Review on Air Lift 57595 Spring Kit by Sedric Hood

Firstly, once installed the bags do a great job of supporting the weight of my 4000+ pound toy dump truck. But installing them is a whole different story. My 2012 Ram 3500 already had a duplicate set of brackets from the previous owner, so removing them was the first major hurdle. I had to heat drill and pull out each screw with a puller, but you don't care. This is not a forklift problem. When the product is advertised it fits right in, eliminating the need for cutting, sanding, painting and trimming. I had to do all of the above. Advice; first remove the spare wheel, shock absorbers should not be removed in my opinion. DRIVER'S SIDE INSTALLATION: Install as described in the instructions. Assemble the airbag and bracket assembly, install to the axle tube, then trim the lower airbag bezel to fit the axle vent. tube.Wait.Cut Straight Fit? If you know it needs to be trimmed (because you said so in the install guide) WHY NOT CUT IT AT THE FACTORY!? After trial assembly, marking the cut, removing the pocket, trimming the board on the bench, sanding down the burrs, applying a light coat of paint or plasti-dip, and reinstalling, I was able to bolt the hardware and assemble everything tight . Do a few gap checks, make sure it's a good fit on the axle and leaf spring pack, then tighten to specification. Now it's time for the passenger side. PASSENGER SIDE ASSEMBLY: Start in the same manner as the driver's side, assemble the bag and bracket assembly, then check the fit on the axle. Coming under it, I was trying to fit a bracket that went where the fender used to be. Doesn't fit, not even tight... The entire rear corner of the bracket rests against the exhaust pipe. It doesn't matter how I rotated or set it. In order to mount the mount to the frame, I would have had to get a proven cut-off wheel and change the back of the mount. I cut the brace, sanded the edge and then applied 3 coats of Plasti Dip to cover the exposed metal. I crawled back under the truck and was able to attach it to the fender frame bracket without further incident. Now it's time to test the airbag assembly. I installed all the hardware, pressed everything and was ready to tighten everything when it dawned on me... If I'm going to adapt the top bracket to the exhaust pipe, I'll probably have problems with the bracket that connects to that surface.. . Naturally. It also gets into the exhaust. So at this point I had to remove the hardware and pull the airbag assembly and back onto the workbench to cut the other bracket. However, I had to be a little more careful with this because I didn't want to disassemble the airbag assembly. I wrapped the bag in a thick, moveable blanket to protect it from sparks, shifting, or debris. After trimming this bracket I filed the edge and quickly covered it with Plasti Dip. I was now able to put the assembly back in place, reinstall the hardware, secure it, check for proper placement and fit, and finally tighten everything. The rest of the process went as expected. I raised the rear axle until the brackets met, lined up the bolt holes and installed the carriage bolts on top of the pocket on the frame bracket. Then I routed the air hose, installed the exhaust heat shield and lowered the truck. I followed the directions for testing the airbag and reduced the pressure to about 10psi. I've included some photos of fully installed pads, deflated at 30psi and under a heavy load (4,000 pounds minimum).