Posted By: 11secdart
Air bags for Towing - 08/31/21 02:03 PM
I purchased a new 21 Ram 1500 Hemi Quad cab a few months ago....I knew even before getting the truck I would need to put in air bags for towing as I saw how they sag with a trailer attached. My last truck 08 H.Q.C had air bags that attached to the frame and rear housing ( I actually used the same ones I had in my 02 Durango ). Since my new truck has coil springs I decided to try the Firestone bags that mount inside the spring... the instructions say force the bag between the coils to install... after wrestling with the bag and trying it that way for about an hour, I just disconnected the shock and lowered the rear and removed the springs to install the bag into the springs the whole job took about four hours. Three weeks ago I was airing up the bags for towing with out the trailer attached and one of the bags blew out at 60 psi ( they recommend not exceeding 70 psi ) It appears when it was molded an area of the bags material was real thin thus couldn't take the pressure, they lasted about a month.. Thanks Firestone!!! there's a reason they were a little over $100 and the Air Lift set up I just put in was almost $400 . The Air Lift bag set up works great it mounts to the frame and rear housing like my old setup installation sure wasn't easy as it took almost 7 hours with some cutting and tight spots but at least I was able to use the same air line set up as the Firestone junk bags thus not having to route lines again. I guess the moral of the story is " you get what you pay for " and the Firestone bags are junk!!!