Airlift or Firestone and why? - Airsprings

[kblackav8or]

Need to know which is better. I seem to remember someone mentioning they had a problem with the hardware or bracketry of one of them. I am ordering soon and interested in any pitfalls or must haves. Thanks.
Kevin

 

[ripsaw]

I have the Firestones on my truck with onboard air. I had to do a little modification to the brackets to fit around my B&W gooseneck hitch. That was before they came out with the newer version that works with the GN hitches.

Wasn't too bad to get them in and working right. Gotta say I really like having them. I didn't have the onboard air on at first and that really sucked if you needed to air up. I would surely get the onboard air right away while you're at it.

 

[kblackav8or]

Have a favorite place to buy this stuff? I was looking at truckspring.com. Dang them air pumps are expensive.

 

[kblackav8or]

Started installing them tonight. Ford frame vs harbor freight drill bits..Frame 1, drill bits 0. I got one side done. The hole drilling is the worst part.

 

[argve]

Cobalt drill bits... They are harder than your std high speed steel bits but not as brittle as carbide (won't snap them off as quick when running a hand drill)... Cobalt will make the frame look like butter when comparing the performance to HSS bits.

 

[kblackav8or]

Got R done. Took an hour+ to drill 4 holes even with new cobalt bits. Sort of a PITA all around but I think it will be well worth it. I am considering doing the front end as well.

 

[OkieGringo]

I have AirLift bags with the SmartLift. Set it, then as a load is added, the pump comes on and levels it back to normal. Real . Kinda spendy though. OkieGringo

 

[lukecline]

i just installed air lift springs on my truck, how much is the pump setup?

 

[NVCowboy]

Part "BUMP" and part question. Front airbags? They have them for the front? Anyone ever use them on the front? How is the ride? Almost like a leveling kit? Havent even got close to the suspension yet, and I want a little lift in the front, but not getting crazy due to sensible nature (crazy looks great on other peoples trucks, and I apprecaite you guys for it). The front bags seem like a neat idea since I would need leveling kit if I ever got the bags anyway. Ooops, I would need the bags if I ever got the leveling kit. I got that a little back-asswards there for a second. THanks again for the info.

 

[NapaBavarian]

www.summitracing.com

Yeah, fronts are out there for some trucks.

 

[kblackav8or]

truckspring.com seems to have really good prices and does have them for most. I imagine the new coil spring trucks will be more difficult to fit.