving. Leave some air? Drain completely?
Probably a dumb question but im neeewwww at least to airbags.

 

Should be able to find some documentation for those online somewhere.... I don't think running them completely empty is a good plan though.....

 

Well I have the owner's manual for the bags, but they don't mention it. I usually leave between 5-10 psi in the system but I didn't know if there was some magic number I'm missing. I emailed Firestone so we'll see what they say.

 

I always kept 20psi in mine at min, never M/T.

 

Firestone says minimum of 5 psi

 

just keep them at the minimum, those are intended to keep your truck height when adding moderate loads to the bed or towing, when you need to haul weight just add air to stay level, i like my air bag set up, its a worth add on

 

mind getting some pics of the airbag setup? im kinda curious about them!

 

Yeah I was going to take pictures last night, but I got real lazy (and drunk) so I didn't. Today that for sure.
Yeah sometimes I have to haul a couple pallets of sheetrock so the bags are real useful.

 

What do you want a picture of? It looks like an air bag between the axle and a bracket that bolts to the frame. Tell me what you want a picture of and I'll try to take some.



This is a generic picture of what one will look like on a truck. I installed air bags on my old 2nd generation Dodge a while back. The only thing I haven't done on any of my trucks yet is to install a compressor for keeping the bags full. On my 2nd gen diesel rig the install looked just about like this picture. You had to drill 4 holes on each side of the frame (note: If you have a 5th wheel or gooseneck hitch they mount in just about the same place) and then bolt the bracket down. And as was already said they recommend that you run 5PSI when running empty.
If you choose to not run an onboard compressor you can mount the fill valves to fill each bag. On my first truck I put them back near my license plate on the rear bumper. Now on my new 2006 truck I have them mounted under the fuel door which is a nice hide plus it is easier to get at.

 

^ thats about what it looks like.
I have the on-board compressor though. Means I can use my airtools wherever I'm at too.