i am attempting to install a set of ride rite air bags in my 2001.5 ram 2500
4x4. see http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/7926/55597713.jpg for a picture
of the bag sitting on top of the spring pack. this is without the bracket
in place that would make it even higher. this isnt going to work. anybody
ever successfully installed one of these kits in a comparable truck? i had
NO problems installing the ride rites in my '05 or my '08 ram, but this just
isnt happening on my '01.5.
thanks,

Nathan In Montana
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btw, the bed is EMPTY.

I would think you need to remove the factory overloads and its spacer.
Maybe call the manufacturer?

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Steve W.

spoke with ride rite today. they recommended using kit 2220 which is
actually for a '98 2500 with overload springs. they stated that their 2071
kit (for my year model) "fits most trucks but some require the 2220". i
dont know what the difference would be, unless "most" 2500s didnt have
overload springs.

removing the factory overloads is also an option, but since air bags CAN
rupture i want the overloads as a backup.

im actually not bothered at all about having to use the 2220, its a no-drill
install unlike the 2071. since i have enough since to pre-fit everything
before drilling anything, i caught it before drilling 8 holes in my frame.

thanks,
Nathan In Montana
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Nathan, can you post a picture of the final install (when you get it
done) with the kit? Maybe with a wider view?

I've a 2004 2500 and really want to add somethign like this for winter
time use when I've got the blasted thing loaded to the max with
sand...

absolutely sir, however you wont need to wait. the kit for your 2004 is the
same as the kit i put in my 2005 as well as my 2008. i already have
pictures of it somewhere, ill see what i can find. its a GREAT addition to
any truck that is actually used like a truck.

ill be in touch after i find them.

Nathan In Montana
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Thanks. I often will end up with 1-2K lb in sand in the rear (boy,
does that help traction!) but then it squats something bad with the
stock setup.

youre welcome. see http://inlinediesel.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1200
for pictures and a brief description of the installation process.

Nathan In Montana
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Thanks, that was just what I wanted to see. Now I have another summer
project to do. <g>

more like a lunch-break project, as it really goes in fast and easy.

Nathan In Montana
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