Firestone Airbags and Dirtbike Trailer hitch mount

Anyone use the Firestone Ride Right bags with a dirtbike trailer hitch mount?

I just recently bought a ~280lb Yamaha TW200 for camping trips and wanted to put it on one of those dirtbike trailer hitch mounts. I'll experience quite a bit of bed sag since I have +750lb Alcan Springs in the rear and I've all but maxed out that weight limit between camping equipment and the roof top tent. I figured the Firestone Ride Right bags would help with the bed sag especially on offroad trails where rear end clearance can become an issue. I also hate the bed sag bro-lean look, so trying to avoid that...

 

I have airbags and daystar cradles on mine. Different brand but pretty much identical to the firestones. Had the tent and awning on the bed rack, at least 100lbs in the bed, and a crf250 on the hitch carrier, and the truck stayed level with only like 5 psi in the airbags and rode great. I think moto hitch carriers are a little sketchy, and they ruin your departure angle, but the bike didn't fall off so I guess it's fine.

 

totally agree on the departure angle. I wouldnt take the moto hitch carrier on anything too gnarly...for example I'm going to Moab in April on some trails that will already tag the trailer hitch, so the moto wont be coming with.

 

Bumping this - sorry if this has already been answered and apologies if these questions sound dumb...couldn't find the answers

I've got the +1 CB Shackles (.65" lift) as well as Alcan Leaf Springs w/ +1" lift in the rear... so a total of 1.65" lift in the rear

- I spoke with the Firestone technical folks and they mentioned I shouldn't need any additional spacer to make up the lift difference as "they beefed up the airbag axel mount" - is this true / do I need anything else other than the 2445 kit?
https://www.sdtrucksprings.com/firestone-2445-ride-rite-air-bag-kit-toyota-tundra-2007-2022

-Firestone mentioned that I should not use cradles, but I've seen conflicting things on this topic. Sounds like for my application, which would be some offroading (without a large payload) I would want to use the cradles....


- how do these airbags perform offroad? do they sacrifice a ton of articulation / what psi do you all run if you're wheeling when you're not towing or no payload? ... I do not have a rear sway bar and my springs are designed for more articulation vs stock...

 

Curious to an answer to the post above , anyone got anything ?

I’m also looking at the FS air bags plus cradles for my 2021 tundra pro. I need to pull a trailer with motos sometimes but do more offroad with heavy loads on the bed.
Seems like a great combo for both worlds but a little concerning Firestone is suggesting not to use them . Hmm

 

You may not "need" the cradles for normal use, but if you care about articulation and offroading, it's a must. You might lose a little up-travel because the bag will act like a bumpstop when it's fully compressed. I haven't noticed any loss of articulation, poor ride quality, or really anything negative since I installed mine. I usually run mine 3-5 with the bed unloaded.

 

I have the firestone bags. They work great. Easy to adjust. I run +1-1.5" higher in the rear at all times regardless of load. Loaded to the hilt with a truck camper, towing my airstream, or just moving a load of construction materials, they work great.

 

They're also handy to help level the truck front to rear when setting up the rtt, if you're into that sortof thing.