Active - level rear Air Suspension!

P Kennedy wrote:
Put the Reyco air ride system in and dumped 550 lbs of brutal steel that made it ride like a buck board. Should have been a factory option to save time and money, kit was designed for 35-5500 ambulances.

Thanks everyone, very helpful!

Put the Reyco air ride system in and dumped 550 lbs of brutal steel that made it ride like a buck board. Should have been a factory option to save time and money, kit was designed for 35-5500 ambulances.

Auto leveling air valves, some have a dump port - are the easiest answer. With just about any onboard air supply, and s single valve located above the diff you have a constant level at the rear. Twin valves located as close to the tire as you can fit them with clearance for chains and flexing will give you side to side leveling as well as a constant rear level. The compressor is the biggest cost, then the valve(s), then air tank (.5 gallon is more then enough for leveling) and a pressure switch (or two). I am running two pressure switches, and two different pressures. The higher pressure rating runs the compressor, the lower one runs a buzzer - if the tank pressure drops below the cut in pressure by x lbs the buzzer starts, and continues until the pressure is above its cut out pressure - the tank compressor continues to run until its higher pressure switch's cut out pressure.

We have one of these suspensions in our tow-mobile clicky

the bear II wrote:
I have a Link Air Ride System for the rear suspension of my truck. It automatically adjusts to the load plus it does have a manual dump to make it easier to hitch and unhitch. The dump lowers the rear 4" so it also helps when loading stuff into the truck bed.

After having this system, I would always have a truck with this type of setup for the rear suspension.

Here's the web link
http://www.linkmfg.com/products/ultraride/

Thanks, are they available for 1 ton pickups, seem like much larger vehicles only?

Great to know everyone....very good information! thanks

I have a Link Air Ride System for the rear suspension of my truck. It automatically adjusts to the load plus it does have a manual dump to make it easier to hitch and unhitch. The dump lowers the rear 4" so it also helps when loading stuff into the truck bed.

After having this system, I would always have a truck with this type of setup for the rear suspension.

Here's the web link
http://www.linkmfg.com/products/ultraride/

I( have active air suspension and I love it. It's totally automatic. I wish it had a manual dump sometimes though, so it would easier to get the trailer off the ball.

labren wrote:
An option available on specific trucks, is this auto air suspension. I currently have air bags that require me to add air when the box gets weighted down below level. Some of you may have this option and it is probably good as long as there are no leaks in the airlines, but I would appreciate your thoughts!

Brakes are great as long as there are no leaks in the lines.;)

I don't have a factory set up but I do have air ride on my 2005 that I installed and I love it. I don't have it set up as an auto level system. I do have to air air to it but just pushing a button is not hard.