AIR LIFT 60740 1000 Series Rear Air Spring Kit

by Air Lift

Product Features

• Fully adjustable air springs level your vehicle when towing or hauling a heavy load for a safe comfortable ride
• Installs inside coil spring to eliminate sag and bottoming out
• Rugged durable components including air springs and all hardware
• Easy to install with included instructions
• Up to 1000 pounds of leveling capacity

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14 x 10 x 6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001F1B95S
• Item model number: 60740
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,546 in Automotive (See Top 100 in Automotive)
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Product Description

AIR LIFT 1000 Series Rear Air Spring Kit is designed to adjust the air spring level of the vehicle while towing. It includes hardware and durable component. This kit eliminates sag and features 2000 pounds of leveling capacity. It installs inside coil spring to eliminate bottoming out and is highly durable.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Air Lift 1000 for a 2004 Honda Pilot, September 18, 2011

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Mike - See all my reviews

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This review is from: AIR LIFT 60740 1000 Series Rear Air Spring Kit (Automotive)

Over all, I would recommend this product. The installation took me about 2 hours. However the most tedious part of the install (for me) was getting the rear of Pilot jacked up high enough so both wheels are off the ground, my 4 ton floor jack would not raise it high enough, I had to use the Pilot's jack as well as one from my CR-V. Also worth mentioning, the picture of this product is bit misleading, for the Pilot. The bags are much more swat (shorter and fatter).

Here are few tips for installation:

1.) Do not try to install with the wheels still on, there is just not enough room

2.) The removal of the bump stop was actually quite easy; I used a cheap serrated knife I bought for $2.00 for projects (my wife would kill me if I used her good knives.

3.) When it comes to drill the 3/4" hole in the lower control arm, use a hole saw bit attached to my drill. I bought one at the local hardware store for under $8.00

4.) The straps they give you to install the heat shield are way too long but you cannot cut them. I was able to wrap them around twice around the exhaust pipe.

5.) I decided to install separate valves for each bag so one bag could not feed the other in case on side was over-compressed.

Results:

(TIP - pump up the bags before you put the load on the vehicle)

When towing our pop-up camper, the rear would sag about 3 to 4 inches, it's a heavy pop-up at around 3100 pounds. With the air bags at about 32 PSI, the rear only sags about 1 inch. On my next trip I'm going to try 35 PSI and see what the results are. I was hoping for no sag what so ever but hopefully more PSI and shift more weight to the rear will improve the sag.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple and Effective Load Leveler, May 8, 2009

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Patrick L. Ogburn - See all my reviews
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This review is from: AIR LIFT 60740 1000 Series Rear Air Spring Kit (Automotive)

We've been towing a large pop-up for two years with our 2000 Honda Odyssey, and by the time we had our 4 kids and all our gear in the camper and van, the van was squatting pretty low. We installed the Air Lift springs and towed the camper that weekend over 500 miles, and the springs made a big difference in vehicle handling, especially on the highway. They were sufficient to keep the rear end at normal height even under load, and ride well even on rough roads.

Installation tips:

- Installing the fill valve behind the fuel door makes checking pressure and adding air very convenient.

- The Odyssey has a tubular frame member between the back wheels which worked very nicely for running the air hose between the springs. This eliminated the need for the heat shield on the exhaust pipe.

- Toughest part of the install is cutting off the rubber bumper inside the coil spring. I recommend taking it off in slices, which allows you to pull the pieces out from inside the spring. Otherwise, you have to cut the bumper in pieces after you cut it off, which is very difficult.

4.0 out of 5 stars Provides peace of mine and installation wasn't too bad, February 13, 2012

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R. Smith (Cedar Park, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: AIR LIFT 60740 1000 Series Rear Air Spring Kit (Automotive)

I bought these for a Honda Odyssey to help in pulling a camper , as well as carrying plywood/drywall.

Honestly I'm not sure I noticed a huge difference with the camper but it was very noticeable recently when I carried 15 boxes of granite tile. The van was perfectly level - so much so in fact I didn't notice the strain I had on my rear tires resulting in a flat when I luckily got home.

As far as ride is concerned, you're supposed to keep them between 5 psi and 35 psi. I'm too lazy to go back and forth so I just kept them at 30 psi. I never noticed a bouncy feel in the back of my van when I drove it.

installation - well it wasm't too bad if you started out thinking it was going to be horrible. The kit itself is easy enough but prepping the car is a huge pain.

They provide specific instructions for cars, and in my case I had to cut a rubber "cap" (not the correct word but a dense rubber piece designed to keep the axle from bottoming out on the springs. That involves jacking up the car, taking the wheel off, and then finding something to cut about 3/4 of the rubber piece off flat inside of springs that are angled. I used a sawzall, a serrated kitchen knife and finally wd40 and a small keyhole saw. This was very time consuming and took multiple efforts, not to mention the nerve wracking approach to cutting a piece off your car that is pretty vital to its normal driving.

Next you need to drill a 3/4 or 1 inch hold into the base cap of the spring. This required me to jack the van up as high as a could and use an electric drill with a high dollar drill bit (an additional $20) along with a file to dull the edges of the hole.

After that you have to take a dull brake tool or some other piece of long metal that doesn't have a sharp end (no flat screwdriver) and shove the rubber air lift in between the springs and then contort it until it is naturally vertical in the spring with the nipple poking thru the hole you just drilled.

From this point on its pretty easy to finish up. Decide where you want the air stems mounted. I chose next to the gas cap, drill holes and mount the valve stems, run the air hose to the lift, use zip ties to mount to the bottom of your vehicle and you're good to go. Getting the air hose connected to the lift nipple with a clip is a little tricky with needle nose pliers.

Installation took me about 3 hours with a couple of breaks between to curse at cutting the rubber stop.