Air shocks for rear of truck
#32
04-14-2010 | 11:19 AM
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No, they are not the same. They are basically large rubber bushings. They ride very rough when you have them compressed AND they don't compress until your squatted to a certain point, so your ride will never be level. It will always have an *** end sag because they don't touch the frame when unloaded. They require 1" for the bed to drop before they become "active". LOOK PLUS, they are able to be squished, airbags don't squish at all if you throw in the correct amount of air.
Bags will keep your ride perfectly level and they don't change the ride quality as much as those bushing things you linked us to. Those are a really stiff *** hopping around ride just like add-a-leafs
Bags will keep your ride perfectly level and they don't change the ride quality as much as those bushing things you linked us to. Those are a really stiff *** hopping around ride just like add-a-leafs
#33
04-15-2010 | 03:10 PM
well i be waiting for the big brown truck to arrive, I went ahead and I am prepping the truck for the bags
i d-loaded the instructions and i got 1 quick question are these things REAL critical on measurements....
I emptied out my bed and measured the ride height from the center of the wheel to the edge of wheel well and got approx 23 inches....I removed the wheels and put the truck on jack stands and I am coming up with 22-1/2" on 1 side of truck and 22-1/4" on the other side of the truck
i am on pretty level ground also..... any input will be great
scratch everything i just said I got it where i want it now......
i d-loaded the instructions and i got 1 quick question are these things REAL critical on measurements....
I emptied out my bed and measured the ride height from the center of the wheel to the edge of wheel well and got approx 23 inches....I removed the wheels and put the truck on jack stands and I am coming up with 22-1/2" on 1 side of truck and 22-1/4" on the other side of the truck
i am on pretty level ground also..... any input will be great
scratch everything i just said I got it where i want it now......
Last edited by PDodson; 04-15-2010 at 04:03 PM.
#40
04-16-2010 | 03:16 PM
man now that i look at it maybe i should have mounted the bracket lower so the air bag would have room to expand up when i inflate it? right now i am at the top of the frame rail.....and i know its to late now but i should have stacked my air lines on top of each other instead of on either side of the plate