How do I properly lift a truck equipped with rear airbags?

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Attrazi

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I have a 2013 ram outdoorsman with airbags installed in the rear (the kind outside of the coils). I was hoping to install the eibach lift with 2.75" in the front and 1" in the back, but the smallest spacer airlift sells is 2".

Do I need to lift the rear end 2" to preserve the function of my airbags? If I go with the 2" readylift coils, what would a good shock be to go with it? I think bilstein 5100 and the eibachs max out at 1" lift.
 

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To be honest, I wouldn't even worry about a 1" rear lift causing any issues with the bags.
 

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To be honest, I wouldn't even worry about a 1" rear lift causing any issues with the bags.
I feel the same way. As long as the factory length shocks are kept as well as the sway bar links, it essentially will have the same droop as the factory suspension, so the bags arnt gonna get torn. And i would think they would still raise the back enough when loaded to keep it level.
 

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