Kelderman or Firestone Ride Rite
I am looking to add some type of air bag system to my gas rig. I have heard about Kelderman and Firestone Ride Rite. Opinions please about these two systems or any others available. I would also like ...
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Both may include air bags but they are very different. Ride Rite bags are more supplemental in nature to the factory springs while the Kelderman is basically a new suspension.
I installed bags and a compressor last winter. Some improvement but nothing worth writing home about. The compressor is about the size of a shoe box and the air tank I use is about 2 foot by 6" or so. Easy fit in an open area of the chassis frame. Where the bags helped most was giving a bit of lift to the rear of my coach which never looked level. I'm within the weight limits but the back end always sat a bit lower. Probably because all my liquid load (fuel and water) are behind the rear axle along with my largest storage bins.
Can't comment directly on the Kelderman but there are a couple of owners who made the change that seem to be very happy. Just a bit outside my budget and long range plans for the coach.
I installed bags and a compressor last winter. Some improvement but nothing worth writing home about. The compressor is about the size of a shoe box and the air tank I use is about 2 foot by 6" or so. Easy fit in an open area of the chassis frame. Where the bags helped most was giving a bit of lift to the rear of my coach which never looked level. I'm within the weight limits but the back end always sat a bit lower. Probably because all my liquid load (fuel and water) are behind the rear axle along with my largest storage bins.
Can't comment directly on the Kelderman but there are a couple of owners who made the change that seem to be very happy. Just a bit outside my budget and long range plans for the coach.
