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Originally Posted by toddol1971
... Someone mentioned not being able to use air bags with a lift. Thats wrong. All you need is a spacer like a piece of pipe the same size as the mounting flange. Also i've been seeing lately that some manufacturers of air springs are making them for different lift sizes now. You knew it was a matter of time with all the 3/4 & 1 tons running lift kits.
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OK, let me clarify myself on the airbags. You can use 'em, but you'll lose all the extra travel you get w/ the lift, depending on the lift. Lifts 20 yrs ago simply made the truck ride higher & give you no more travel than stock, which isn't much. Kinda self-defeating off-road. Newer lifts give you the lift AND give you more wheel travel. The add on air bags you can get now cause you to lose that extra wheel travel, negating much of the effect of the lift. If the airbag they give you in a kit is only 4" or 6" tall, it isn't going to give you much travel. My springs currently allow me about 5" of up-travel & about 8" of down-travel. In order to keep that I did the custom airbags. Every kit I looked at limited me to about 2" of up-travel & maybe 3" of down-travel unless I disconnected 'em when four wheelin' which is a huge hassle.
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