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Old 09-01-2012, 07:13 PM
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Default Re: Airbags for the rear?

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Originally Posted by SummitUp
Well the instructions for the Air Lift 1000 bags say to locate the air bag at the bottom of the coil, but even in that position the bag doesn't reach to the top of the coil so it doesn't do much when inflated to actually raise the truck as much as it actually adds to the spring rate of the coils. Also for off-road application, running 2 separate (dual) airlines from the airbags is the way to go (as opposed to joining the two airbag airlines with a "T" fitting).


Exactly... the airbags don't "lift" the vehicle, they merely push on the outside coils to stop compression of the spring when under a load.

I spent 85 bucks on a set of firestone bags from Summit and they work GREAT!

I ran two separate lines because that's what it came with but I'm going to get a "T" and put them together.

Just got my truck back from replacing an oil pan gasket, I'll post pics when I get to work Monday.


Mark
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