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5,000-lb Capacity. LoadLifter 5000 Ultimate air springs have internal bumpers, so you get the adjustable load support of air springs and the comfort and reliability of jounce springs. Jounces also work as a fail-safe if air springs lose pressure.
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The air springs and jounce springs in this system work together to give you the best ride whether your truck is loaded or unloaded. Air Lift's LoadLifter 5000 Ultimate air springs have internal urethane foam jounces that protect the air springs and provide added ride comfort when your air pressure is low. The jounces also allow you to temporarily carry a load if the air springs lose air pressure. This gives your 3/4- or 1-ton pickup, motor home, or commercial truck air springs that are easier to maintain.
Carrying heavy cargo in your truck bed or trailer puts extra stress on your truck. Your brakes erode faster, your tires wear unevenly, and handling suffers severely. When towing, you might also experience excessive sway, bottoming out, and even inaccurate and unsafe headlight aim.
By pairing your existing suspension with LoadLifter 5000 Ultimate air springs, you can seriously beef up your suspension, ensure equal load distribution, and get the support you need. The springs provide up to 5,000 lbs of load-leveling capacity (depending on the weight-carrying capacity of your vehicle) and distribute the weight of your payload to all 4 wheels. As a result, the stress on your factory suspension is significantly reduced. LoadLifter's air bags are adjustable from 5 to 100 psi for precise support, and they can be inflated equally for front-to-back leveling or independently of one another for side-to-side leveling.
The air springs are made of high-quality, 2-ply, fabric-reinforced rubber. Most air bags lose air at the ends where the bag is enclosed with steel caps. These caps can rust and corrode over time, creating small holes. But 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.
The air bags also have Air Lift's exclusive roll plates, which protect the air springs and beef up their load capacity. These sturdy plates help guard the springs from moving parts under your vehicle that might puncture the air bags. The plates also provide a larger surface area for each spring to roll on. The extra surface area gives you a higher spring rate at a lower air pressure, resulting in a better ride.
The closed-cell urethane jounce spring inside each air spring gives you a more stable, comfortable ride. Each jounce acts as an overload spring and engages when your current air pressure level isn't enough to support your load. So on a rough road, the springs will kick in if needed to absorb bumps and shocks and help you to avoid bottoming out. When the jounces support a load, they adjust progressively - the more weight you pile on, the stiffer they become. The urethane material engages more smoothly than rubber jounces so you get a less jerky ride.
Because these jounces are taller than your factory jounce bumpers, they engage sooner than your factory jounces would to provide better support. And if the LoadLifter 5000 Ultimate air springs have insufficient or zero air pressure, the internal jounces will help to temporarily support your suspension and protect it from damage until you can repair or adjust the air spring system.
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 in air through the inflation valves. A line kit is included with the springs so that you can install the manual inflation valves (1 for each spring). These are typically mounted on the bumper but can be installed anywhere that is easily accessible. If you want to make the springs even easier to use, you can get a compressor and gauge system (sold separately) that allows you to monitor and adjust the springs from the cab of your truck.
Along with a lifetime warranty that has no mileage restrictions, Air Lift offers a 60-day satisfaction guarantee. Just install and use LoadLifter 5000 Ultimate springs for 60 days, and if you are not satisfied at the end of this time, you can remove and return them for a full refund.
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Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hi, everybody, Andy here with etrailer.com. Let's take a look together at these Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 Ultimate Air Helper Springs with internal jounce bumpers for your rear axle. Now, these have been designed to fit your 2017 to 2020 Ford F-150 Raptor. And on custom-fit parts such as these springs, I do recommend taking advantage of our vehicle fit guide here at etrailer.com. Input the year, make and model of your vehicle and our fit guide will confirm if these will work for you or if we have something comparable that will work for you. Now, this hybrid spring system with a load leveling capacity of 5,000 pounds combines the adjustability of air springs with the reliability of jounce-style springs.
These air springs are going to reduce the strain on your rear suspension, it's going to increase safety, and compensate for uneven loads. Now, some additional benefits include leveling your truck, front to back, and help maintain that safe headlight aim. They'll adjust independently for side to side leveling of any off center loads, which will improve steering and braking performance. Now, on the inside of each of these air springs are jounce springs. They help improve ride comfort, reduce sway, and help with cornering.
It will engage a lower air pressures to better absorb road shock and minimize bottoming out, and it's going to provide support progressively, which means the more you load the springs, the stiffer they become, and it'll let you temporarily carry a load with zero air pressure in the air springs because of those jounce springs inside. Now, these are made here in the USA of 2 Ply fabric reinforced rubber, and these airbags have air lifts exclusive upper and lower roll plates. So these plates are going to protect the air springs from damage and they're going to extend the life of your suspension system. The adjustable air pressure on the air spring is from five PSI to 100 PSI. And on the end of each spring, and you're not gonna be able to see it because I do have these kind of loosely put together to kind of give you an idea of how these are going to attach to these brackets.
But on the end of each spring, it's a high strength Zytel nylon end cap, which is lighter, stronger, and more corrosion-resistant than steel. The jounce spring that's on the inside is a urethane jounce spring, so it requires no maintenance and it works well in hot or cold temperatures. So this kit includes everything that you see laid out here on my table before me. Of course, you're going to get the mounting brackets and all the hardware that you're going to need to install these. And then the manual inflation valves and the air lines are included, the manual valves are typically mounted on the bumper for easy access.
You are gonna get a set of instructions to guide you through the installation process. And you can get compressor systems with in-cab gauges that can be added to monitor and automatically adjust the air pressure. Those items, we do sell separately here at etrailer.com and you can find them under the related product section on this product page as well. Now, again, I said at the beginning of our time together that the load leveling capacity is up to 5,000 pounds. But it is important to note that these air helper springs do not actually increase your F-150 rafters weight carrying capacity. So you do wanna make sure that you're not exceeding Ford's recommended weight limit. Well, that's gonna wrap up our quick look today. I do hope that it was helpful for you. Again, my name is Andy. Thank you for joining me.
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