Product Description
Air Lift adjustable air helper springs level your load, and give your truck, van, or SUV a safer, more comfortable ride. Air springs are easy to install between your existing springs and the vehicle frame. Just add air when towing or hauling a heavy load, and reduce air pressure when unloaded, they are fully adjustable for a great ride. Air Lift air springs eliminate sag, sway, and bottoming out. They are made with rugged, durable components for long, reliable service. LoadLifter 5000 kits are Air Lift’s heaviest-rated kits for hauling or towing heavy loads. They have up to 5,000 pounds of leveling capacity, right up to the manufacturer’s recommended Gross Vehicle Weight Rating, and are air adjustable from 5 to 100 PSI. LoadLifter 5000 kits fit popular vehicles such as ton and one-ton pickup trucks, many Class A, B & C motor homes, and commercial trucks and other severe uses.
Kit fits the following vehicles: Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD & 3500 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 / Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD Classic 2007 / GMC Sierra 2500 HD & Sierra 3500 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 / GMC Sierra 2500 HD Classic & 3500 Classic 2007.
From the Manufacturer
Air Lift adjustable air helper springs level your load, and give your truck, van, or SUV a safer, more comfortable ride. Air springs are easy to install between your existing springs and the vehicle frame. Just add air when towing or hauling a heavy load, and reduce air pressure when unloaded; they are fully adjustable for a great ride. Air Lift air springs eliminate sag, sway, and bottoming out. They are made with rugged, durable components for long, reliable service.
LoadLifter 5000 kits are Air Lift’s heaviest-rated kits for hauling or towing heavy loads. They’re designed to fit such popular vehicles as ¾ ton and one-ton pickup trucks, many Class A, B & C motor homes, and commercial trucks and other severe uses.
LoadLifter 5000
Fully adjustable, LoadLifter 5000 kits have real air muscle, and keep your vehicle riding level and comfortable with no load, loaded, or towing on any road condition. Air Lift’s toughest air helper springs, they have up to 5,000 pounds of leveling capacity, right up to the manufacturer’s recommended Gross Vehicle Weight Rating, and are air adjustable from 5 to 100 PSI. Rugged and durable, the superior 2-ply fabric reinforced air springs are built like a tire. Ultra high-strength Zytel nylon end caps – strong as steel, but less heavy, and corrosion proof – complete the air springs. Your kit will also include Air Lift’s exclusive upper and lower roll plates that increase load capacity by 10 percent and protect the air spring from sharp edges such as brackets, etc. All kits are engineered to be easy to install and come with a fully illustrated instruction manual.
Why Air?
Factory suspensions must compromise between ride comfort and load hauling capacity. Soft factory suspensions can’t carry heavy loads, and heavy steel springs ride rough, especially when the vehicle is unloaded. Only air springs can support your heavy loads and provide a great ride. Air Lift adjustable air springs solve these common problems by allowing you to tune your suspension under all load and road conditions. Just add air when towing or hauling and then remove air for a softer ride when unloaded.
Eliminate these common load and towing problems for good when you use Air Lift air springs:
Sag – Proper weight distribution to all tires improves steering, braking and tire wear. This is especially important while towing: adjust the air springs to accept the tongue weight of the trailer or other heavy loads.
Headlight aim – Only level and stable vehicles provide safe and proper headlight aiming – critical for night driving safety.
Rough ride – Air Lift’s progressive spring rate soaks up bumps, keeping tires on the road for better handling.
Bottoming out – Air Lift springs restore normal ride height when heavily loaded or towing, reducing suspension wear and eliminating crashing on bumps.
Sway and body roll – Air springs increase spring rate and vastly improve vehicle stability. When towing trailers, the air springs permit precise vehicle height adjustment for exact alignment, reducing trailer sway. Less roll and sway means a safer and more comfortable ride.
Porpoising – Even heavy pickups which don’t squat when loaded can begin to “porpoise” vertically when towing heavy trailers. Progressive rate air springs dramatically reduce this problem for a safer, more comfortable ride.
Suggested Accessories
For maximum convenience and leveling on-the-go, nothing beats an Air Lift on board air compressor system. Automatic or dash-mounted, it quickly adjusts your vehicle for changes in load or road conditions. Air Lift compressor systems are the most advanced in the industry and work with all brands of air springs.
Best Warranty in the Business
Air Lift Company warrants that the LoadLifter 5000 air spring system will be free from defects in workmanship or materials for the lifetime of the vehicle of original installation. This does not include installation or other service charges for replacement.
Exclusive 60 Day Ride Satisfaction Guarantee
Air Lift guarantees you’ll be happy with the improvement in road comfort and load handling. If you’re not satisfied, you may remove the product and return it to your dealer for a full refund of your purchase price within the first 60 days after your purchase.
Air Suspension Solutions that Fit, Work and Last
Air Lift Company has been developing air spring suspension products for almost 60 years. The versatility of Air Lift air springs was proven during the early years of stock car racing. Air Lift products were used by most of the stock car racing teams for twenty years and the sponsored cars were among the toughest competitors on the NASCAR Grand National Circuit.
Today, Air Lift has won more SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) awards for air spring development products than any other company. Air Lift products are sold throughout the world and can be engineered to fit almost any coil or leaf spring suspension. The extensive product line includes everything from air helper springs for cars, vans and trucks to full air suspension replacement and control systems for recreational vehicles, emergency vehicles, hot rods and lowered performance vehicles.
Quality and Performance – the Air Lift Difference
As of February 2007, Air Lift Company is proud to be ISO 9001:2000 certified. ISO 9001:2000 applies to organizations which follow rigorous quality standards, and are committed to continuous improvement. Air Lift Company is dedicated to making suspension products that fit, work, and last.
- Fully adjustable air springs to level your vehicle when towing or hauling a heavy load for a safe comfortable ride
- Up to 5,000 pounds of load leveling capability. Fits single rear wheel (SRW) and dual rear wheel (DRW) models. Will fit most side mount fifth wheel hitch applications. Does not fit cab & chassis applications. Does not fit Quadrasteer applications. Fits many 3/4 ton and 1 ton pickups and vans
- Easy to install with included detailed instructions
- Fitment details listed in the product description






















Johnson –
Installed on a 2010 GMC 2500HD. Installed full kit along with Air Lift on board compressor and gauges.To start of with this seems to be a great product. Just installed it today. This is a long review but hopefully it will help the next person. Do not try to install this if you are a beginner DIY mechanic. I am by no means a professional but I have installed 100’s of snow plows, spreaders, and de-icer systems so I do have plenty of experience with after market accessories. I would try this unless you’re at least an intermediate mechanic, even if just for the necessary tools. All in all I probably had about 7 hours in the install (alone) but a good 1.5hr was just figuring out where I wanted to mount the compressor, gauges, and solenoid. I did the full kit with on board compressor.The kit came very well packaged in manufacturers boxing, all the hoses, hardware, pieces where there and packaged separately. I strongly suggest reading the instructions thoroughly a couple times before starting. They skip around a bit and have important notes but are not in order. Some of the instructions say to use a torque wrench which first of all most DIY guys dont even have. Unless it’s just this kit, you will not be able to get a torque wrench on the upper bolts as it says to. Take your time and plan your install.You will need jack stands and a good jack. The instructions say to support the axel with jack stands which is incorrect. You’ll want to support the frame with jack stands so you can use the jack to move the rear end up and down to accommodate installation.With the airlines, btw not 1 leak after installed, take your time with your cuts. Make sure they are very cleanly cut and not beveled edges. I made sure my cuts were perfect and left plenty of slack not only for movement but incase I had to re-cut. I used a sharp razor. When you push them into the fitting you’ll feel a slight pop, you need to push them in farther to seat the airline. This is probably where most people have air issues. They will slightly pop and then slide in an additional 1/8 to 1/4 inch. Practice before you try under the truck, the are easy to remove my pushing the pressure fitting in and pulling the hose back out.The compressor works great up to about 50lbs then it does slow down a bit but what would you expect from a tankless system under $200. Pumped up to 90lbs for test in about 3 or 4 minutes.When installing the wiring you will want a couple “add a fuse” kits to tie in to the fuse panels. Most parts stores have them for about $7. They are not in the kit.Last but not least I used the extra onions and 1 that I bought to run a single manual line to the rear number just incase the compressor goes out towing or just to keep a safe pressure in them for driving.Hope this helps a little.
Real Consumer –
Some of the best, printed in color with great pictures, instructions I’ve ever seen or used, the only way the instructions would have been better is if they didn’t use such a rusty truck for the pictures.I really only have three complaints, and that’s only if I wanted to really try to figure out something to complain about…1) They tell you to screw on the air fitting first, then the next step you flip it over and screw the bottom bracket on. The air fitting just gets in your way and you risk breaking it if you pit it on first. I caught this before doing it and questioned why they have you put it on first, there is no reason, don’t thread the air fitting onto it until AFTER you bolt the bottom bracket on.2) This was all going smooth and easy right up to one of the final steps, then they made me cuss. Putting the two bolts through the mounted top bracket slotted holes and trying to line up the top plate and the threaded holes in the actual air bags all at the same time to get the threads started. Are you ****ing kidding me?!!!!Why did they have to send the “roll plates” as 4?separate parts any how? They should have just manufactured these as part of the air bag top and bottom at the factory.Here’s a tip for anyone getting ready to install these:I would have done this but figured there must be some reason why they leave the top and bottom roll plates as separate parts, there isn’t! The night before you plan to install this line up the holes for the top roll plate with the holes in the top of the air bag and glue it on with silicone or construction adhesive. It will make your life a whole lot easier when it comes time to get the threads started as you’re bolting it all onto the top bracket.3) I have a 3” lift on my Silverado dually. I called Air Lift tech support, waited on hold 45 minutes to talk to someone about if I needed the 2” spacers or the 4” spacers since they don’t make a 3” spacer. Their web site unclearly implies I want more stretch than crush leading me to think I should ise the 2” spacers. Their tech support guy told me the exact opposite, I want more crush than stretch and should use the 4” spacers for a 3” lift so that’s the way I went. I probably didn’t need any spacers what so ever, but if anything should have only went with the 2”. When the spring was fully assembled, without the buy extra spacer, it measured out to be exactly the same distance as the space it was going to fill on my truck that has 3” spacer lift blocks under my leaf springs.If you have a 3” lift consider no spacers at all, at the very most just go with the 2” spacers. With the 4” spacers on my 3” lift even when I just put the minimum 5psi into the bags it lifts the rear of my truck 1” higher than the front with no load on my truck. Even with no air in the bags after first installing it has the rear of my truck sitting noticeably higher than the front because I used the 4” spacers they told me over the phone to go with.
Luke Baldwin –
This is a great product from a well known manufacturer. My endorsement isn’t needed, however as most anyone will tell you, this product is super simple installation and the benefits are well worth the cost. I moved a fifth wheel a short distance, with the nominal air pressure and it barely squatted my pickup.
Kandee –
Of course I had these air bags installed by my best diesel mechanic, Lancaster Auto of Reno, and Chip did a fabulous job installing (not his first) & instructing on their usability.As added insurance, he welded the braces to the axle so as not to slide under load or pressure. I made 3 trips from Reno, Nevada to Conway, South Carolina at roughly 9000 miles without a hitch towing my 25 ft. Utility Trailer, empty and then my 49 ft. 5th wheel. Everything was level, no swaying or bobbing of any kind. Highly recommend them over the Firestine Air Bags.
gary schram –
Didnt just bolt in…