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Review on ๐Ÿš— Enhanced Air Suspension Kit - AirLift 88298 LoadLifter 5000 Ultimate by Chad Blanchet

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Eliminates squats when towing my RV

I bought this for my 95 F350 SRW towing a Lance 945. Installation took 5 hours and about $100 worth of drills. The frame mounts in this kit are designed to attach to a gooseneck hitch that drapes over the frame. My gooseneck added another 1/2 inch drill steel in addition to the bracket and truck frame. One side of the bracket used a gooseneck screw and I had to drill through the other side. Once installed, the Air Lift system works as expected. I've found that my truck's suspension works best at freeway speeds and on very rough terrain when the overdrive springs are barely engaged. In dirt road conditions I bag up to 100psi (max) and it handles like a Raptor . The other cool feature is that it gives me about 6 inches of lift on each side of the truck when I'm on a hike. All I have to do to level my rig is adjust the pressure instead of rocking the truck back and forth on and off the blocks. I did not receive an onboard air compressor. Instead I drilled a hole in front of the rear wheel to install the valve stems and tubes. Since I mainly drive my camper off-road, I did not and do not suggest tying both bags with a t-shirt. The side with more weight will start pushing air through the tee to the side with less weight, causing the air spring to raise the side you don't want to raise. For example, when climbing a side slope with a load, T-shaped airbags lead to a rollover. The downhill side blows air into the uphill side, tipping your truck over. not good. All in all it was a good buy.

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