Firestone Vehicle Suspension - F2299
For safety and stability, air springs are the perfect partner for your rear suspension when you are hauling heavy loads. Springs reduce strain on your rear axle, keep your vehicle level, and adjust to load sizes for a consistently smooth ride.
Features:
- Maximize safe load-carrying capacity, increase stability and improve ride quality
- Install between your vehicle's frame and its rear suspension
- Keep your vehicle level when you are hauling a heavy load
- Improve steering control and braking when you are hauling or towing
- Level your headlight beams
- Reduce tire wear
- Maintain even load distribution with air pressure, leveling off-center loads
- Air bags adjust manually, side to side, with individual inflation valves
- Reduce strain on rear suspension
- Prevent permanent sagging and excessive friction in leaf springs
- Increase stability
- Absorb road shock for a smooth ride
- Soften contact between axle and frame to prevent bottoming out
- Provide maximum load support and durability with rubber construction and double-convoluted design
- Include all materials necessary for installation
- Brackets, air springs, hardware, air line and separate valves for manual inflation
- Switches and gauges, compressors, and air tanks (sold separately) are available for quick and easy air spring inflation/deflation from inside your vehicle
- Made in USA
Specs:
- Load-leveling capacity: at least 3,200 lbs (at most 5,000 lbs)
- Ride-Rite springs will not increase your vehicle's weight-carrying capacity. Do not exceed the manufacturer's recommended weight limit.
- Adjustable air pressure: 5 psi to 100 psi
- Limited lifetime warranty on air springs
- 2-Year limited warranty on hardware
Firestone Ride-Rite Air Spring Basics
Firestone Ride-Rite springs are designed to increase safety and reduce the strain on your vehicle when you are hauling heavy loads or towing a heavy trailer. The springs partner with your existing rear suspension system to help keep your vehicle level, maintain even load distribution and increase stability. Hauling heavy loads or towing a heavy trailer can make the rear of your vehicle sag and the front end rise. This puts more strain on your rear axle and reduces contact between your front tires and the road, causing problems with braking, steering control and traction. By adding air springs to your rear suspension, you can help to level your vehicle and improve braking and handling. The air springs also help to level your headlight beams and reduce wear on your tires.
Adjustable Air Pressure
The air pressure in your Ride-Rite springs can be adjusted manually, side to side, to compensate for off-center loads. A centered load improves the stability of your vehicle by reducing body roll. The air springs will also help to absorb road shock and to soften contact between your axle and frame. This prevents bottoming out, thus improving ride comfort. Route the air line tubing for the springs to your vehicle's bumper to provide easy access to the manual inflation valves.
Air Spring Construction
Firestone's double-convoluted Ride-Rite air springs are designed to give you maximum load support and enhance the performance and ride comfort of your vehicle. The rubber springs provide cushioning between your suspension components and operate at up to 100 psi. The springs have four layers of reinforced rubber to ensure durability and enhance load support. A braided wire girdle creates the double-convoluted shape of each air spring, increasing the burst pressure of the spring. The rubber springs are attached to corrosion-resistant metal end plates with a time-proven, rolled crimp seal that keeps the bags securely anchored.
Air Spring Installation
Each Ride-Rite kit includes custom-fit brackets that connect to your axle and frame. The brackets provide the mounting points for the air springs. Drilling may be required for some applications.
2299 Firestone Ride Rite Air Bags - Double Convoluted - Rear Axle
This Product Fits The Following Vehicles
2010 - 2013 Ram 2500
2006 - 2008 Dodge Ram Pickup 1500, Mega Cab
2003 - 2013 Dodge Ram Pickup 2500
2004 - 2012 Dodge Ram Pickup 3500, Cab and Chassis
2003 - 2012 Dodge Ram Pickup 3500, Pickup
2010 - 2012 Ram 3500 Cab and Chassis
2010 - 2012 Ram 3500 Pickup
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- Which Firestone Ride-Rite Rear Air Spring Suspension Kit Fits a 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 4X4 Quad Cab
- I spoke with my contact at Firestone about the Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs - Rear Kit, # F2299. He stated that this particular kit will only fits the Mega Cab models. Instead, you will need Firestone Vehicle Suspension, # F2286. It is basically the same kit except the F2286 is designed to fit your 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 4X4 Quad Cab. I have included a link to the installation details for this kit below.
I have also included a link to an FAQ article on Firestone suspension kits. The se
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- Use of the Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs # F2299 on a 2009 3/4 Ton Dodge with Fifth Wheel
- As long as the plates bolted to the side of the frame on your 2009 Dodge 3/4 ton, to receive the fifth wheel hitch, are bolted on the outside of the frame of the vehicle you should not have any problems installing the Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs - Rear Kit, item # F2299. The upper brackets bolt to the existing jounce bumper location and the braces are installed on the inside of the frame.
Looking at page two of the instructions (see link), the left hand side of the page shows an im
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- Will The Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs, # F2299, Fit On 2008 Dodge Ram 1500 Crew Cab 4X4
- The Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs, # F2299, will fit on your 2008 Dodge Ram 1500 4X4 if it is a Mega Cab model.
As far as interference with the fifth wheel hitch, as long as the brackets bolted to the side of the frame on your 2008 Dodge Ram 1500, to receive the fifth wheel hitch, are bolted on the outside of the frame of the vehicle you should not have any problems installing the Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs - Rear Kit, # F2299. The upper brackets of the Firestone spring k
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- Will the Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs # F2299 Fit on a 2005 Dodge 3500 Dually Quad Cab 4x4
- Yes, the Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs - Rear Kit, item # F2299, will fit on your 2005 Dodge 3500 Dually 4 wheel drive quad cab. The overload springs will not interfere with the installation.
The upper brackets included in the install kit will install differently, you will need to select the one designed for 4 wheel drive models which will rest on a tab on the left frame rail with the overload springs on your truck.
Once installed you will be able to improve the ride and handling
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- Can Suspension Enhancement be Added to a 2005 Dodge Ram with a Popup Gooseneck Trailer Hitch
- I am not familiar with the Pop Up Hitch Gooseneck Hitch but I did look over the instructions on their website. It looks as though the brackets on the hitch that attach to the frame rails on the truck mount to the inside of the rails. If this is the case, you will not be able to use the Firestone Suspension Enhancement, # F2299, because it, too, attaches to the inside of the frame rail. I have included a link to the installation details for the Firestone springs for reference.
You may be able
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- Suspension Enhancement Recommendation For a 2007 Dodge Ram Megacab 2500 Drilling Road Rig
- The Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs, item # F2299, is the correct air spring kit for your 2007 Dodge Megacab 2500 Cummins 4x4, and will help to reduce the amount of flex in your suspension on bad roads. You will also be able to adjust the air pressure in the springs to customize the ride depending on whether you will be on bad roads or just on the highway.
Suspension enhancement kits do not increase load capacity. The manufacturer determines the load capacity of the vehicle and those f
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- Can Firestone Ride Rite Air Helper Springs # F2299 be Used with a 5th Wheel Kit on a 2005 Dodge 2500
- The rear Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs, # F2299, are the kit for your 2005 Dodge Ram 2500 Pickup with 4x4, long bed and diesel engine. The brackets for the air springs in this kit will bolt directly over the axle and inside of the truck frame, see photo link, so they will not interfere with 5th wheel installation.
You can use the Reese Quick-Install Custom Base Rails and Installation Kit, # RP5140-58, for your truck. This kit will install with the brackets forward and rearward of th
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- Parts Needed To Install Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs on 2005 Dodge 2500 w/ 6 Inch Lift
- To install the Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs, part # F2299, on your 2005 Dodge Ram 2500, you will need to use a lift spacer kit.
You will need the Firestone Lift Spacer, part # F2375. You will need to check and see the actual lift you got from your lift kit. The # F2375 bracket kit is designed to use with the Firestone Air Springs and trucks that are lifted 6 inches. You will want to measure from the upper and lower brackets on the truck, as it should measure between 11-1/2 and 12-1
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- Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Spring Recommendation for a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500 Short Bed
- The Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs # F2299 that you referenced would be the correct choice for your 2008 Dodge Ram 2500 quad cab short bed. These air springs will maximize your safe load-carrying capacity, increase stability and improve ride quality. I attached installation instructions for this product for you to check out also.
You may also be interested in a Firestone Level Command # F2097. This single-gauge control unit inflates/deflates one set of air springs from the comfort of
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- Fifth Wheel Trailer Hitch and Suspension Enhancement for a 2012 Dodge Ram SLT Crew Cab Short Bed
- For a 5th wheel hitch I recommend going with a 16K Reese round tube slider, # RP30075. The round tube slider offers the most travel, 12 inches, for more clearance when making tight turns. For an installation kit, you can use # RP30035-186.
The Firestone air spring system, # F2299, that you referenced installs on the bottom and inside of the frame rails, so there should be no interference issues with a 5th wheel installation kit. I have included a link to the installation instructions for you
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- Can Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs be Inflated Manually or is an Onboard Compressor Required
- You do not have to have an on board compressor to inflate the Firestone suspension enhancement system, # F2299. You can inflate them with an air pump such as you might find at a gas station or using a compressor at home.
There are kits available that you can add to install a compressor with the system and inflate them from the comfort of your truck cab. There are 2 systems. The Level Command system, # F2097, will allow you to adjust the air pressure in the bags together. The Level Command II
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- Suspension Enhancement for a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500 Long Bed with 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch
- Any suspension enhancement kit that bolts to the inside or outside of the frame or has brackets that touch the inside or outside of the frame could possibly cause interference with the 5th wheel brackets already installed on your truck. This includes # F2299 and most other similar products. But, Air Lift # AL57295, installs on the bottom of the frame rails as you can see in the instructions I have linked so is a potential candidate for you.
What I recommend if the truck does not have factory
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- Recommendation of Lift Spacer Kit for Firestone Air Helper Springs # F2299 on Lifted 2006 Dodge Ram
- To install the Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs, part # F2299, on your 2006 Dodge Ram with a lift kit, you will need to use a lift spacer kit.
For a 6-inch lift you will need the Firestone Lift Spacer, part # F2375. You will need to check and see the actual lift you got from your lift kit. The # F2375 bracket kit is designed to be used with the Firestone Air Springs and trucks that are lifted 6 inches. You will want to measure the distance between the upper and lower brackets of your #
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- Parts Needed to Install Firestion Ride-Rite Air Bags on a 2003 Dodge Ram 3500 With a 6 Inch Lift
- Assuming the lift kit on your 2003 Dodge Ram 3500 has a 6 inch suspension lift, the only additional parts that you will need are the Ride-Rite Lift Spacers, # F2375, for 6 inch lift kits in addition to the Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs, # F2299. If your truck has a 6 inch body lift, then you will not need the additional spacers because body lifts do not raise the frame of your truck, only the body.
The lift spacers will install under the air bags between the bottom of the air spring
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- Are the Firstone Ride-Rite Air Bags # F2299 Compatible with a BandW Hitch in a 2012 Ram 3500 Dually
- I spoke with B and W about the compatibility of the turnover ball hitch for the 2012 Ram 3500 trucks with the Firestone air bags and she assured me that they should work together since the gooseneck hitch in your 2012 Ram 3500 Dually 4x4 does not attach to the inside of the frame rails or at the jounce bumper.
The Firestone Ride-Rite Air Bags, # F2299, will install on the inside and bottom of the frame rail at the jounce bumper on your truck.
I recommend that you check the location of th
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- Will the Firestone Ride-Rite Springs Transfer From a 2003 Ford F-250 4x4 to a 2012 Ram 2500 2WD
- There is a bracket kit and hardware kit available for the Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs for your 2012 Ram 2500, however it is only compatible with the Ride-Rite Air Bags, # 6401. The bracket kit that you will need is part # F2479 and the hardware kit is part # F2327.
At this time, the # 6401 air bags are the only air bags that will work with your 2012 Ram 2500. There are three different air bags that are compatible with your 2003 Ford F-350, # 6401, # 6781, and # 6762. If your current air bag
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