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When you’re hauling your heaviest gear, keeping the truck level makes all the difference in control and safety. The Firestone Ride-Rite Red Label Extreme Duty Air Helper Springs add up to 7,500 lbs of load-leveling capacity to support your rear suspension. They help prevent rear-end sag, keep steering and braking steady, and maintain proper headlight aim even when towing or carrying serious weight.
Every load drives differently, and these springs let you dial in your setup. You can manually adjust air pressure between 5 psi and 150 psi using separate inflation valves for each side. Add more air for towing or heavy payloads, or drop pressure for everyday driving comfort. The dual inflation setup helps balance off-center loads and smooth out rough roads so the truck feels stable and predictable no matter what’s in the back.
Firestone’s Red Label air springs are built for extreme duty with four layers of reinforced rubber and a braided wire girdle that forms a durable double-convoluted design. The top and bottom plates use corrosion-resistant metal and a rolled crimp seal that keeps everything anchored tight, even when fully extended. These details boost burst pressure strength and long-term reliability, so you can count on them mile after mile.
The kit comes ready with vehicle-specific brackets, air springs, hardware, air line, and separate valves for manual inflation. The brackets bolt directly to the frame and axle for a no-drill install that fits cleanly in place. Route the air lines to your bumper for easy access to inflation points. Once mounted, the system works seamlessly with optional accessories like compressors or gauges if you want on-the-fly pressure control later on.
Customer Satisfaction Score:
83% were satisfied with this product
17% of customers were not satisfied
Ratings & Reviews
Would have to modify brake lines on a 2025 F-350. Do not fit. Had to remove.
I ordered these Firestone airbags to replace an old set of Firestone airbags that I have been running for 350,000 miles. I tow heavy loads every day. These are the best.
This is my second set of Firestone air bags that I've purchased and I've been very happy with the ease of install and at how much better the truck rides.
Very well madel. The installation videos that etrailer has really helped and made it very easy to install, and if you had any questions, you could go back and watch the video again. I shopped around and E trailer had the best price of anyone. The customer service team was very nice and helpful with the order.
Quality product, this fits a Chevy HD 2500 ZR2 in stock form.Most of the installation is easy and straightforward. The compressor comes with a mounting kit and it probably will work for a long bed frame but it was not usable on my standard bed model. Drilling holes into the frame was a total PITA. Having the compressor control Bluetooth to your phone is nice.However, mine seems to only stay connected within 5 feet of the driver seat. So walking away from your truck to view to see if it is level with your phone will cause it to disconnect. So you leave the phone in the driver seat and walk away to view the truck and then return to it again to adjust the air bags. Overall it is much nicer than having overloade leaf springs.
I recently purchased a new fifth wheel. A little heavier than my old one and my truck was sagging a little bit. Install the air right suspension, and now my truck is level when I’m towing my camper.
Just finished installing on my 2024 Gmc 3500 ,fit great with just one adjustments do to gmc build,have not towed with it yet but definitely helped to level the back up,should take care of the high front end no more headlight flashing from oncoming traffic
I usually don't leave reviews unless i'm being compensated. When searching for airbags online, I found many conflicting reviews, so I am compelled leave a review. My truck is a 2025 2500 Silverado LTZ. The install was "simple", but nothing is "easy" it took some effort. 4 hours start to finish including setup and clean up moving at a leisurely pace. All parts were included,instructions were clear. After install, I checked for leaks and nothing leaked. At 5lbs,unloaded truck, the airbags are imperceptible, feels like riding on stock suspension. This was the most important result I was hoping for since the truck is a daily driver. At higher pressure, hauling a load, they do the intended job quite well. Very pleased, highly recommend.
Little different compared to Firestone I installed 9 years ago. The top mount is a big improvement.
The bottom mount looked awesome using clips under the pad instead of the vertical and horizontal U Bolts on the older version I installed in 2017.
The park brake cable bracket was directly in the way of the pinch bolt for base plate clip connection
pass side.
I made it work with a little fanning on the lower clip.
It was about 98 degrees and have not swapped the drivers side out yet being it is still functional. All good with me, if you had not asked for a review etrailer would not have heard from me.
Installation was straightforward. I used the pdf instructions included on the product page (QR code included in the box didn’t work) and a few of the videos posted on the product page for my truck model to cross check my work. Someone else mentioned it took about 4 hours, which was spot on. I ordered a few of the tools I didn’t have on hand and was able to raise the bed a few inches with a floor jack at the receiver to create some more space. With removal of the spare tire I had a reasonable amount of room to sit and work. I’ll update my review after I’ve had a few opportunities to load my truck camper.
Install went well, instructions were easy to understand. The only thing I didn't like was the big nut (holds top of airbag to bracket) interfered with bracket securing the top bracket to the bounce/jounce part. Not sure what the fix would be, I used a wrench to get it on (it should have threaded on by hand most of the way).
I don't have any leaks, all seems good. We tow next week and that will be the test. I expect no issues, it all looks good.
No issues after a year of using these airbags while towing my 16K 5th wheel.
It's been my experience that Etrailer sells quality products at a good price with free shipping. The recent Firestone heavy duty 7500 lb airbags are no exception. I had originally installed the lighter duty 5000 lb bags and they lasted 10 years. The airbag hardware is the same as my originals so all I had to do was pop off the bags and air lines. That's good because the existing countersink bolts connecting the hardware to the chassis are never coming off. The installation took 1 hr and 15 min. I thought I had a problem after checking the system for leaks, There wasn't any leakage but the pressure had gone down from 70 to 63 psi. I contacted Etrailer and they offered to replace the bags. However, I came to realize that my pressure gauge was slowly dying and giving me faulty readings. I also realized I put in 120 degree air from my compressor on a 90 degree day and then checked the bags the next morning at 60 degrees. The pressure does drop somewhat due to the temperature differential. The removal of the old bags took longer than the installation of the new bags. I began by removing the old hardware and realized the csk bolts were not coming off, which is why I just used the existing hardware. I had to cut the bags and visegrip them up to the hardware to keep them from spinning when removing the nut holding the bags onto the hardware. A word of caution...don't be afraid to zip tie the air lines every 10" or so. My original air line had some slack and got caught between the chassis and the bed so got a bit flattened. I'm pleased!
This set was a replacement for the ones on my F350 that were already on the truck. Everything went back together with ease once the old bracket were removed. With one air compressor air is is delivered to the air-ride system one the truck is started. I pill a fifth-wheel with a tongue weight of around 3600 pounds. With this system I'm able to level out the truck.
Install was straightforward. Instructions are pretty good and easy to follow. I paired with an onboard air compressor with wireless control which makes adjusting air pressure in the bars super convenient.
Very helpful staff. Great company. Excellent customer service.
Very Fast shipping, placed an order late Wednesday night around 7 and received the item early Friday. Also great price would order from again.
Excellent product. Significantly improved the ride on our motorhome with the International CV (GM 6500) chassis.
Delivery was very fast...thank you!!
On a 2022 Nexus Rebel 30 R, not as simple as told..I had to modify parts of tubing frame of floor support and reinforced everything...took me 10 hours, thanks to the hydraulic jacks. Very happy with the ride now ! It is more firm and and almost removed all the sway on the rear. So far we love it !!
When air bags were inflated the supplied brackets bent. We built heavier brackets and reinstalled. After inflation air bags functioned as intended.
Despite ordering for my specific year, make, model of RV I had to modify both the air spring brackets and the sub-frame of my RV in order to get these to fit. Turned a 2-hour install into a 6-hour nightmare.
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Katrina B.
4/13/2023
Oh no! I asked the manufacturer if this is a common problem. They have responded that the brackets would not bend by putting air in the air spring. It would take more force to ben those brackets. Low air pressure under load can bend brackets over time because the air spring will continually pound on the bracket. There is not enough force to bend the air spring by inflating to 150 psi. How soon after you inflated the bags did the bracket bend?