1000 HD Air Spring Kit for 2009-2025 Ram 1500-60818HD

I originally purchased the air lift 5000 or my 2017 ram 1500 crew cab, but I did not realize I have to make permanent changes to my frame to put them on. I didn't feel comfortable doing that to a truck with 200 miles. I returned those and purchased these so I could tow my 31ft travel trailer with a tongue weight of 640lbs. I also carry 200lbs of weight in the bed when we go camping. Shipping was fast and all items arrived in good condition. I read a lot of reviews for the install and they were mixed on how to install the bags. I like most don't have a lift to put the truck in the air, but I found that there is no need to use a lift. installation: The first thing I did was remove the rear fender liners, there are about 9 screws and the liners come right out. I then took my wheel chocks and chocked the front wheels. The I took my 3 ton jack, and () 1ft piece of 4x4 and (2) 1ft piece of 2x4, but you can use whatever you have available. I stacked all 3 on top of each other and used the jack to lift the rear by the hitch. I lifted the rear all the way up right before the tires were about to come off the ground. I placed my jack stands under the truck fro safety. I compressed the first bag so it was flat and tried to install from under the rear, but couldn't get the bag to go in. I then attempted to go from the top and was able to slide the bag in and pull the cap off in less than 30 seconds. After installing both bags I connected the tubing to the first bag and ram the tubing through the frame to the tow hitch. I did this for both bags and installed the T behind the hitch running the last line to one of the holes that face out from the hitch towards the rear of the truck. TIP: when putting the hoses on the nipples of the bags and T use a little silicone spray so the hose will slide on easier. Also if you have a long bed truck you will need to get more hose. The kit comes with enough to do a 6 foot bed, I have 14 inches left over after the install. I aired the bags up to 35psi like the instructions say and let it sit for 3 days and the bags were at 33psi. I drove the vehicle 40 miles and went back to check the psi and still at 33. I have left the 33 psi in it for a week and let the truck sit there and it has only dropped 1 psi and that from me checking it 4 times I think. I purchased the Viar 88p air pump with these air bags and everything works great. Total install time from start to finish doing this by myself was less than 2 hours. I hoped this review helps.

I bought a 2018 Ram 1500 last summer. We use it to pull a 7,000 lb travel trailer. Typically, when pulling the trailer, the truck bed is full of tools, firewood, extra propane tanks, the generator, etc. Additionally, my family is 5 plus a dog. I love our 1/2 ton Ram but it's weak spot is the rear coil springs. They make for a fantastic ride when commuting unloaded. But they are not meant for any serious work. The Air Lift 1000 bags correct this issue. They firm up the rear coil springs to prevent sagging and bottoming out. This makes for a safer and more comfortable (while loaded) ride. I run 5-10 lbs of air in the bags when the truck is unloaded, which does not impact my stock ride quality. To be clear, air bags DO NOT transfer weight. You need a proper Weight Distribution hitch for this. However, even with a properly adjusted WD hitch, my truck would still sag in the rear. These bags are the fix! They're inexpensive and relatively simple (though a little time consuming) to install. Air Lift's customer service is awesome. They really stand behind their product. I used and abused these bags last year. Somewhere in the system, I developed a slow leak over the winter. I emailed Air Lift because they have a lifetime warranty. More or less no questions asked and Air Lift sent me a brand new kit. What's nicer, is they sent me the new upgraded 1000HD bags. I offered to pay the difference in price, but they wouldn't take my money. The new bags are even nicer. They're stiffer for more leveling capacity and have a better method of connecting air lines to the bags. Removing the old bags was hard! But this is due to the quality of the product. I couldn't believe how thick and sturdy the red 1000 bags were! The black 1000HD bags are even thicker. I hope I never have to remove these lol. Bottom line, buy these bags (or the 1000HD bags). You won't regret it. It's a cheap and easy option that works well and is backed by a great warranty and customer service.

Installed on my 14 Ram Sport, I tow and haul quite a bit, 4 wheelers, snowmobile trailers, 22ft open car hauler and race car along with all the spares, 1 ton pallet of wood pellets. These bags are an amazing addition and worth every penny. Add air to level out your truck and make it ride much smoother. It even improves the ride of the truck empty. I run 10psi in mine at all times, and 30-35 when I'm towing or hauling the heaviest loads. Watch a video or really read how to install the bags. The first one takes 10 minutes or more and some swearing, the 2nd you will have done in less than 2 mins. I ran my air lines into the gas door instead of by the license plate like most people do. Keeps it up out of the salt and muck here in NY state. 1 year in and no leaks or issues. I would totally recommend them and I would say they are a necessity if you tow and haul. UPDATE: Still going strong 2 years later, I have installed these on 3 or 4 of my friends vehicles and each person keeps saying the same thing "why didn't I add these sooner"

READ THIS REVIEW CAREFULLY! YOU WILL THANK ME FOR IT! I am working on a 2015 Ram Tradesman 4x4 with the C25 contractor package. It includes heavy duty suspension. Installing the airbags inside of the springs according to the instruction on page 4 is next to impossible. The instructions say to flatten the airbag and fold it up like a hotdog bun and slide it in through the bottom coil. I'm a big healthy guy and there is no way that stiff sucker is going through that coil. Mad Mountain Dean couldn't do it! In my opinion, the instructions are for the light weight airbag. At any rate the following is how we did it. Raise the truck by placing the jack under the differential. Place two jack stands under the frame just ahead of the lower control arm brackets, and lower the truck onto them. Now move the jack to the shock bracket, raise the axel a bit and remove the lower shock bolt and the lower sway bar support bolt. easy peasy. NOW lower the axel and the spring will come right out. Apply some baby powder to the air bag, and insert it into the spring. The plastic isolator strip on the top coil must be removed and discarded as the instructions on page 4 say. Put the top wafer that comes with the kit onto the airbag and push the bag to the bottom of the spring. Now, have the barb and tubing assembly made up, and screw the fitting onto the top of the airbag. Make sure that the fitting is properly seated. and tight. Finger tight ain't gonna do it. if it is not tight, as you position the tubing, it will come loose and you will have a leak. Place the wafer on the bag, and the upper spring cup onto the spring, and re-install the spring. Repeat for the other side. Rout the tubing to the tee. I used the tee that came with the Air pump/controller. the bag kit provides a flimsy nylon barb tee that requires tiny clamps. If you are working on the ground it is difficult to use the barb tee while the insert tee is a snap. Buy the air pump kit. It is excellent. it has a bluetooth remote and it constantly monitors the air pressure. filling the bags with a air hose is gonna be a disaster. 5lbs must be in the bags minimum. so when you want to lower the pressure, the controller lets the air pressure out to 5lbs. It's great, Im telling ya! I installed it under the rear seat rather than under the truck. There is no way I'm putting that baby out in the weather. The instructions say to avoid moisture! Well it rains OCCASIONALLY in Florida, and the humidity is always high.There is plenty of room under the rear seat on the passenger side. That's my story, and the completed system is awesome! Other than wasting time and aching hands trying to get a bag into the spring, the install is a piece of cake. Good Luck!

So far so good. I really like my 2015 Ram 1500 Hemi/6 speed (really the same tranny that has been in the truck since the early 2000s). For some reason, FCA thinks equipping the trucks with a 3.21 rear axle with this powertrain combo is a good idea. It is if you drive on the highway and want 22 MPG, but if you tow, it sucks. I jettisoned the 3.21 gears for 3.92 and it's much, much better. My truck has the towing package complete with limited slip and the trailer brake controller. The fact that these trucks have a coil spring rear axle is great for having a car like ride, but it squats with significant tongue weight. My 33 foot travel trailer has an 820 pound tongue weight and even with the weight distribution hitch, it dropped the rear significantly (but not an unsafe amount). I added these air bags and went with a conservative 20 pounds and the difference was immediately evident. The truck did not squat nearly as much looking pretty close to the unloaded ride height. I believe airbags of some sort are a must with these half ton rams. Mine with the 3.92 gear ratio is rated to tow over 10,000 pounds. My trailer is around 7,000-8,000 so an extra 2 or 3 thousand pounds wouldn't be too fun with the stock rear springs and no spring assistance. The air bags were very easy to install. The directions are pretty much on target but if it's not mentioned, jack the truck up, remove the wheel with the axle hanging. You'll need the room to install the air line at the top of the bag. My first attempt resulted in a slow leak since I didn't allow myself enough room to seat the airline all the way onto the fitting. I routed the airlines to the schrader valve drilling a hole in the wheel liner for mounting. Easy to air up and down and check pressure with the wheel mounted. Time will tell if these are long term and hold air well over the course of a few years. In this short term, they work great and I'd buy them again.

Great deal and easy install. I have a 2013 Ram 1500 I use to tow a 32' travel trailer, 6500lbs with 800lbs tounge weight. I bought these along with a Blue Ox SwayPro Weight Distribution Hitch to help with sway and sagging. These work amazing! Less than 1" sag with these combined with the WDH. These took me about 2 hours to install. I did not remove the wheels or the wheel fenders like other have done. Instead, I put the rear end on jack stands as high as I could. Then I lowered the spare tire and removed it leaving me with tons of space under the bed of the truck. I was able to sit upright with room to spare. I then compressed the airbags and folded them in half. I got all the air out and replaced the air cap to keep them from re-inflating. I then used 3 zip ties to keep the folded shape of the airbags. I slid the airbags into the coils through the lowest point. I did this with ease and didn't even need a pry tool like others have described. Once in place, I cut the zip ties off and ran the lines. I ran the lines through the frame to protect them. I used a T connection so both airbags are inflated at the same time. I found an exsisting hole in the frame located between the tailgate and rear bumper to mount the air stem. This makes the air stem a little hidden and not exposed to being broke off accidentally. It's a little cramped for finger space so if you have fat fingers, it would be hard to get to the valve stem. Overall the install was very simple. Use the zip tire method and access the coils from under the bed by removing the spare tire. Don't waste your time removing the tires and tire fender liner. It's a waste of time and more effort than needed.

I have a 2012 RAM 1500 and tow 2 ATVs across the country to go riding with my son and my Dad. Most of the time, I have to put one ATV in the bed while I tow our kit and the second ATV. Us RAM owners know that this means -- my truck sags quite badly because of the coil rear springs. They're great for driving around town with an empty truck, but sag terribly when anything more than a pillow is put into the bed of the truck. The Airlift 1000 air spring kit seemed to be a simple solution. However, I was nervous because there are numerous write ups on line that state you have to take off your springs to install the unit. That is simply not true any more. I called Airlift and they have changed their design so that the top 'puck' now fits between the coils. Installation of this unit was very, very simple and incredibly fast. In fact, it took me longer to lower my spare tire to make room to work under the truck than to get the bags into the coils. a) Removed my spare tire b) Jacked up my truck so that my wheels were 6" off the ground. c) Inserted 2 Jack stands under the frame as far to the rear as possible (just in front of the two link arm mounts) d) Released pressure on the scissors jack e) Let the axle "hang" (the tires will now be about 3" off the ground) f) Put 2 Jack stands under the axle FOR SAFETY! g) Took off my rear tires h) Folded the two bags into 'hot dog buns'. Take the cap off the brass fitting, kneel on it, fold, kneel on it some more and replace cap (see Airlift's on line video) i) Slid them into the coil springs. Expected a fight, but it was amazingly simple. Went in by hand with no need for tools. j) Took off the cap, poked and prodded the bag as it filled up and seated within the coil k) Installed the first air hose and clamp l) Put the air hose through the puck and slid the 'puck' between the coils so that it sits on the top of the bag (air hose goes through the center hole) m) Routed the air lines as instructed n) Connected the air lines together with a brass 't'. I didn't like the plastic 't' that come in the kit -- was worried that it would break in winter weather. You can get the brass 't' at a hardware store -- the same brass 't' that would be used to connect water hoses to refrigerators. o) Installed the fill valve on my hitch and connect to the brass 't' (there are two holes at the base -- I used one of them) p) Re-installed my rear wheels q) Dropped the truck r) Re-seated my spare s) Added 30 PSI to the units and checked for leaks (follow instructions for leaving in air overnight and checking next morning) DONE.... Using the air bags: a) I'm still experimenting, but I have been riding with 5-10 psi on normal days. Doesn't seem to affect the ride and extends the life of the bags b) Pump the bags to their max (30-35 psi) before loading the truck. c) Load the truck and connect the trailer d) Load the trailer e) Let a bit of air out (until truck sags A BIT) f) Purchase an inexpensive 12V compressor and carry it with you when traveling.

I did not do the installation personally so I can't speak to that. The air bags were installed because we were installing a slide-in camper. The advertised weight of the camper was 1385 lbs dry and when loaded would have put our truck just below the GVWR and near max payload. The airbags worked well, the truck was level (at 35 psi) and rode satisfactorly. However, I noticed a slight side to side oscillation transversing deep pot-holes and the camper felt unrealistically top heavy. I took the rig to a CAT Scale and had it weighed. The camper was actually just over 2200 lbs which put the truck 400 lbs over the GVWR (dry) ! We made the 750 mile round trip back to the dealer and returned the camper. We bought a smaller lighter one advertised at 1180 lbs, went to the CAT Scale again and found it to be 1550 lbs (same manufacturer). Now the truck is just below the GVWR fully loaded and all of the uneasy, top heavy feeling is gone. The ride is good and the load carrying capacity seems to be as advertised. I don't take the truck over 65 mph going down the road except maybe the occassional 70 mph to pass on Interstates and I am comfortable at this level. I just hope that they're as durable as claimed. Certainly a decent price for a product that does so much. Also, the Amazon application guide wasn't updated to take into account the 2016 model year when I placed my order. I called Air Lift to confirm application and had to leave a message. I got a call back in about 8 minutes and the CR rep was very helpful and friendly.