I can't remember exactly about the spacers, but I think that the smaller side goes up and fits into the top of the coils. That puts the wider side against the bag.

I mounted the air valves in the two holes on either side of the receiver. They had to be drilled out a bit, but this puts them in a nice, protected location.

Rob

 

i am truly unsure of which set of airbags to buy, i prefer not to remove the springs but again i would like to have the bags have a single line and not seperate


oh decisions decisions.....i will be ordering my set today though

 

Last night I went to check the pressure on my ride rites and they were flat and wouldn't take air. I found out that when I installed them, I did not leave enough length on the air lines for full suspension articulation and the air lines pulled out of the top of the airbags. I jacked up the truck from the frame and got the wheels fully off the ground and reinserted the air lines and tied them down with zip ties. Now, with the truck on the ground, I am afraid, the extra length will cause some rubbing and eventual hose failure. I will see.

And yes, the small part of the spacer faces the top, towards the bed.

 

The Firestone RideRite ones don't require you to remove the springs. You just scrunch up the bag and shove it through the coils. Pretty easy. Running the lines is the hardest part and that isn't hard.

If you want a single valve for both just find a T fitting for the hoses and run it to one valve. I've heard that it is preferred to have separate air lines/valves though so the bags aren't coupled (i.e. one side can't deflate into the other side when one side of the suspension is compressed). I'm no expert though.

Rob

 

http://www.autopartsdealer.com/fires...-p38445-p.html

$79.00 w/ free shipping.....not to bad, ill just figure out how i want to run the hose when i get them

 

I just had the Mopar leveling kit installed and now I want to put a set of bags in it to keep the rear from sagging while towing. I think I am going to wait for the above company to get the bags produced and get them from the dealer. The dealer keeps going back the the whole warranty thing and I am not going to give Chrysler any ammo against me if something goes wrong. Plus it is nice to get it from the dealer because you know the R&D work has been done to make sure it fit's and work's properly. Plus I have time, I left my Boat in NH and I live in VA so no towing til next summer!

 

I had air shocks on my vans when I had a delivery business, and once in a while we had big loads to carry mine were hooked up with a t and going to one fill spot only that way both get even pressure. Never had any issue with ill handling or anything like that. A buddy had a separate setup on the license plates for air bags but again the same thing as the bags, he made himself a short setup with some type of valves that you had to screw on to each side and they went to one valve so you could fill both shocks evenly at the same time then you just take it off and be quick so you don't loose air , now air shock took like 70psi up to 100 or more I believe. I forget it has been so long. That is another thing you can do see if anyone make air shocksfor this truck.

 

I wonder if the Air Lift and Dodge combo will produce a higher GVWR? We all know it doesn't just depend on springs to get GVWR, like tires, brakes, wheel bolt pattern, lugnut size, axles, frame, cooling, and more make it happen. The axle is rated to 3900 on a 1500. If they would make it have a GVWR 7,000-7,100 or more, it might be worth it to pay some. Too easy to overload a 1500, I know the bags will let you carry what you need, in most cases, for a 1500. I looked mine up on line, for specs I looked up the weight, said 5311, thought I was getting almost 1400 pounds payload, nope, more like 1240. they know what the payload is when the sticker goes on the door jam, why couldn't they just put that spec on the net? What is with the Crew Cab, having a higher GVWR anyway? yeah, I know they are 40 to 45 pounds heavier per same equipment, but they are the same wheelbase, axle, wheels, tires...

 

Some of the rear axle weight limits also have to do with the weight distribution front to back. So even the passengers add more weight to the back axle then a QC.

 

Also remember you need to add 150 lbs for the driver.

Also remember that the payload on the web is based on a no options truck... add options and things get squirrly (which is why they just post maximum potential payload on the web)...