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Firestone Airide Air Rear Suspension for 1999-2009 Ford F-Series F150 | F250 | F350 | F450

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Firestone 255z Ride-Rite air spring kit fits rear applications for the 2WD/4WD Ford F-250, F-350 Super Duty. Firestone air bags are designed to keep your leaf springs from permanent sagging, reduce bottoming out and reduce tire wear while improving steering control and braking for an overall improved ride. Backed by a Firestone limited lifetime warranty.

99-04 SUPER DUTY 08-12 SUPER DUTY 250/350 REAR KIT

• Instructions:Firestone 255z Ride-Rite Kit Instructions.

The Complete Solution

With over 80 years of innovation after developing the first air spring, Firestone’s Airide™ air springs deliver exceptional ride quality, reliability and service to the heavy-duty truck, trailer and bus market as well as off-highway equipment in construction and agriculture. Airide products offer OEM solutions that meet the specific original equipment needs of manufacturers and aftermarket solutions to replace old, worn out or damaged suspensions for fleet, business owners, purchasers, municipalities and more. Our commitment is to offer products engineered to meet the strictest testing and quality standards and help keep equipment up and running to eliminate costly downtime.

 

Why Airide Rises to the Top

• Quality: When the solution you invent in the 1930s is still in demand today, you don’t reinvent the wheel—you aim to perfect it. We continue to invest in the technology, research and development to improve existing and innovate new vibration-reducing products.

• Reliability: All Firestone air supsension products are rigorously tested and held up to the strictest industry standards to ensure the durability needed for the long haul.

• Service: Our team is dedicated to getting you on the road to a smoother ride. Whether that means locating a product, troubleshooting the install, or answering questions about warranties or maintenance, we’re here to helpALTERNATE PART #(S)
  15-1443, 151443, 151443

  Ford F-Series Super Duty – Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs – Double Convoluted – Rear Axle

  • Air Springs
  • Rear Axle Suspension Enhancement
  • Firestone
  • Heavy Duty

  5,000-lb Capacity. Ride-Rite air springs enhance your factory suspension for safety and stability when you are hauling heavy loads. They reduce strain on your rear axle, keep your Ford F-350 Super Duty level, and adjust to load size for a consistently smooth ride.

   

  Features:

  • Maximizes safe load-carrying capacity, increases stability and improves ride quality
    • Installs between your vehicle’s frame and its rear suspension
  • Keeps your vehicle level when you are hauling a heavy load
    • Improves steering control and braking when you are hauling or towing
    • Levels your headlight beams
    • Reduces tire wear
  • Maintains even load distribution with air pressure, leveling off-center loads
    • Air bags adjust manually, side to side, with individual inflation valves
  • Reduces strain on rear suspension
    • Prevents permanent sagging and excessive friction in leaf springs
  • Increases stability
    • Absorbs road shock for a smooth ride
    • Softens contact between axle and frame to prevent bottoming out
  • Provides maximum load support and durability with rubber construction and double-convoluted design
  • Includes all materials necessary for installation
    • Brackets, air springs, hardware, air line and separate valves for manual inflation
    • Switches and gauges, compressors, and air tanks (sold separately) are available for quick and easy air spring inflation/deflation from inside your vehicle
  • Made in the USA

   

  Specs:

  • Load-leveling capacity: 5,000 lbs
    • Ride-Rite springs will not increase your vehicle’s weight-carrying capacity. Do not exceed the manufacturer’s recommended weight limit.
  • Adjustable air pressure: 5 psi to 100 psi
  • Limited lifetime warranty on air springs
  • 2-Year limited warranty on hardware

   

  Firestone Ride-Rite Air Spring Basics

  Firestone Ride-Rite springs are designed to increase safety and reduce the strain on your vehicle when you are hauling heavy loads or towing a heavy trailer. The springs partner with your existing rear suspension system to help keep your vehicle level, maintain even load distribution and increase stability. Hauling heavy loads or towing a heavy trailer can make the rear of your vehicle sag and the front end rise. This puts more strain on your rear axle and reduces contact between your front tires and the road, causing problems with braking, steering control and traction. By adding air springs to your rear suspension, you can help to level your vehicle and improve braking and handling. The air springs also help to level your headlight beams and reduce wear on your tires.

  

  Adjustable Air Pressure

  The air pressure in your Ride-Rite springs can be adjusted manually, side to side, to compensate for off-center loads. A centered load improves the stability of your vehicle by reducing body roll. The air springs will also help to absorb road shock and to soften contact between your axle and frame. This prevents bottoming out, thus improving ride comfort. Route the air line tubing for the springs to your vehicle’s bumper to provide easy access to the manual inflation valves.

  

  Air Spring Construction

  Firestone’s double-convoluted Ride-Rite air springs are designed to give you maximum load support and enhance the performance and ride comfort of your vehicle. The rubber springs provide cushioning between your suspension components and operate at up to 100 psi. The springs have four layers of reinforced rubber to ensure durability and enhance load support. A braided wire girdle creates the double-convoluted shape of each air spring, increasing the burst pressure of the spring. The rubber springs are attached to corrosion-resistant metal end plates with a time-proven, rolled crimp seal that keeps the bags securely anchored.

   

  Air Spring Installation

  Each Ride-Rite kit includes custom-fit brackets that connect to your axle and frame. The brackets provide the mounting points for the air springs. Drilling may be required for some applications.