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Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs - Double Convoluted - Rear Axle
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Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs - Double Convoluted - Rear Axle

Part Number: F2609
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5,000-lb Capacity. Ride-Rite air springs enhance your factory suspension for safety and stability when you are hauling heavy loads. They reduce strain on your rear axle, keep your vehicle level, and adjust to load size for a consistently smooth ride. Great Prices for the best vehicle suspension from Firestone. Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs - Double Convoluted - Rear Axle part number F2609 can be ordered online at etrailer.com or call 1-800-940-8924 for expert service.
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Firestone Vehicle Suspension - F2609

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
  • Simple, no-drill installation
    • Brackets, air springs, hardware, air line, and separate valves for manual inflation are included
    • 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 the USA


Specs:

  • Load-leveling capacity: 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


Notes:

  • Z-71, High Country, Trail Boss, and AT4 models will require the 2 inch lift spacer kit F2366 - sold separately
  • The construction material of the fittings may vary.

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

Firestone Ride-Rite air spring airline installation

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 Ride-Ride air spring components

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 4 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. No drilling required.



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5,000-lb Capacity. Ride-Rite air springs enhance your factory suspension for safety and stability when you are hauling heavy loads. They reduce strain on your rear axle, keep your vehicle level, and adjust to load size for a consistently smooth ride.

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    Hey Scott, so we have found that the Firestone air bags are the highest quality overall so what I would recommend for your 2021 Chevy Silverado 1500 Trailboss is the part # F2609 and you'd have the nicest setup around. For a compressor kit that would allow you to keep the bags maintained at the right pressure while travelling a heavy duty kit like the Firestone Air Command II part # F2219 would be a great option.
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    Hello Charles. Yes, you can install an air bag kit on your 2024 GMC 1500 Denali with adaptive ride control. I recommend the Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs # F2609. We have double checked with the folks at Firestone and confirmed that this kit will be compatible with the adaptive ride control. This is actually the only air bag kit compatible with the adaptive ride control. Adding these will definitely help take care of any sagging or squatting on the back end.
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    Hey Gary, There is an option for air bags on your 2024 Chevy Silverado 1500 with adaptive ride control, though not form Air Lift. Instead, what you can use are air bags from Firestone: - Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs # F2609 Just keep in mind the # F2609 will NOT fit if your Silverado 1500 has a diesel engine. But overall I really like the Ride-Rite better than the Air Lift because they are stronger, with four layers of reinforced rubber - double the amount of the Air Lift -...
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  • Availability of Air Bag Suspension Enhancement Kit for 2025 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali
    Hey J, we have one air bag kit that fits your 2025 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali with adaptive ride control with the Firestone part # F2609. The Firestone bags are the best quality too so this is overall a great solution for you. Are you wanting a compressor too?
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  • Does Firestone Kit for 2019 Chevy Silverado 1500 with Lift Kit Need Spacer Kit
    Hey Kelley, yes you would need to use spacers with the Firestone kit part # F2609 since you do have a leveling kit. This will ensure the air bags engage when you need them. Since the 2 inch lift is in the rear of your truck you'd need the 2 inch spacer kit part # F2366. Firestone does not put jounce bumpers in their bags like Air Lift does. Is that the style you prefer?
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  • Does 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4 Need Spacer to be Used with FIrestone Air Bag Kit
    Hey Arny, yes the 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4 does require the spacer part # F2366 with the Firestone kit part # F2609 since it has a factory 2 inch lift kit.
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  • Air Bag Suspension Enhancement Recommendation 2024 GMC Sierra 1500
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  • Recommended Air Bags for a 2024 GMC Sierra 1500 With Adaptive Ride Control
    Hey Greg, unfortunately the Air Lift does not have anything that is compatible with Adaptive Ride Control. What you could do instead is use the Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs # F2609 which will still offer up to 5,000 lbs of load leveling support and can be adjusted by setting the air pressure between 5 and 100 PSI. I'd also suggest adding on-board air with the Firestone Air Command Standard Duty Air Compressor # F2610 that way you don't have to inflate them every time you get...
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  • Will Air Lift Air Bag Kit AL88388 Require Spacers For 2020 GMC 1500 AT4 With Additional 2" Lift?
    Hello Jeremy, thanks for reaching out. You are on the right track with the Air Lift # AL88388 and Firestone # F2609 being the correct options for your 2020 GMC Sierra AT4. Since your truck has an additional 2" lift on top of the AT4 stock lift, you will need an additional spacer regardless of which kit you go with. The Air Lift # AL88388 is designed for the AT4 stock 2" lift, but an additional spacer would be needed since you have additional lift. The air lift 2" spacer is part # AL52420. The...
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  • Is 2" Spacer Appropriate for Firestone Air Bags on 2025 Silverado 1500 ZR2
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  • Does Firestone Ride Rite Kit F2609 Fit 2024 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali with ARC
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  • Air Bag Suspension Enhancement Recommendation for 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 Adaptive Ride Control
    Hey Mike, the Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs # F2609 are compatible with your 2020 GMC Sierra Denali 1500 4wd having the adaptive ride control. The adaptive ride control uses sensors to monitor the wheel position with the body and adjusts rebound and dampening on the shocks to give a better ride. There isn't an Air Lift brand kit that works with the adaptive ride control though. In general we recommend the Firestone kits the most as they have proven to have the highest quality air bags.
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