2009 1500 Airbag Suspension Options
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No updates yet. I emailed today about the order to see if it's been shipped yet.
I towed over the weekend with the airlift bags in place. It did fine and I was happy to know that the coils were there should anything tragic happen. I would just like a little bit of fine control of the ride level.
I towed over the weekend with the airlift bags in place. It did fine and I was happy to know that the coils were there should anything tragic happen. I would just like a little bit of fine control of the ride level.
Installed the kit and towed my trailer over the weekend.
I think it's a better option than the coil helpers. Little less impressive than the way the RideTech kit was supposed to work, but this one seems to work.
Installation is pretty straight forward.
One of the top brackets was loose in the box. A few pictures to help tell me what way to mount them would be nice because neither way really lines up right. The bucket for the bumpstop is off center from the top of the airbag so the bracket kind of guides it in and spreads the load over to the other side of the top of the airbag as well. I guessed wrong the first time. Not much work, just a little annoying.
The driver's side lower bolt is a pain to get in and the top cap screw on the passenger side is a pain to get to and actually came loose on my initial tow. The exhaust is right over it so when it's warm is not a fun time to find out you need to jam your hand up in there.
The cups for the bumpstops seems to hit the edge of the bolts a bit.
I like that a little air pressure goes a long way with the kit. However, I'm not a huge fan of having them tied together for an air source. This can cause one side to "push" air to the other while leaning or swaying.
They clunk when going over bumps while the truck is not loaded. I don't know if this is just the brackets needing some adjusting or if that's what to expect. I tried adjusting the shocks some to stiffen the rebound on them but it didn't help.
There were also a few spots on the trip up where the waves in the highway were just right to get the truck bouncing pretty hard. Maybe I need more shock or my RS9000s are just a little worn out.
Overall, I think they do what they are supposed to do. The compressor kit isn't super impressive and doesn't come with a high tech sol pack but at the ~500 price point it's nice that it came with an onboard air source.
I think it's a better option than the coil helpers. Little less impressive than the way the RideTech kit was supposed to work, but this one seems to work.
Installation is pretty straight forward.
One of the top brackets was loose in the box. A few pictures to help tell me what way to mount them would be nice because neither way really lines up right. The bucket for the bumpstop is off center from the top of the airbag so the bracket kind of guides it in and spreads the load over to the other side of the top of the airbag as well. I guessed wrong the first time. Not much work, just a little annoying.
The driver's side lower bolt is a pain to get in and the top cap screw on the passenger side is a pain to get to and actually came loose on my initial tow. The exhaust is right over it so when it's warm is not a fun time to find out you need to jam your hand up in there.
The cups for the bumpstops seems to hit the edge of the bolts a bit.
I like that a little air pressure goes a long way with the kit. However, I'm not a huge fan of having them tied together for an air source. This can cause one side to "push" air to the other while leaning or swaying.
They clunk when going over bumps while the truck is not loaded. I don't know if this is just the brackets needing some adjusting or if that's what to expect. I tried adjusting the shocks some to stiffen the rebound on them but it didn't help.
There were also a few spots on the trip up where the waves in the highway were just right to get the truck bouncing pretty hard. Maybe I need more shock or my RS9000s are just a little worn out.
Overall, I think they do what they are supposed to do. The compressor kit isn't super impressive and doesn't come with a high tech sol pack but at the ~500 price point it's nice that it came with an onboard air source.




