Just installed PacBrake air suspension

[Dreamer]

Yesterday I installed the PacBrake air bags on my Dodge 3500. It was an easy install without even jacking the truck up. Mine is high enough to roll under on a creeper. The kit is very well made and easy to install. Instructions were well written and photo's were great. I installed it with individual airlines so I can control each one separately. I have an on board compressor and in the future I may hook up in cab controls for the system. I have no affiliation with PacBrake and get no reward from them, I just wanted to report what it was like to install and the quality of the system. The lifetime warranty is impressive too.

 

[JJPage]

Thanks for info Dreamer, I have the RideRites and installation was also a breeze, did the individual lines too, they have been fault free for a few years now. Do you have any pics? I've been told the Pacbrake bags are a bit stouter than mine.

 

[Dreamer]

Thanks for info Dreamer, I have the RideRites and installation was also a breeze, did the individual lines too, they have been fault free for a few years now. Do you have any pics? I've been told the Pacbrake bags are a bit stouter than mine.

Here is a link that shows pictures and info. http://www.pacbrake.com/index.php?page=air-suspension

 

[Motorhead]

I installed both, a pacbrake exhaust brake and the pac suspension bags on my Dentists 2500. I did the individual lines too. I have read here about installing "Ping" tanks on each side. They are kind of a shock absorber so theair bags don't ride so hard.

 

[Walkingtall]

Motorhead, When installing both pacbrake exhaust brake and pac suspension bags, Do you have to install 2 compressors and tanks? I have Pacbrake exhaust brake.

 

[Motorhead]

Motorhead, When installing both pacbrake exhaust brake and pac suspension bags, Do you have to install 2 compressors and tanks? I have Pacbrake exhaust brake.

No... I DID put the 2 gallon tank on and I don't know if that was really needed. One thing I would strongly suggest and a subject that has been discussed here is installing a "PING" tank on EACH circuit of your air suspension. I didn't find out about this until after I had installed the bags on my friends truck but we can go back and do it later. If you have ONE control to raise BOTH bags together then you need only ONE ping tank. If you have each bag independent of the other then you need TWO ping tanks. The PING tank is a sort of buffer to help the air ride work smoother. It is hooked in SERIES with the air bag AFTER the control valve. It will allow the air bag to support but when you hit a bump, the air bag uses the PING tank to absorb the shock from the air bag trying to compress when the bump is hit. The PACBRAKE little . 5 gallon tanks that they supply with the exhaust brake would work well, one tank for each air bag circuit.