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Old 09-03-2008, 05:18 PM   eBay Motors   #1 (permalink)
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anyone make a air front suspesion

well with the air bags on the back my pickup sits really nose heavy. i want to lift the front up some but also want stock hight for when towing heavy loads. ive been looking and looking from air shocks to airbag front ends and have found nothgin for a 3/4 ton or 1 ton. you guys know of any? i may come down to building something myself
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Old 09-03-2008, 05:59 PM   eBay Motors   #2 (permalink)
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Timbrens. Not sure who makes them. A lot of Plow truck guys have them.
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Timbrens. Not sure who makes them. A lot of Plow truck guys have them.
the are not air though, they are just hard rubber. i want air so i can adjust it. id rig up a pair of snowmobile air shocks but i dont know if theyd hold up to the wieght
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might not hold to the weight. Not heard of anything like your wanting. How about Ride Rite? I know someone makes air bag systems.
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Old 09-03-2008, 07:30 PM   eBay Motors   #5 (permalink)
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Is this what you are looking for?

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that is exactly it, thanks man, ive been thinking aobut how o wanted to build one for like a month with some custom shock stuff i build and air bags, this will be much cheaper and time saving
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What brand do you use? There should be no change in ride height when empty, IF they are deflated.

Ride Rite Model 1003 (same as mentioned above):


VERY PRICEY (as in twice the price of the rear)! Air over Shock System

http://www.firestoneindustrial.com/p...3/rrin1003.pdf

Because of how the weight is transfered with the IFS of the HD, these are pretty much useless though. Much cheaper to just let the air out in the rear, IMO.
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ya i know they are expensive but it what i want to do. 540 is what i found them for. worht every penny in the long run i think. you also have tire cup control becasue of the ability to raise and lower the height and angle of the tire
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Pickup: 03 GMC 2500HD EXT Cab Long Box
Tuner: Banks Six-Gun with PDA
Exhaust: Diamond Eye 5 inch system
Airtake: modded stock box (banks with scoop in the future)
Turbo: Stock, PPE boost valve
Transmission: Stock,
Suspension: Firestone Air Bags
Tires: 235/85R16 Firestone transforce AT
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