Air bags

Derek Powers · Feb 13, 2019

Toying the idea of adding air bags to my 2016 2500 with coil suspension. Any companies or products better than others?

kshelleby · Feb 13, 2019

Following this...have a 2014 that i want to add rear bags as well...

Derek Powers · Feb 13, 2019

I'm getting good feedback on timber grove and airlift from another source.

crash68 · Feb 13, 2019

Unfortunately TLC airbags are no longer around, they use a 6" Goodyear airbag. My buddy has them on his 2500 for towing his fifth wheel.
I heard many good things about Airlift and was considering them but their kit for the 1500 you had to cut the bump stop brackets(the TLC didn't). That is not the case for the 2500 install. Reason for leaning towards Airlift and TLC was the airbags physical diameter is larger, which means less pressure to lift the load(softer feeling ride). Couple Airlift's airbags with their WirelessOne compressor makes a great set up.
Airlift is also a Michigan company located in Lansing.

BruceMorgan · Feb 13, 2019

Derek Powers said:
I'm getting good feedback on timber grove and airlift from another source.

Yeah after much reading you’ll find it boils down to Air Lift 1000 vs Timber Grove. Thread after thread.

I have a set of Timber Grove bags, waiting on spring weather to install them.

crash68 · Feb 15, 2019

BruceMorgan said:
Yeah after much reading you’ll find it boils down to Air Lift 1000 vs Timber Grove.

Airlift doesn't make the 1000s airbags for a 2500 which the OP is asking about.

Kid's HEMI! !! · Feb 15, 2019

crash68 said:
Unfortunately TLC airbags are no longer around, they use a 6" Goodyear airbag. My buddy has them on his 2500 for towing his fifth wheel.
I heard many good things about Airlift and was considering them but their kit for the 1500 you had to cut the bump stop brackets(the TLC didn't). That is not the case for the 2500 install. Reason for leaning towards Airlift and TLC was the airbags physical diameter is larger, which means less pressure to lift the load(softer feeling ride). Couple Airlift's airbags with their WirelessOne compressor makes a great set up.
Airlift is also a Michigan company located in Lansing.

I have the air lift 5000 in my 1500 didn’t have to cut or drill anything bolted right up

crash68 · Feb 15, 2019

Kid's HEMI! !! said:
I have the air lift 5000 in my 1500 didn’t have to cut or drill anything bolted right up

Your correct, I forgot about that. The 5000 Ultimate requires the bump stop to be cut, the regular 5000 ones do not.

Kid's HEMI! !! · Feb 15, 2019

I have Ultimate plus maybe the other way around regular 5000 might need cut

crash68 · Feb 15, 2019

Kid's HEMI! !! said:
I have Ultimate plus maybe the other way around regular 5000 might need cut

I know the ones with the built in bump stop you had to cut the bumps stop cup off, thats why I didn't go with them. They were probably loosing business because of it and redesigned the mounting.

mtofell · Feb 15, 2019

I have a set of Firestone 5000 and they are great. Manual fill which is fine. You can load those things up to 90psi and the truck won't sag an 1/8" at full payload. Granted, you probably don't want to drive the truck that way since it feels like you're bouncing on concrete. I'm just saying they will keep the truck from sagging if that's your goal. I really like the way they reduce the bounce with my 5th wheel. I typically run them around 40psi.

Kid's HEMI! !! · Feb 15, 2019

crash68 said:
I know the ones with the built in bump stop you had to cut the bumps stop cup off, thats why I didn't go with them. They were probably loosing business because of it and redesigned the mounting.

Well they must have redesigned bc I didn’t have to cut and I have built in bump stop I’ll take a picture tomo

Kid's HEMI! !! · Feb 15, 2019

Go to about 9 mins

olyelr · Feb 16, 2019

I have the airlift 5000 ultimate with the internal bumpstop on my power wagon. No cutting needed, its a bolt on affair.

I did away with the lower bag mounts in favor of daystar cradles so I could keep the down-travel of the power wagon suspension with no damage to the bags.

Heres a writeup I did on my install...

http://forum.powerwagonregistry.org/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=4732

They work great and I would do it all over again. Only think I would add is the wireless one air system, thats pretty damn slick.

Rick R · Feb 19, 2019

I bought the Airlift 1000s for my 1500 and haven't installed them yet. I'm hoping to get them in before March 'cause we're thinking of hauling the trailer south then. I'm hoping the install goes as smooth as they say it will.

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