Killer deal on a set of Radflo 2.5s

[arich]

I returned my Radflos after a very short period because they simply were more than I needed. Mike is offering these at a stupid price. Another board member PMed me and told me the price and I wanted to buy them just to hang above the mantle as eye candy. Wife disapproved.
Anyway you have to call mike at Radflo. 714-965-7828. Tell him you are interested in Anthony's
Shocks from IH8MUD. If you're in the market for them this a great deal.
Ant

 

[bj70cruiser]

How long were they on your truck for?

 

[arich]

4 weeks. They are virtually brand new. I got my refund so I have nothing to gain on this.

 

[bj70cruiser]

I bought them today. Hopefully no issues.
What were you running for a rear spring?

 

[arich]

I was using stock spring. The Radflos are pressurized so they will raise the rear about an inch. I had them on so little time u didn't have time to tow but they did not sag much when we packed the truck for a ski weekend. I have airbags that I'll be installing soon.
So glad you were able to get them. There were no issues with them. They just weren't for me. What part of the country do you live?

 

[bj70cruiser]

I'm just outside Vancouver BC.
Looking forward to doing a bit of wrenching on my truck.
Are you going to install the ride-rite firestone bags? I was thinking of those to for the load we carry camping and such. Maybe i'll wait to see how the pressurized rear shocks carry extra weight. I'm changing the rear coils to the regular tjm coils.

 

[arich]

I have the firestone bags and the air lift load controller compressor system. Going to mount it in the rear somewhere so I can pump it up while loading the truck or just before I tow the boat so keep the rear ride height right. Stock springs cannot support much weight and the stock shocks are/were useless.
I think the airbags are a better option since you can adjust the rear for a couple extra people or a heavy trailer and retain the comfort of the stock springs for the road.
If you read my write up on the 4 shocks I've had on the truck you'll see that the Radflos while not as stiff as the Bilsteins were still too stiff for me as this is our family vacation truck. They were great in the highway and fixed any leaning and swaying issues. The koni have been great but provide zero lift which is what 99% of the readers here want.
You'll love the Radflos, just remind mike to use synthetic oil since you're in a cold climate not a hot desert. I have a set of SPC UCAs that I ordered with the Radflos but very installed. Let me know if you're interested.

 

[linuxgod]

I have the firestone bags and the air lift load controller compressor system. Going to mount it in the rear somewhere so I can pump it up while loading the truck or just before I tow the boat so keep the rear ride height right. Stock springs cannot support much weight and the stock shocks are/were useless.
I think the airbags are a better option since you can adjust the rear for a couple extra people or a heavy trailer and retain the comfort of the stock springs for the road.

arich, do you still run this setup? I just had a chance to tow my 5000# travel trailer for the first time and when loaded down I got about 4" of squat at the hitch. Wondering about the reliability and what air lift load controller you used.

 

[arich]

I still have the pump and airbags just never installed them. I use OME springs Which give me plenty of support for towing.
Currently using ABB BP51

 

[linuxgod]

I still have the pump and airbags just never installed them. I use OME springs Which give me plenty of support for towing.
Currently using ABB BP51

Thanks. I ordered a set of Firestone 4164 bags and an Air-lift compressor from Amazon, so we'll see how it goes. I'm not itching to put a 2-3" lift on the truck yet, and I'd rather wait until I've added weight from bumpers, rack, sliders, etc before I put on HD springs. I might also dump the WD setup on the trailer and go with a basic hitch since the tongue weight is only ~550# so it's barely necessary (and downgrading the hitch will probably shed another 50# or so anyway)