About Firestone
Firestone Airide, formerly Firestone Industrial Products, is the air spring business of Bridgestone Americas. Its history goes back to the Airide air spring patented in 1938, and today it supplies original-equipment air springs for light vehicles, heavy trucks, buses, rail and industrial equipment, with factories in the U.S., Brazil, Costa Rica, China and Poland. The automotive aftermarket side, which most truck owners know by the Ride-Rite name, says its products are designed, assembled and distributed in the United States.
Air helper springs are a narrow job done well: they sit alongside the factory leaf or coil springs and let you add air pressure to level a truck that sags under a trailer tongue, camper or bed load, then let air out when the truck is empty. They do not raise what the truck is rated to carry, and Firestone is clear that you should never exceed the vehicle's GVWR. What they do is keep the headlights, steering and braking closer to where they belong when the truck is working.
What we carry from Firestone
Most of what we carry from Firestone is rear air helper spring kits. Ride-Rite kits fit most current half-ton, three-quarter-ton and one-ton applications with up to 5,000 lbs of load-leveling capacity at up to 100 PSI, and RED Label kits are aimed at three-quarter and one-ton trucks with up to 7,500 lbs at up to 150 PSI. Both are no-drill installs on most applications. All-In-One kits pair a Ride-Rite kit with an Air Command compressor and control on a no-drill mounting plate, Air Command kits add onboard air with switch, remote or app control, and Coil-Rite helpers fit inside coil springs on vehicles that have them, up to 2,000 lbs. Firestone's newest Ride-Rite kits include the Ram 1500 and Ford Bronco, and we list kits by application for the pickups, SUVs and vans we support, from Silverado, Sierra, Ram and F-150 to Super Duty and HD trucks. Kits are application-specific, so check the kit number against your exact year, drivetrain and bed.
Air Helper Springs · Compressors · Ford Super Duty F-250 · Ford Super Duty F-350 · Ram Ram 1500 · Chevrolet Silverado HD
How to choose
Ride-Rite or RED Label: Ride-Rite covers most half-ton through one-ton trucks. RED Label is the heavier option for three-quarter and one-ton trucks that tow or haul near their limits, with higher capacity and pressure ratings.
Decide how you want to add air: A helper spring kit on its own needs an outside air source. If you hitch and unhitch often, an All-In-One or Air Command kit adds an onboard compressor you control by switch, remote or app, and the wireless version shows left and right pressure separately.
Helper springs do not raise capacity: They level the truck and improve how it handles a load, but your payload and towing ratings stay the same. Firestone warns against exceeding the manufacturer's GVWR.
Stay inside the pressure rating: Ride-Rite kits are rated to 100 PSI and RED Label to 150 PSI, and overloading is excluded from the warranty. Follow the pressure guidance in your kit's instructions rather than guessing.
Buy from an authorized dealer: Firestone excludes kits bought through eBay, Craigslist and other non-dealer sources from its warranty. Buying from an authorized seller keeps the lifetime air spring coverage intact.
Lead times & shipping
NVMOS dropships Firestone orders from the brand or its distributor. In-stock kits usually ship in 1-3 business days, and kits stocked at the manufacturer take about 1-2 weeks. Air helper spring kits, compressors and accessories go by parcel carrier, and we send tracking as soon as the shipment is created.
Firestone warranty
Firestone warrants its air springs against material defects and workmanship for as long as the original buyer owns the vehicle, and that limited lifetime term covers Ride-Rite, Sport-Rite and Coil-Rite air springs. Hardware and brackets are covered for 24 months from the original retail delivery date, Air-Rite accessories such as bumpers, fittings and air line for 2 years, and air compressors for 1 to 2 years depending on the model. The owner pays the labor and incidental costs of replacing a failed spring, and freight, downtime, neglect, misuse, overloading, improper installation, alterations, wear and tear, custom applications and products bought from non-dealer sources such as eBay or Craigslist are excluded. Photos usually take the place of returning the part. Read our Firestone warranty summary.
Questions? Talk to a real human
We are a two-person shop in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Call or text us at (920) 249-7744 with your year, trim and setup, and we will help you pick the right part.
