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[So Cal Adventurer]

I prefer the fine tune ability of the air bags and this is now my 3rd truck I have them on and zero issues.  No idea what Bryan means about "maintenance" there is zero when installed properly.

 

I run old man emu with an add a leaf and the firestone bags.

 

I prefer a stiff ride on the asphalt and then I usually deflate the bags when offroad for a much nicer ride.

 

My .02

[moveinon]

X2 with So Cal.  Second truck with Firestone airbags, about 150,000 miles on two Tacomas with no problems and zero maintenance.  I also adjust them for ride and for leveling in camp.  I had spring upgrade and air bags before but hated the ride with camper off for 3 months in winter so went to upgraded shocks (to reduce bounce) and air bags only. 

[fwctaco]

X2 with So Cal. Second truck with Firestone airbags, about 150,000 miles on two Tacomas with no problems and zero maintenance. I also adjust them for ride and for leveling in camp. I had spring upgrade and air bags before but hated the ride with camper off for 3 months in winter so went to upgraded shocks (to reduce bounce) and air bags only.

Which shocks did you go with? Are you happy with the bounce reduction? My only complaint with AAL and airbags so far is a little bit of bounce on certain roads at 40-50mph.

[moveinon]

I had King OEM replacement shocks on my last truck and they stopped the bounce entirely and worked great.  I could not switch them to the new truck so am still looking for shocks that will function somewhat well without the huge price-I guess you get what you pay for.  My current shocks function well for about 4 miles of bumpy gravel then I think because of the heat start fading quickly with some corresponding bounce returning from 30 MPH on.  I may, in the end, put out the money for Kings again as they worked so well to dampen both directions and never needed to be replaced as they lasted a lot of miles off pavement.  I do know that any basic shock does not cut it for any distance at all on rough roads.