Air bag suspension for trucks question

You could air them up with a hand air pump.

Actually,,, my car is a Lincoln Mark VII. It came from the factory with a rubber bag at each corner. No metal springs of any kind.

check etrailer.com and amazon and read all about them on the reviews.

BTW, I do not have an on board compressor for mine. i air them up to what I need before hooking up. It is your call, but it does not take much air, my wally world 12V compressor airs them right up.

Here is a true "air suspension" for your truck Kalderman they do NOT INCREASE your carry capacity. The "air bags" also do not increase your carrying capacity....but either may make you more complacent going down the road with your overloaded rig. The Kalderman will ride better.

Inthecountry wrote:
OK, now I'm confused, some are saying air bags are not correct, that they are air springs, but some are saying air bags. Are they one and the same?

It doesn't matter what they're called, although I think air bag is correct. Regardless, the bags "act" like springs. They cannot increase your vehicle's towing capacity, but can keep the vehicle more level.

Dave H M wrote:
I cannot believe that so many people need to get up in the ozone layer about semantics. The post before mine gives you a picture of the beasts. Now somebody can beat me with a wet noodle cus I was semantically incorrect. :B

There is a lot of El Toro poo poo on this thread. I put the Firestone ride right air bags on my F 250 before it even left the barn for hook up to the fifth wheel. I am not overloaded. I do not like any sag in the rear and I do think they are a great asset also when I happen to hit a big woop de do unexpectedly. Also my headlights will not shine in your eyes at night.

They do have their place in this world, even for the folks that are not overloaded.

I feel better now. :W

LOL, love it.

Looks like I'll be getting them, just have to find out the correct ones to get.

I'll call on Monday to ask since I can't make heads or tails out that page, there was no model number that I could see.

I cannot believe that so many people need to get up in the ozone layer about semantics. The post before mine gives you a picture of the beasts. Now somebody can beat me with a wet noodle cus I was semantically incorrect. :B

There is a lot of El Toro poo poo on this thread. I put the Firestone ride right air bags on my F 250 before it even left the barn for hook up to the fifth wheel. I am not overloaded. I do not like any sag in the rear and I do think they are a great asset also when I happen to hit a big woop de do unexpectedly. Also my headlights will not shine in your eyes at night.

They do have their place in this world, even for the folks that are not overloaded.

I feel better now. :W

" Rear air bags help level a loaded truck out when it is at or over its capacity to safely handle a load. They do not increade a trucks load carrying capacity."

On paper I would agree. Real world they do increase your capacity.

Example my 15 RAM with factory rear air ride only has two springs that run full length on each side and two that run from the axle forward. Hardly enough to carry 9,750# but with the air bags/springs it will carry that much weight.

Need and want are two completely different things . I have plenty of truck but I put on 5000 pound airbags and cut off my bottom overload springs and added an expansion tank to the airbags and my 1 T dually rides like a half ton . Craig

I've always thought of "air springs" as air suspension instead of regular springs, not in addition to.