mbp1979
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Does anyone know which air lift helper bag kit we need to get with the 5305 coils? Is it the same one as a regular tahoe?
Air lift help bags 5303 coils
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Might ask Tony @NORCAL SS
mbp1979
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Been trying for 2 days with no luck have some other issues I'd like to talk with him about also. Was hoping someone else knew so I could order a set. My trucks pretty much down until i can get in touch with him.
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greenhornet
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I have used Air Lift i think 1000 series #360769 bags in my 2000 and 2015 Tahoe.
iamdub
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I have the 1000 series Airlift bags, but I can't recall the model number. 60742 keeps coming to mind, though.
Measure your 5305s and try this: https://www.airliftcompany.com/workshop/air-lift-1000-universal-air-spring-kit/
Measure your 5305s and try this: https://www.airliftcompany.com/workshop/air-lift-1000-universal-air-spring-kit/
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iamdub
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I measured the short bags I have and came up with 4.875" wide x 5.75" tall. Putting these numbers into the kit finder in the link above gives me a part number of 60914. This is a part number for a kit and not the air spring itself. If you want just the air spring, you'll probably have to contact Air Lift to get that part number.
I also tried a hair smaller with 4.5" wide x 5.5" tall and was referred to the same part number.
Oh- 60742 is a kit part number as well and is not the part number for the spring.
I also tried a hair smaller with 4.5" wide x 5.5" tall and was referred to the same part number.
Oh- 60742 is a kit part number as well and is not the part number for the spring.
mbp1979
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Thank you for the information it's been very helpful. When you installed urs did u put the nipple on the bags up or down? I'm also assuming the bags go towards the bottom away from the compressed/dead coils?
iamdub
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I actually haven't installed them. I have two different sets of the Air Lift bags and these are the shorter ones. They were all included in a package deal for a drop kit I bought years ago. I may actually end up using the taller ones once I figure out what rear springs I'm gonna use cuz I'm not totally satisfied with the ones I'm running now. I'm wanting the 5305s.
IIRC, the instructions said to put the nipple at the top and run it through the spacer. The bags are supposed to fill the entire inside of the coil spring with the vehicle resting on them at ride height. Also, from what I've read and seen, the dead coils of the 5305 go to the top. I guess Tony would be the authority on this, but I've read older and newer posts where he's said both. Unless I'm missing something, I don't see why it would matter if both ends of the spring are wound to the same ID and if the perches are shaped the same.
Is there any way you could measure the height (from pad to pad) and inside width of your 5305s with the weight of the vehicle on them? If you can get me a number, I can compare it to the other set of bags I have.
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mbp1979
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Just an update on the 5305 coils the bags go on the bottom with the dead coils on top and run the air lines through the top and out over to my gas tank cover behind the lid worked out perfect. Hopefully this many help others who are unsure.
mbp1979
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Not at the moment but I can when I get it back up on the lift.
iamdub
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What bags did you go with and did you happen to get their measurements?
Since my last reply to this thread, I've installed mine (the shorter ones) into the TJ coils. They were a perfect fit. I think they would've fit 'ok' in the 5305s, but there would've been too much space above the bag inside the coil. The 5305s didn't work out for me for what I needed and with how I'm trying to use the bags, I can't have any space above the bag. Air Lift may offer a bag of the same diameter but an inch or so taller that would be perfect for the 5305.
Oh, I also routed the hoses up through the coil pocket, over the cross member, etc.
