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Heavy trailers, campers, and bed loads can make even a solid truck squat in the rear. The Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 Ultimate air springs add up to 5,000 lbs of load-leveling capacity to keep your stance even. With adjustable air pressure from 5 to 100 psi, you can raise or soften the support to match the load. Leveling out your ride keeps steering sharp, braking balanced, and headlights aimed where they belong—especially when towing or hauling uneven cargo.
These air springs include internal urethane jounce bumpers that smooth out rough roads and act as a built-in backup if air pressure ever drops. The hybrid design combines the tunable feel of air springs with the reliability of jounce-style springs. The jounces engage progressively—the more weight you add, the stiffer they get—so bumps and dips don’t bottom out the suspension. Even at lower pressures, you get a more comfortable, controlled ride when empty or loaded.
The LoadLifter 5000 Ultimate is made with 2-ply, fabric-reinforced rubber air bags protected by exclusive upper and lower roll plates that guard against damage from moving parts underneath. High-strength Zytel nylon endcaps are lighter than steel but resist rust and corrosion better. The urethane jounce inserts require no maintenance and handle hot or cold conditions without breaking down, giving you reliable support for years of towing and hauling.
Installing these springs doesn’t require a shop full of tools. The kit includes mounting brackets, hardware, manual inflation valves, and air lines for both sides. Once bolted on, you can route the inflation valves to your bumper for quick access or add an optional compressor system for in-cab control. Just mount the springs, air them up, and you’re ready to haul with a level stance and steady handling every time.
Customer Satisfaction Score:
99% were satisfied with this product
1% of customers were not satisfied
Ratings & Reviews
This product made a world of difference on my Chevy 2500HD. My slide in camper is just below weight limit and was not riding comfortably. I installed them myself. Super pleased with the result.
Took me about an hour to install on my 2018 GMC 3500 HD DRW. Instructions were clear and in English. Works flawlessly.
It would be nice however, if the manufacturer would take the time to completely assemble the springs before they ship them. It took me 30 minutes to put them together. If the factory assembled them, installation would take 30 minutes and be done.
A great product. Well built out of rugged materials. Super easy to put in. I would recommend them to anyone. I got this brand because my father put some in his truck when he was towing his 5th wheel camper. Great costume service.
Rear leaf springs were sagging really bad after loaded service bed was installed.
Installed the air lift bags and much better. 2 days of service and all good
This is a good brand of air springs and I'm satisfied with the quality. When I drilled the holes for the upper bracket to use the (4) supplied self-tapping bolts, the first two twisted off at the head. I feel that the bolts were made of metal too soft for the application. I ended up using the U-bolts for the rear but the gooseneck plate wouldn't allow them in the front. Had to grind the bolts off and redrill the holes. Figured 1/32 larger would make it easier to tap and still tighten to specs. Got them installed and they are working fine.
This is a great product. They are easy to install and work great. Thank You
Instructions were very clear. I made photo copies of the two pages with the overall drawing and the material list so I did not have to page back and forth. I have a fifth wheel plate in my truck which required the drilling method of attachment for the upper bracket. It would be nice to have some suggestions to make that process simpler.
Just finished installing and the one issue was the lower bracket.I believe it could be installed either way,there is a cutout and that part was not easily shown in the pictures. But I got it. Took me about an hour and a half each side.removing the brake cables took the longest because of that and not much room and I didn't have a 13 mms open end wrench. The first thing you must do is remove jounce bumper. They say pry it out with 2 screwdrivers. After 15minutes of prying i have up and got a large (4 inch) channel lock pump pliers and gave it a twist . Out in seconds. Works so much better and no skun knuckles. Looking forward to use ing it soon on my truck camper. It was bottom ing the bounce bumper all the time.
Another purchase delivered reasonably quick and completely undamaged.
While I initially thought the package had gotten sidetracked or delayed during shipping I was just too impatient. I wasn’t fully considering the shipping rush with Christmas returns and gift card purchased. The initial packaging and shipping was very rapid, like normal, but I then got hung up on the fact that the tracking information showed it left Missouri and then no updates for 5-6 days. So I emailed to get an update, and a response quickly arrived showing me that it had just arrived in the L.A. area. The order ended up arriving on time, just like they said it would. Once again, great selection and great service!
I got these air bags on a recommendation. I am getting a fifth wheel trailer and wanted to go down the road with a little security knowing my suspension would handle it. I ordered these and installed them myself. All the parts were there and the instructions were perfect. my biggest decision was where to put the air line. I decided to put them on either side of the license plate. I haven't had a load yet but I am sure they will work fine.
The airbag system lifted my truck back to a normal ride height while hauling my 4000 lb truck camper. It allows my suspension to respond to the road without bottoming out. Stabilizes excess sway on corners and during high wind events.
This item was shipped and received on time. The install went fairly well. Since I had a B&W hitch in the truck already I had to drill two 5/16 holes in the frame. I would recommend this item
I’ve been using these for about a year now on a 2500 HD pulling a 24’ enclosed trailer. They work great, truck handles much better than it did without bags.
Alan
12/21/2024
The air springs are holding up great they make a nice difference when pulling a heavy load - highly recommended!
great kit and instructions
Great service, great communication, parts came in a timely manner, and installed with know issues.
Worked with Jill on this order. She was awesome, very knowledgeable and helped me through the entire process! Thanks Jill!
Victoria H.
1/22/2025
That's great Michael, I told Jill you reached out and it put a smile on her face!
Michael
1/23/2026
Perfect!
The airlift bags are really nice quality! I would say they could go into a little more detail in the instructions for putting the brackets together for the diy people.
Poor quality control. Get all the way to the end of install and they failed to drill and tap the hole that is needed for installing brake line mounts.
Easy for install with the help of your video. Works great! Thanks
Fast shipping. Quality product
The staff at etrailer was great. They verified that this product would fit my application even though there is a fifth wheel rail bracket involved.
Also I ordered multiple products and one of the products was delayed. The offered to split the order so I could receive the air bags sooner, which I needed because I have an appointment to have them installed
Watched the video, took about an hour to do the installation myself. I added this product to level out truck when hauling my fifth wheel camper. Overall great craftsmanship on this product, easy installation. I just couldn’t drill holes in my new bumper for the valve stems, so I add a piece of aluminum angle iron, drilled two 5/16 holes and added two self tapping screws to the hitch, turned out well.
Airbags are working great. Glad I added them. Helps with towing my fifth wheel and other trailers
They work well and leveled up my truck when towing, so my headlights don’t blind oncoming traffic.
I just installed the system yesterday. It seems to be working as advertised. I won't know if it meets my expectations until I tow my travel trailer. I will follow up with a review afterwards.
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Allen
7/7/2019
The air fittings on the air bags leak, I changed them out but I think after time they will leak again. But the unit works great I would recommend