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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 07:43 AM
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Anyone have some suggestions on some air bags for the rear springs? Hauled about 1200# and my *** end looked like it was about to chew up the pavement. Thank you in advance for your guidance!
 
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 08:55 AM
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Air-lift 1000 worked great for me, had close to 1700 lbs plus two guys and it sagged about two inches.
 
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 09:11 AM
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Trucksprings.com has a couple of options in air bag suspension. They do work. Just air down when not using.
 
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 09:57 AM
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I keep mine at 20 lbs at all times and the ride is hardly affected.
 
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 02:39 PM
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Looks like you need the Air Lift 1000 kit and an air pump. Total of about $250 from that trucksprings.com place. Is there anything else required? How is the installation?

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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 03:33 PM
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airlift 1000 .. hands down .. 100 bucks shipped is what i paid .. 1 hour to install .. only 2 bolts . 1 on each side for the shocks i think .. or sway bar link ..

i dont use an on board compressor . when i need to air up i just use air compressor in the garage at home .. i also have a cheap 10 dollar cigarette lighter compressor in the rambox .. so if i really need to air up and am away from home, i just pull out the crappy compressor and it pumps up the bags in no time .. and any gas station has air also .. or a bike pump in a jam.

PS . daily driving only requires 5 psi of air at most . just to keep bags inflated and from moving around, rubbing, and causing a puncture ..

30 psi is MAX for the bags ... and . THEY WORK 100 % ..
 
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 04:00 PM
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Oh, that's cool. If you can avoid the onboard compressor kit and running airlines and power cords all over it would be a lot simpler to install.

Rob
 
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 04:22 PM
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I need it too. Towed my popup last week (about 350# tongue weight) and the bed was sagging too much for my taste. Towed and rode fine but I want a more level ride when towing.
 
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 04:25 PM
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When you guys say 'sagging', how much do you mean? On my Sport CC the rear sits several inches (3"+ ??) higher than the front when unloaded. Are you saying when loaded yours is 'sagging' below that amount or even further so the rear is actually lower than the front? That would be a lot.

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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 04:37 PM
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Noticible sag with the popup....didn't measure it but at least 3" below level.
 
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