AirLift also sells airbag kits for specific vehicles, in addition to firestone.
Both brands of kits some with a heatshield, to protect the bag from the exhaust pipe. The airlift heatshielfd in my application fit on the exhaust pipe, the firestone kit had a heatshied which fit on the frame where the bag mounted to the bracket. I liked the latter better, and actually extended the size of the heatshield with rivets and a pizza cooking tray. My bags have been in place since October 2007.
I did have to cut my exhaust pipe for clearnace of the bag, it basically needed 3/4 inches added for clearance. Since 2007, A Steel food Can from Hunts tomato sauce, and many hose clamps have been holding my E pipe together. Bridging this gap. Keep meaning to fix it correctly, but the cans last 2 to 3 years and take about 15 minutes to replace, if that. Last time i actually treated the can with Ospho and a few layers of Appliance epoxy to slow down the rust with will take out the can.
Once time I got rear ended in Baja, and the can compressed, and if I did not have a trailer hitch my gas tank might have been punctured. The compressed cans might ave taken stress of the e manifolds on engine.
My firestone Kit says the bags must have at least 5PSI kept in them, and the Airlift kit says 10PSI, IIRC
I have messed this up a few times after deflatng them for a certain camping spot. No issues though i would not recommend it.
These airbags use simple push to connect air fittings. These are quite easy to assemble, but basically rely on airpressure to seal them. I recommend when inserting the hose into the connector to then pull back on the collett and the airhose to form a better seal.
Thay also say not to perssurize bags without being on the vehicle, but the first pair of bags I got had slow leaks that i found afterremoving them and putting 5 PSI in them and submerging them in a bucket. I bought them from Summitt Raacing and they were quickly and painlessly replaced, but i dang sure bucket tested the new ones before installation.
They say losing 5PSI a month or some such number is to be expected. I do not notice any loss of PSI now
As far as the automatic levelling kits, there have been times where it would certainly be empoyed, but I find that doing the manual adjust sitting on my bed in the back is no deal breaker
Both brands of kits some with a heatshield, to protect the bag from the exhaust pipe. The airlift heatshielfd in my application fit on the exhaust pipe, the firestone kit had a heatshied which fit on the frame where the bag mounted to the bracket. I liked the latter better, and actually extended the size of the heatshield with rivets and a pizza cooking tray. My bags have been in place since October 2007.
I did have to cut my exhaust pipe for clearnace of the bag, it basically needed 3/4 inches added for clearance. Since 2007, A Steel food Can from Hunts tomato sauce, and many hose clamps have been holding my E pipe together. Bridging this gap. Keep meaning to fix it correctly, but the cans last 2 to 3 years and take about 15 minutes to replace, if that. Last time i actually treated the can with Ospho and a few layers of Appliance epoxy to slow down the rust with will take out the can.
Once time I got rear ended in Baja, and the can compressed, and if I did not have a trailer hitch my gas tank might have been punctured. The compressed cans might ave taken stress of the e manifolds on engine.
My firestone Kit says the bags must have at least 5PSI kept in them, and the Airlift kit says 10PSI, IIRC
I have messed this up a few times after deflatng them for a certain camping spot. No issues though i would not recommend it.
These airbags use simple push to connect air fittings. These are quite easy to assemble, but basically rely on airpressure to seal them. I recommend when inserting the hose into the connector to then pull back on the collett and the airhose to form a better seal.
Thay also say not to perssurize bags without being on the vehicle, but the first pair of bags I got had slow leaks that i found afterremoving them and putting 5 PSI in them and submerging them in a bucket. I bought them from Summitt Raacing and they were quickly and painlessly replaced, but i dang sure bucket tested the new ones before installation.
They say losing 5PSI a month or some such number is to be expected. I do not notice any loss of PSI now
As far as the automatic levelling kits, there have been times where it would certainly be empoyed, but I find that doing the manual adjust sitting on my bed in the back is no deal breaker
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