AIR LIFT 60818 1000 Series Rear Air Spring Kit

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1. 15 of 16 people found the following review helpful

   
   Worth Every Penny on my Ram!!, September 28, 2016

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   Michael and Sara –

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   These were so easy to install on my 2014 Ram 1500! My Ram with the rear coil springs rides great when unloaded, but coils are notorious for squatting when a trailer or load is put on them, especially my 31′ travel trailer. The air lift made all the difference to handle the tongue weight of the trailer, plus a quad and gear in the back of the truck. I simply jacked one side of the truck up at a time, set the bags in the sun to warm up, squished them down like the instructions show, and used a little dish soap. They slid right in! Routing the tubing was easy as well, although I did use a couple of extra zip ties than those that came with the kit. I drilled a small hole for the valve near the license plate, opposite the trailer plug, and it looks clean and professional.

   

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2. 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

   
   Levels out my truck while towing!, July 26, 2016

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   justin sheppard –

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   Install was a piece of cake! Once I had these installed on my 2016 Ram Ecodiesel, I filled up the bags to 20 psi, hooked up our 6000# trailer, then towed it over to storage. These helped tremendously with sag and sway from the hitch weight of the trailer. I installed the valve stem inside the fuel tank door to keep it hidden. In the pic you will see that I drilled the hole for the valve stem right above the DEF cap (see Pic). If you don’t have an ecodiesel, yours will look a little different. Turned out really nice. Highly recommend.

   

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3. 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

   
   Much needed assistance for the 2015 Ram 1500 for towing., September 5, 2016

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   American (The South) –

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   So far so good. I really like my 2015 Ram 1500 Hemi/6 speed (really the same tranny that has been in the truck since the early 2000s). For some reason, FCA thinks equipping the trucks with a 3.21 rear axle with this powertrain combo is a good idea. It is if you drive on the highway and want 22 MPG, but if you tow, it sucks. I jettisoned the 3.21 gears for 3.92 and it’s much, much better. My truck has the towing package complete with limited slip and the trailer brake controller. The fact that these trucks have a coil spring rear axle is great for having a car like ride, but it squats with significant tongue weight. My 33 foot travel trailer has an 820 pound tongue weight and even with the weight distribution hitch, it dropped the rear significantly (but not an unsafe amount). I added these air bags and went with a conservative 20 pounds and the difference was immediately evident. The truck did not squat nearly as much looking pretty close to the unloaded ride height. I believe airbags of some sort are a must with these half ton rams. Mine with the 3.92 gear ratio is rated to tow over 10,000 pounds. My trailer is around 7,000-8,000 so an extra 2 or 3 thousand pounds wouldn’t be too fun with the stock rear springs and no spring assistance. The air bags were very easy to install. The directions are pretty much on target but if it’s not mentioned, jack the truck up, remove the wheel with the axle hanging. You’ll need the room to install the air line at the top of the bag. My first attempt resulted in a slow leak since I didn’t allow myself enough room to seat the airline all the way onto the fitting. I routed the airlines to the schrader valve drilling a hole in the wheel liner for mounting. Easy to air up and down and check pressure with the wheel mounted. Time will tell if these are long term and hold air well over the course of a few years. In this short term, they work great and I’d buy them again.

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