🔥 Firestone W217602286 Ride-Rite Kit: Enhance Suspension for Dodge Ram 1500 2002-2008 Review

Everything is of high quality, but the lower side axle is attached. With minimal tightening (not even by hand), they began to bend and deform. It seems to me that they need to build brackets of the same thickness as the top brackets. The rest of the installation was simple and straightforward. They work very well when you add a trailer. I have a Ram 1500 with 4WD and need perfect drivetrain angle while driving. If you put a trailer on the back, it will shift and towing becomes a nightmare. The…

I installed these on my 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 to help tow a new 31ft trailer. The drawbar weight is the maximum for a truck and even with a good weight distribution hitch I had a serious rear fall. Adding these pouches took about 30-45 minutes and was very easy. With about 45 pounds of air in it (100 pounds max), the back of the truck is in the same position as when it was unloaded. This improved the ride and also helped keep us from bending in the suspension and keeping our headlights from…

I ordered this kit for my 2006 Ram 1500. Installation only took about two hours, some of which was spent messing around with my tools and worn bolts on my truck. Some presets can save you a lot of time. Installation was easy and fairly straightforward. Parts are right where they should be. The only downside I would mention was that the passenger side heat shield was too difficult to install as it was cut off a bit and was blocking the mounting bolt from the frame. No big deal, a little spot…

Pretty easy to install. Took me about 3 hours but I don't have an air tool and I'm not a mechanic. Didn't have to lift my 06 Ram 1500 to install. Also, there was no need to hold the bags in for installation. One small issue: the brass push fittings are easy to use, but the instructions section says to cut a 6" piece and attach an air chuck to the other end to hold the bags in for installation. Turns out those brass fittings are awesome. They are difficult to detach once in the truck. Save time…

I'll try to be brief. Overall the air spring kit was 99% good but could be bad, one of the u-bolts that goes around the axle stripped half the threads on one side, I tightened the nut on the u-bolt and it was fixed before getting tighter and tighter it even touched the axle, then halfway after being solid it ripped off the studded part leaving almost no thread, that could be bad. another thing has nothing to do with the quality of the product but is important, the top plate of the air…

My 2007 Ram 1500 4X4 is a great truck, but its rear suspension was a little loose under heavy loads. I've wanted to improve it for a long time and I don't know why I waited so long. These Ride Rite airbags are awesome. I really can't tell you how easy they were to install. They are literally made for this truck. I used my jack on the hitch to raise the rear about 2 inches, unscrewed the factory overload stops and these things just went in. I didn't even remove the rear wheels. The clamping…

Trying to install this kit on a 2008 Ram 1500 4x4. One of the large brackets that sits between the axle and the air spring hung from a stiff brake line at the rear end of the axle. After finding a manual for another Ride Rite kit that said the brake lines might need to be bent to the side, I bent the cable just enough so the bracket didn't touch it. He still wasn't on the axle enough. I removed the air spring assembly from the other side and gave it a try. It fits perfectly. I pulled both…