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Old 04-27-2005, 08:31 AM
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Air Lift "Ride Control" These things rock!! he he

Hello All
Istalled Air Lift (Ride Control system) on my 93 4x4 Truck w/ the 22re a few weeks ago. These things are the deal.
So far I have towed both of my AE86's to storage on a 1500 lb. car trailer. Total weight w/ car and trailer was 3500lbs. Towed each one 35 miles at 65 mph w/ no tailer brakes and no probblems at all (testement to the 4x4's brakes). Except one panic stop that had the front tires working the arse off to stop the 7,200lbs. (No lock up just a little tire noise coming from the tires-32x11.50 R15 BFG/AT's KO)
I put 35psi in the air bags and w/ the weight that I was towing the truck sat dead flat.

Then I went to go pick up some rock for my driveway Mon. after work.
Aired the bags up to 35 and the tires to 40psi. Looks funny w/ no load, a good 3in. lift at 35psi.
Got to the Farmers Supply and had the guy load it down.
He started dumping the rock in and for the longest time the truck didn't move then all of a sudden the truck dropped flat and I yelled STOP w/ much panic.
I crawled up in the bed and spread it out alittle and noticed that I still had about 4in. between the frame and bump stops. So I had him dump alittle more. I had him stop when I had about 2 1/2 fingers left for clearence.
Pulled up on the scales and I had 1950lbs. in the bed of the truck. All I could say was WOW!! The things are the deal. Granted I didn't intend to put that much weight in the bed, but it's in there so it's time to take it home.
It was a little disconcerning knowing how much weight I had on the truck w/ a 15 mile drive on a nice curvey road. The truck still drove great but just to go w/ the side of saftey I didn't break 53 in the straight and 45 in the curves.

Anyways Just had to share my experiance w/ an awesome product.
C-YA!!
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Yeah I have them too. They're good stuff. Hauled my friend's car... total weight somewhere between 4500 and 5500 lbs. And A LOT of that was on the tongue. We put the car on there and the truck fell down to nearly the bumpstops. The trailer's axles were kinda far back. I put air in there and it lifted it right back up to nearly stock height.

Their customer service is good too. I got a hole in one of them (probably from offroading and getting a rock between the perch and the bag) and they sent me one for 10 bucks to cover shipping. I do recommend them.
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I have owned them on every rig I have had since 97.Never as much as a leak.Just dont let them get below 10psi.I also have the onboard compressor kit works great also.All you do is push a button to fill up and let them back down.
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Originally Posted by MDNT TOY
Hello All
Istalled Air Lift (Ride Control system) on my 93 4x4 Truck w/ the 22re a few weeks ago. These things are the deal.
So far I have towed both of my AE86's to storage on a 1500 lb. car trailer. Total weight w/ car and trailer was 3500lbs. Towed each one 35 miles at 65 mph w/ no tailer brakes and no probblems at all (testement to the 4x4's brakes). Except one panic stop that had the front tires working the arse off to stop the 7,200lbs. (No lock up just a little tire noise coming from the tires-32x11.50 R15 BFG/AT's KO)
I put 35psi in the air bags and w/ the weight that I was towing the truck sat dead flat.

Then I went to go pick up some rock for my driveway Mon. after work.
Aired the bags up to 35 and the tires to 40psi. Looks funny w/ no load, a good 3in. lift at 35psi.
Got to the Farmers Supply and had the guy load it down.
He started dumping the rock in and for the longest time the truck didn't move then all of a sudden the truck dropped flat and I yelled STOP w/ much panic.
I crawled up in the bed and spread it out alittle and noticed that I still had about 4in. between the frame and bump stops. So I had him dump alittle more. I had him stop when I had about 2 1/2 fingers left for clearence.
Pulled up on the scales and I had 1950lbs. in the bed of the truck. All I could say was WOW!! The things are the deal. Granted I didn't intend to put that much weight in the bed, but it's in there so it's time to take it home.
It was a little disconcerning knowing how much weight I had on the truck w/ a 15 mile drive on a nice curvey road. The truck still drove great but just to go w/ the side of saftey I didn't break 53 in the straight and 45 in the curves.

Anyways Just had to share my experiance w/ an awesome product.
C-YA!!
Can i have some information regaurding this product. manufactuer, price, applications, link? any and all info is greatly appreciated. thanks
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Man, every post on this thread seemed somewhat like a bunch of salesman selling to eachother!

but just for kicks, what is the website, and some pics of them installed!

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I have them too - ride a bit harsh compared to my air shocks, but boy howdy my 4runner can look like it has a 4" lift in the rear end!

I typically run mine at 5 psi with my air shocks at 75psi (200psi max on the shocks) and it rides great. When I trailer the air shocks get 100psi and the cylinders get 20-25.

Awsome product!
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Here Yall Go!
www.airliftcompany.com
Look under there traditional products.
C-YA!!

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Here's a pic

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Bad lighting, but you can tell.
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