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4,800-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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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
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'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 four 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. Drilling may be required for some applications.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Today we're going to take a look at the Firestone double convoluted Ride Rite air helper springs for the rear axle. Now, this is a custom fit part. It is designed to fit the 2009-2014 Ford F150 trucks. And on a custom fit part, I always like to recommend for you to go to our website, use our fit guide, put in your year and model vehicle, and it'll show you if this part will work for your application. Now, this kit will maximize safe load carrying capacity. Helps increase stability, and improve ride quality. They basically will install between your vehicle's frame and it's rear suspension.
These will help keep your vehicle level when you're hauling a heavy load. Helps improve steering control, and braking when you're hauling or towing. Helps level your headlights, and even reduces tire wear. They will help maintain even load distribution, with air pressure, leveling off-center loads. The airbags do adjust manually side-to-side with individual inflation valves. They will also help reduce strain on your rear suspension.
Helps prevent permanent sagging, and excessive friction in leaf springs. They increase the stability, helps absorb road shock, for a nice smooth ride. And it will soften the contact between your axle and frame to prevent bottoming out. They will provide maximum load support, and durability. They're made of a rubber construction, it's a double convoluted design. It includes everything shown here on the table.
It's all the materials that are necessary for installation. The air springs, themselves, all the mounting brackets, all the mounting hardware, the air line, it even has the separate valves for the manual inflation. Comes with a nice set of detailed instructions. Now, there are switches and gauges, and compressors, and air tanks that are also available for a quick, easy, air spring inflation and deflation from inside your vehicle. And we do sell those items separately on our website. This part is made in the USA.
Specs on this, the adjustable air pressure is from 5 psi to 100 psi. And the load leveling capacity is 4,800 pounds. Now, you do want to remember that the Ride Rite springs will not increase your vehicle's weight carrying capacity, so you do not want to exceed the manufacturer's recommended weight limit. But that should do it for the review on the Firestone double convoluted Ride Rite air helper springs for the rear axle.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (643 Customer Reviews)
4,800-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.
Just about everything about buying, installing and using the air suspension is 5 Star. As a novice at these things, I did have sort of an issue. I could not seem to get uniform pressure in the bags. I would think I was at say 25 and the next thing I knew it would be 15. I emailed etrailer.com and they immediately provided me a phone number for the manufacturer. One call later, I pulled out the valve stems and let some minuscule debris come out (likely from the tube cutting) and they have worked perfect every since. For the cost and effort involved, I will never be without an air suspension again. 348978
WCDU - 03/06/2018Haven't had a chance to install but the bags were delivered very quickly. The install video that Etrailer has on them is great. Worth the look. 226147
John - 09/21/2016Quick install. watch the video that is available on etrailer it is much better than the directions that come with the product. 9 Just Ordered Another One For My Neighbor. 172913
Very fast delivery. 139629
Easy install, super fast delivery. 226142
Brian P - 09/24/2016The airbags work flawlessly. installation was easy. The etrailor install video made it a snap. Ordering was painless as usual 736272
My first time ever-mounting the F252 in any vehicle I own. I was dubious as to whether I could install the item myself. And truthfully, installing the first (left) side took about an hour and a half. I have to say without the instructions being as clear and precise as they are, I would have given up and sent them back. The (right) side was, I will say a "Snap". Thirty minutes more and the set was in and ready to pressure test. In conclusion, following the instructions and the will to get the job done has given me a feeling of being safer when hauling heavier loads with my F-150. The stability the F252 adds to hauling cargo and distribution of load from back suspension to front suspension makes hauling a much safer and sounder way to drive as well as carryl loads on my trailer. 726618
Great price for a great product. Very easy to install. I was pulling a 32’ camper with F150. Lifted the rear with no issues. I would buy this product again. Staff was very helpful with the order. 707460
The order shipped the same day that I ordered it and was delivered complete in two days. Now I have my Saturday morning already booked. 695070
I received the air bag kit and tee in 2 days. I haven’t installed it yet but it looks like it’s excellent in quality. 696370
The air bags are great quality products, but some of the hardware is very poor quality. While I was installing the ublots over the leaf springs to the bottom of the bracket the stamped or pressed to deform lock nuts seized up and I snapped off half the threaded portion of the ubolt which itself should've been of grade 8. Love the kit just very disappointed with the hardware 666900
Great assistance on the phone. Reasonable shipping rates. Received in good time. Will purchase again! Thank you. 639660
Haven't installed yet but very quick shipping and correct parts shipped 636176
It was easier to install the ride rite air helper springs than to remove the wheels from my ford f 150. Note. The nuts are a type that need no lock washers. so they go on with a degree of effort. You will need an air ratchet with at least 80 fp lbs torque. Or a very large forearm. Follow the online instructions and with average mechanical skill and basic tools installation is not too difficult. Faster an easier with air tools. Shipping from E Trailer.com was better than expected. One day ahead of scheduled delivery. Ran a road test with my 29 foot trailer and felt noticeably more solid. Excellent product and supplier. PS. Get a 9/16 deeeep well socket. 578527
Quality product. Installed in a few hours and online video was very helpful. The kit was missing 2 bolts, but a trip to the auto parts store took care of that. I could have called for replacements but wanted them now. With recommended 5 psi and no load, the ride is only slightly stiffer. Can’t wait to pull my RV an feel the difference. 555445
Etrailer was willing to ship to Alaska and with their quick service they deserve the 5 stars!! The f2525 was simple to install and works great!!! 543492
Good price, Fast shipping and a great product. Firestone F2525 kit I purchased for my 2011 f150 bolted right on with no issues. 530061
I purchased these to use when pulling our new travel trailer. Installation went exactly as the video portrayed. I was 2 miles down the road pulling our trailer when I could feel the difference. Huge difference! Highly recommend. Totally worth the purchase price. 526164
After one year of owning the Firestone air bag kit I couldn't be happier!! I should have put them in before I picked up my 28 ft travel trailer. Much improved handling and very little bounce over big ruts. They never leak down. I definitely recmmend them. 426807
Works great, install was relatively easy, videos from etrailer.com were a huge help. Someone asked the question if the Ford rear wheel well liners (aftermarket accessory) were compatible with this product. I can confirm that yes they are compatible, but you will need to cut about a 2" x 7" strip out of the liner around the upper frame bracket. It will be very obvious what you need to cut, and it is very simple to do (a sturdy pair of scissors or a pair of tin shears will work to make the cut). Once the frame bracket is installed and the wheel liner pushed into place above it, you won't even be able to tell it has been cut. 371185
Great product, easy to install. Going to put to put them to use next weekend. 341034
I'm giving this 4 stars because I do not have installed on my 2012 F-150 yet. Based on the reviews and input from my installer, I believe this to be an excellent product. I have bought numerous items from eTrailer over the past year and I have never dealt with a better company. Advice has always been helpful, service impeccable. Staff has been pleasant and extremely helpful in resolving minor problems. Delivery is quicker than most and products usually shipped same day. Your have a customer for life. Thank you. 323899
Ordered some Firestone Ride Rite airbags for my 2010 F 150 from Etrailer. Three days later they arrived. No damage to the items, all parts were included with all instructions and hardware. They also answered my emails with questions concerning the product in a very speedy manner. Great Service!!!!! I will definitely do business with Etrailer in the future!!!! 243296
Product was as described, It arrived on time and etrailer.com did there job well with helpful videos and advise. I would advise having a good lift to install these air springs I didn't and it was a challenge and took much longer than expected. I installed the air springs on a 2013 F150 4x4 super cab and jacked the truck up and did it from a creeper on the floor. It just took longer than I had hoped but the installation and instructions were fine and the product seems of good quality. 238420
Thank you very much for the product and fast delivery. This arrived in perfect condition, traveled more than 9,000 km (to Chile). I'm sure that will be of much help to my campers Rodrigo E. 227621
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