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2010 Smart fortwo
Air Lift

Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 Air Helper Springs - Rear Axle

Part Number: AL57212
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5,000-lb Capacity. Designed to upgrade your rear suspension, LoadLifter 5000 air springs provide high-quality, full-time load support. They level your vehicle, improving braking and ride comfort and reducing the strain on your factory suspension. Great Prices for the best vehicle suspension from Air Lift. Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 Air Helper Springs - Rear Axle part number AL57212 can be ordered online at etrailer.com or call 1-800-940-8924 for expert service.
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Air Lift Vehicle Suspension - AL57212

  • Air Springs
  • Towing/Load Leveling
  • Air Lift
  • Rear Axle Suspension Enhancement
  • Heavy Duty
  • Suspension Only

5,000-lb Capacity. Designed to upgrade your rear suspension, LoadLifter 5000 air springs provide high-quality, full-time load support. They level your vehicle, improving braking and ride comfort and reducing the strain on your factory suspension.


Features:

  • Provides your vehicle with up to 5,000 lbs of load-leveling support, reducing strain on your rear suspension and improving both safety and ride quality
    • Designed for heavy-duty applications such as 3/4-ton and 1-ton pickup trucks, motor homes, and commercial trucks
  • Keeps your vehicle level when you are hauling a heavy load
    • Improves steering and braking performance
    • Helps to maintain safe headlight aim
    • Keeps your tires from wearing unevenly
  • Lets you manually adjust air pressure to get the even load distribution and support that you need
    • Level your vehicle front to rear
    • Inflate each spring independently for side-to-side leveling of off-center loads
  • Reduces the strain on your OEM suspension caused by extremely heavy loads
  • Improves overall stability and ride quality
    • Diminishes sway and absorbs road shock for a smooth ride
  • Comes with Air Lift's exclusive upper and lower roll plates
    • Increases the load capacity of the air springs
    • Protects springs from damage, extending the life of your air spring suspension
  • Constructed of 2-ply, fabric-reinforced rubber
    • Endcaps are made of high-strength Zytel nylon, which is lighter, stronger, and more corrosion resistant than steel
  • Mounting brackets and hardware are included for installation
  • Manual inflation valves and air lines are included
    • Manual valves are typically mounted on bumper for easy access
    • Compressor system with in-cab gauges (sold separately) can be added to monitor and automatically adjust air pressure
  • Made in USA


Specs:

  • Load-leveling capacity: up to 5,000 lbs
    • LoadLifter 5000 springs will not increase your vehicle's weight-carrying capacity. Do not exceed the manufacturer's recommended weight limit.
  • Adjustable air pressure: 5 psi - 100 psi
  • Lifetime warranty
  • 60-Day satisfaction guarantee


Note: Will not work with gooseneck or fifth-wheel hitches unless it uses the Reese universal rail kit - does not work with custom rail kits.


Air Lift's LoadLifter 5000 was designed with an exact purpose: to provide full-time, first-class support to your 3/4- or 1-ton pickup, motor home, or commercial truck. With this kit, you get a safer ride and simultaneously protect your vehicle from the strain that comes with hauling massive loads.


Carrying heavy cargo in your truck bed or trailer puts tremendous stress on your vehicle. Your brakes erode faster, your tires wear unevenly, and handling suffers severely. When towing, you might also experience excessive sway, bottoming out, and even improper and unsafe headlight aim. Fortunately, there is a solution to these problems. By pairing your existing suspension with the LoadLifter 5000, you can seriously beef up your suspension, ensure equal load distribution, and give your vehicle the support it desperately needs. Air Lift's LoadLifter 5000 provides up to 5,000 pounds of load-leveling capacity and distributes the weight of your payload to all four wheels. As a result, the stress on your OEM suspension is significantly reduced.


LoadLifter's air bags are adjustable from 5 to 100 psi for precise support, and they can be inflated independently of one another for front-to-rear and side-to-side leveling. They are made of high-quality, two-ply, fabric-reinforced rubber. Most air bags lose air at the ends, where the bag is enclosed with a steel cap, because the steel can rust and corrode over time, creating small holes. The endcaps on Air Lift air bags are fashioned from corrosion-proof Zytel nylon, a material that is both stronger and lighter than steel, ensuring that the air bags won't lose air. Also, LoadLifter 5000 comes with Air Lift's exclusive roll plates, which both protect your air springs and beef up the load capacity of the springs.


This system installs with the included brackets and hardware. Just mount the springs, inflate them, and ride. To inflate the LoadLifter springs, you just have to pump air in through the inflation valves. A line kit is included with the springs so that you can install the valves (one for each spring) in an easily accessible area - typically they are installed on the bumper. If you want to make the springs even easier to use, you can get a compressor and gauge system (sold separately).


Air Lift kits are designed to keep your vehicle at normal ride height. You can find the normal ride height of your vehicle by unloading it and measuring the distance between the bottom edge of your wheel well and the center of the hub. After you find and record this distance, you can regulate the amount of air that you put into your air springs to maintain normal ride height - even when you are hauling a heavy load. You will need to adjust the air pressure in your air bags according to the size of your load.


Along with a lifetime warranty that has no mileage restrictions, Air Lift offers a 60-day satisfaction guarantee. Just install and use LoadLifter 5000 springs for 60 days, and if you are not satisfied at the end of this time, you can remove them from your vehicle and return them for a full product refund. Now that's confidence.



57212 Airlift Load Lifter 5000 Air Bag Suspension Support System - Back Axle

Installation Details AL57212 Installation instructions

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5,000-lb Capacity. Designed to upgrade your rear suspension, LoadLifter 5000 air springs provide high-quality, full-time load support. They level your vehicle, improving braking and ride comfort and reducing the strain on your factory suspension.

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  • Air Lift Kit to Fit with Reese 5th Wheel Brackets Installed on a 2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty
    The Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 Air Helper Springs # AL57212 are designed to fit your 2008 Ford F-250 but when it comes to compatibility with 5th wheel/gooseneck mounting brackets, it only fits with the Reese universal mounting brackets. The Reese Kit # RP50082-58 you installed uses custom mounting brackets, which are better, so instead you'll need to use the Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 Air Helper Springs # AL57398. There are instructions on page 6 for this Air Lift kit that specifically address...
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    We can help you with a rear-axle air bag kit for your 2008 Ford F-350 King Ranch dually. All kits for your truck are shown on the linked page and these include products from Firestone and AirLift. I do recommend a Firestone kit as they actually manufacture their air springs and because they are the leaders in Ford applications. The kit I suggest is part # F2550. This fits both 2WD and 4WD trucks, is compatible with an in-bed 5th wheel or gooseneck hitch and is a no-drill installation....
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  • Air Lift Suspension Enhancement Recommendation for a 2006 Ford F-250 4WD
    For your 2006 Ford F-250 the Air Lift kit you would want is the part # AL57212 since you do not have a fifth wheel or gooseneck hitch. This has been confirmed as a fit for your vehicle and would provide you with additional rear suspension support. The part # AL57398 would be the kit that is compatible with fifth wheel and gooseneck hitches, but since you do not have either this would not be the required kit to use. For the record, either kit would fit your truck and work well. It's just...
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  • Air Lift Springs to Fit 2006 Ford F-350
    The Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 # AL57212 are the springs that will fit your 2006 Ford F-350. If you wish to add a compressor kit use # AL25592. This will allow you to monitor and control the air pressure from the cab of your truck.
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  • Custom Gauge Pillar for the Gauge for Air Lift Suspension on a 2006 Ford F-350 King Ranch
    The gauge size in Air Lift kits like # AL25856 is designed to fit most custom pillar pods or dash mounts but they do not offer custom pillars or pods. The kits do come with a small pad the gauge fits in that can be mounted on the dash. For a 2006 Ford F-350 you can use Air Lift system # AL57212. A company called AutoMeter makes some custom gauge pillars that might work for you.
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  • Can the Air Load Lifter Air Springs for a 2009 Ford F-250 Fit with a B&W Hitch Installed
    I have a solution for you, but, the Air Lift LoadLifter Air Helper Springs, # AL57212, is not compatible with the B&W hitch on your 2009 Ford F-250. However, the Air Lift LoadLifter Air Helper Springs, # AL57398, are compatible with a B&W Gooseneck, Companion, or Patriot 5th Wheel Hitch. The upper mounting bracket on the these air springs can mount to the vehicle's frame with the hitch brackets installed to the frame.The frame and hitch brackets will have pre-drilled holes that match...
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  • LoadLifter 5000 Compatibility With Reese Underbed Rail Kit On A 2006 Ford F-250
    You can install a 5th wheel hitch with your AirLift LoadLifter 5000 air bags but the frame brackets on the 5th wheel installation kit part # RP30073 will interfere with the mounting location on the AirLift part # AL57212. Therefore, it is not compatible with the Reese Under Bed Rail Kit part # RP30073 without further modifications that would void the warranty. The only 5th wheel option that will enable you to keep your current airbag setup entails the use of our Reese Universal Base Rails...
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  • Can the Air Lift Suspension Kit for 2006 Ford F-350 Fit With Reese Universal Fifth Wheel Rail Kit
    The Air Lift Kit part # AL57212 which has been confirmed as a fit for your 2006 Ford F-350 is compatible with universal fifth wheel rail kits like either the Reese Universal kit part # RP30035 or the Curt # C16100.
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  • Air Bag Suspension Enhancement Recommendation for 2008 Ford F-350 with Gooseneck Hitch
    You are correct that the Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 Air Helper Springs # AL57212 would not be able to be installed the mounting location would interfere with your gooseneck hitch. To install air bags on your 2008 Ford F-350 with a gooseneck hitch installed, you will want to use the Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs # F2550. These air bags will install on the inside of your frame and will not interfere with your gooseneck hitch. I have attached an installation video of these springs...
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  • Is There Air Bag Kit Compatible with Curt Gooseneck # C60720 for 2008 Ford F-350
    So I am not sure what air bag kit you have so it's hard for me to give you a specific set of instructions as some of them are made differently. What we also are aware of is that some air bag companies make kits that are designed for in-bed hitches like the # C60720 that you mentioned which Air Lift has their part # AL57397 that does work with in-bed hitches like this. Worth noting is that Air Lift also offers the # AL57212 which does not fit with the in-bed hitches unless it's a Reese universal...
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  • Are the Air Lift load Lifter 5000 Air Bags Compatible with In-Bed Hitch on 2006 Ford F-350
    The Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 Air Helper Springs - Rear Axle # AL57212 will not work with gooseneck or 5th wheel hitches unless you use the Reese universal rail kit on your 2006 Ford F-350. This will not work with custom rail kits. You will also be able to leave your factory overload springs. That being said, I would recommend the Firestone air bags over the Air Lift. These will have a more reliable and durable construction. They are also compatible with an in-bed hitch so you won't be...
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  • Recommended 5th Wheel Base Rails and Hitch for 2005 Ford F-250 with Air Lift Air Springs
    If your 2005 Ford F-350 Dually is equipped with the Air Lift LoadLIfter 5000 Air Springs # AL57212 then you can install 5th wheel base rails but you just need to use universal brackets since the air springs install on the outside of the frame rails. For this I recommend the Reese Universal Base Rails and Installation Kit # RP30035. This kit includes both the industry-standard base rails along with all the needed brackets and hardware. For the hitch itself (if you don't already have...
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  • Availability of Air Bag Suspension Kit that Fits 2006 Ford F-350 4x4
    For an air bag kit that is available for your 2006 Ford F-350 4x4 you would want the Air Lift part # AL57212. The # F2398 is not a fit for the 4x4 models and would not work for you.
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  • Will Air Bags Work with the Underbed Rail and Installation Kit for Demco Hijacker 2008 Ford F-350
    The Demco Hijacker Autoslide 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch part # DM8550022 and Underbed Rail and Installation Kit for Demco Hijacker part # DM8551000 for your 2008 Ford F-350 will only work with Firestone air bag kits. Therefore, if you have the Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs part # F2550 yes, they will work with the 5th wheel kit but if you have the Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 part # AL57212 no, they will not work with the 5th wheel kit. The Firestone kit listed above is the only option...
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  • Fifth Wheel Hitch Recommendation for 2006 Ford F-250 with Air Lift 57212 Kit Installed
    I have a solution for you, but the only fifth wheel rail kit we offer that will fit a 2006 Ford F-250 with the Air Lift Kit part # AL57212 installed is the Reese Universal Rail Kit part # RP30035. Since you have a short bed truck you then would need to use a slider hitch to allow you turning clearance. For that you would want the Curt part # C16541 which has an excellent jaw design to provide great king pin contact and a slider that will give you 12" of travel.
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  • Air Bag Helper Springs for a 2006 Ford F-350 4x4 Diesel with 6 Inch Lift
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  • Recommended 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch for 2006 Ford F-250 with Air Lift LoadLifter Helper Springs
    The Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 Air Helper Springs # AL57212 that are installed on your 2006 Ford F-250 is compatible only with the Reese Universal Base Rails and Installation Kit # RP30035. This rail kit is confirmed to fit your truck and will provide industry-standard, above-bed base rails for the 5th wheel hitch you choose. For a 5th wheel hitch, I recommend looking at the Curt A16 # C16521. This is a very nice hitch that will provide 12 inches of travel for making sharp turns with your...
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