Suspension Enhancement for Ford F150 2WD with PullRite SuperGlide Rails

Published 04/10/2014

Products Featured in This Question

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

(3112)

$464.16

SuperSprings Suspension Stabilizer and Sway Control Kit - OEM Leaf Springs Above Axle

(66)

$550.45

Question:

I want to install airbags on our Ford 2013 2WD EcoBosst truck because when I hitch up our new Keystone Cougar 5th wheel the rear-end sags by two inches. Camping World was suppose to install Air Lift dual 5000 series airbags with a on-board compressor. But when I brought my truck in they said that due to the PullRite brackets attached to the frame. They suggested SupperSprings and I decline their bait and switch offer. When looking at various airbags I see many different types and connection options. How do I determine which one will work for my truck? I like the dual airbags because in poor road conditions the air bags will inflate independently to level truck. I believe anything above the 3,000lbs.limit will work for our truck. Please help me find a reputable airbag manufacture that I can purchase and install on our F150. I retired recently and am planning a 8 week trip after my wife a teacher gets out of school for the summer break. I lost a more lengthy message while trying to attach more than one picture below. So this time I am going to send the additional pictures in a separate note. Thank you in advance for your time and support. its hard to get reputable advice at many of the RV dealers in FL. Best regards,

asked by: Terry S

Expert Reply:

Your best option would be to get a SuperSprings Custom Suspension Stabilizer part # SSA5MTKT honestly. Those PullRite brackets you have on your trailer frame are pretty huge and would prevent a Firestone Ride-Rite Helper Spring # F2542 from being installed because they both attach to the frame at the same point and would interfere with each other. A guy at my work has a set of the SuperSprings on his vehicle and really likes them. He says they help with sag and greatly reduce body roll around corners.

All air springs are going to install in the same area so you would have the same problem regardless of what air springs you tried.

The SuperSprings are nice too because they are basically maintenance-free. There would be no monitoring of air pressure or anything. Once you install them you would just let them do all the work. There are several mounting options too that will give you different load support so that you can fine tune exactly what you would need.

Check out the install video I attached to see how they would install on your vehicle.

expert reply by: Jameson C