Air Delete Questions

[Ram17Rebel]

2017 Rebel: Long story short I replaced the drivers air bag a year ago and recently passenger side started bleeding out after sitting for a few days. I ordered airdelete's bilstein kit with the front leveling kit. I did not order the upgraded rear spring.

Was not getting the rear spring upgrade a mistake?
If you had a shop do the conversion what did they change?
Those who rented the programmer did you save it for just incase or return it for the deposit?
Any luck selling the good airbags once removed?

TIA

 

[tron67j]

You should do a search. There are a number of threads on this topic. Good luck.

 

[Ram17Rebel]

I've searched, then posted. If you can find the answers im looking for, post the link.

 

[Ram17Rebel]

Bump

 

[Bandit517]

These questions are a mix of self explanatory that shouldn't require asking, or need more information before we (the forum) can answer. With that being said, let's break out the crayons.



Q: Was not getting the rear spring upgrade a mistake?
A: Do you tow often? Load heavy items in the bed? If yes to either of those, I'd recommend the upgraded springs or airlift helper bags to help with squatting. If no, the supplied springs should be fine.

Q: If you had a shop do the conversion what did they change?
A: You're removing whatever parts are being installed with the kit at minimum, so front struts and rear bags. You could go all out and remove all of the air ride components but isn't necessary. The compressor, tanks, valve, and level sensors could all remain on the truck.

Q: Those who rented the programmer did you save it for just incase or return it for the deposit?
A: I don't have direct experience with the supplied programmer, but my understanding is it's pretty much an alfaOBD equipped device. If you plan to keep your truck for any amount of time, alfaOBD is a nice tool to have.

Q: Any luck selling the good airbags once removed?
A: They're worth next to nothing without proving what's good or bad as anyone repairing their air ride will not want to risk recharging the system to find the bags they bought are leaking.

 

[Ram17Rebel]

These questions are a mix of self explanatory that shouldn't require asking, or need more information before we (the forum) can answer. With that being said, let's break out the crayons.

Asking questions is what the forum is for. There is no need to be a T W A T if you decide to reply.

 

[metalchewy]

Asking questions is what the forum is for. There is no need to be a T W A T if you decide to reply.

A forum is a community, around a certain common interest. You, as a new person in any forum, should follow long-standing etiquette that forums have used since the 90s.

Within 4 posts, you've resorted to name-calling the one person who tried to answer your questions.

 

[Ram17Rebel]

A forum is a community, around a certain common interest. You, as a new person in any forum, should follow long-standing etiquette that forums have used since the 90s.

Within 4 posts, you've resorted to name-calling the one person who tried to answer your questions.

Lets review:
The first person replied "use the search". I did use the search prior to posting and my answers were not previously answered. However, I did see Troy post in all air delete threads "use the search" so I assume rather than trying to be helpful, he is only after post counts.

Next, bandit starts off my belittling me saying the questions don't need answered and he'll spell it out in crayon. Is this how you treat new members here? I called a spade a spade. If the moderators don't like it they can delete my post, delete the thread or even delete my account.

 

[zrock]

I distinctly remember answering this exact same question eather in this forum or another forum not to long ago.
I did the air ride delete but not with the same kit you used. I should have done everything at once and probably used the air delete kit because a few month after the delete the rake drove me nuts on the truck so i put a level strut kit in the front. Then after a year of trying to find airbags that would fit in the rear and having to go with the stupid bags that go inside the coils and having nothing but issues i upgraded the rear springs for a heavier load. In the end it probably cost me more to go this route than doing it all at once and being done with it. So the short answer is yes go for a better coil in the rear now and be done with it. As far as selling your old suspension as said above no one is really going to purchase used air suspension just because of the issues with it, I gave all mine away.
I tow a travel trailer and also carry my ATV in the back of the truck and found the truck really saged with either one of these.

 

[Bandit517]

Lets review:
The first person replied "use the search". I did use the search prior to posting and my answers were not previously answered. However, I did see Troy post in all air delete threads "use the search" so I assume rather than trying to be helpful, he is only after post counts.

Next, bandit starts off my belittling me saying the questions don't need answered and he'll spell it out in crayon. Is this how you treat new members here? I called a spade a spade. If the moderators don't like it they can delete my post, delete the thread or even delete my account.

You're a new member asking the same questions that have been asked countless times before. And as I said in my post you also asked questions that we can't even really answer because you haven't posted any other information to help. So yes, I "belittled" you because you could've answered most of those questions yourself. I'm not saying you should know everything, as a lot of learning can be done here on this forum. But since these trucks (The 4th gen specifically) have been around for a number of years. It's rare to have a question that hasn't already been asked and answered.