Firestone Ride Rite Airbags for Raptor

[KaiserM715]

Those campers are awesome. Looking forward to hearing more. I think your truck is the first with Sway-A-Way shocks.

 

[SDHQ]

The Firestone Ride-Rite set up for the Raptor does NOT limit travel. It is a totally new dealio for them. However, I made the suggestion to them to make the bracket so that it can go further up into frame and gain a few inches more. They said it would be safe, so my next move is to drill it out and raise it a bit as this current bracket isn't adjustable. I will post pics of the process. Firestone is super cool about hearing and collecting suggestions.

Cool looking camper!

I'm not sure if I should start the rest of this response with an apology or with a "With all due respect"... But..

There is no way the kit in its current form does not limit travel on the Raptor.

The bag is not capable of the same travel numbers as the OEM suspension.

It doesn't matter if you move the bracket up on the frame, you will have the same travel numbers.

It doesn't matter if you move the bracket lower on the frame, you will have the same travel numbers.

Anywhere the brackets are mounted on the frame will limit your up travel, down travel or a combo of both.

If Firestone engineered this kit correctly to begin with they would not tell you it was ok to modify the bracket to move it up on the frame. Doing so will limit your droop travel even more and will pull apart the bags.

 

[Reptar]

Damn.....someone needs to make one that works and doesn't limit travel then!

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[oilman]

Damn.....someone needs to make one that works and doesn't limit travel then!

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There is one that doesn't hamper the travel, SDHQ puts it out, but until they can figure out how to tuck the hinge point under the truck it wont be on mine.
Everything else on the market is going to limit travel either compression or droop or both.
Give it time somebody will come up with a system that will do it all and wont take away from the looks of the truck.

 

[Reptar]

There is one that doesn't hamper the travel, SDHQ puts it out, but until they can figure out how to tuck the hinge point under the truck it wont be on mine.
Everything else on the market is going to limit travel either compression or droop or both.
Give it time somebody will come up with a system that will do it all and wont take away from the looks of the truck.

yes for a retarded amount of money. I don't need a baja 1000 truck that can tow 20,000 lbs as well. I need my Raptor with the offroad capabilities it came with stock, to just not sag as much when I tow at the rating.

 

[oilman]

I agree Reptar thats just what I know is out there at this time, I"m pulling a #9000 trailer and its a little heavy on the tongue and bags should fix that.
I am looking at all the options out there before I pull the trigger and purchase a kit.
If I can get something that works for me and wont get damaged if I happen to have brain fart when I'm out in the desert and mash the skinny pedal because I bought the truck to do that too then I will put that kit to the test. Thats all I'm saying.

 

[damian12]

I am sporting the new Firestone Ride Rite Airbags for the Raptor. Jury is still out. I am still playing with settings and trying to figure out the best psi while using my pop up camper and what that might be like with it off as well. I am using Sway Away 2.5 shocks as replacements for the stock / OEM Raptor Fox shocks. Love 'em! They seriously are a huge improvement.

My idea with this Raptor is to try and get the most out of the truck. Most of us use our trucks, even our Raptors as more than toys. (We haul toys too!) Seriously, though most of need some more capability. In my case I am hauling a Pheonix Pop Top Truck Top Camper. It weighs a little over 1,000 pounds. Stressed the stock set up in a major way. I realize that you can't do everything with one set up, but I am trying to stretch it to do the best in a few worlds.
1. Off Road the way a Raptor was intended.
2. Haul my Pop Top Camper.
3. Tow my RZR.
4. Drive the kids to school Monday morning!

Well, I'm getting there with this set up. I might ad that I could semi "Overland" with this set up as long as the off roading wasn't rock crawling. However, I haven't overlanded with it yet.

This truck will be at SEMA at "Magnaflow" Outside if you want to see the set up first hand.

Will keep you informed if you'd all like?

Cheers,
RockettMan

Do you have any further info on these bags? I went to Suspension Connection to buy them and they say they are made for a Ford Raptor, but non-SVT. Is there such a thing?
Update: Firestone had a engineer call me. He said the later models have larger shocks. I can't argue because I don't know. Main thing is he said it will fit all years and will ship in first half of March.

 

[TBONE21]

I was concerned on the bending frame aspect. Since thats a weak point which we all know, will adding pressure there bend the frame like what had been happening when trucks bottom out?

 

[Baja Jones]

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[samsquatch47]

So wouldn't an easy test be put the truck up on a hoist and see if it can still reach full droop? Would these bags be able to take jumping? Or only light off-road use only?


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