Quote Originally Posted by Broke Pilot View Post
Hey Trayson, how do you like the wireless controller for the bags? I just did a air ride kit for a buddy on his tundra but we just used the schrader valves for now. He’s still up in the air if he wants the controller and pump. Are you running an air tank also or straight off the pump to the bags?
I really like it with the controller. The truck is the wife's daily driver. the controller we have has the digital display of PSI and two presets. so the first preset is the 5psi minimum for driving around w/o the trailer. When we are hitching up, we line up the ball and coupler and crank a little on the tongue jack, then I go and hit the 2nd preset for 50psi and it raises the suspension to the coupler (kinda like the fancy stuff on the new trucks). Likewise, when we uncouple the trailer, we put down the tongue jack and then drop the truck's suspension to uncouple. Less cranking = work smarter not harder.

As far as setting up the PSI for towing, I hitched up the boat, put the truck and boat on a level road, and cranked up the PSI on the bags until the gap on the front wheels was the same as the gap on the rear wheels of the truck. and of course going with the appropriate drop hitch to keep the trailer as level as possible.

My kit has a compressor and the remote. No tank. I really don't see it as necessary. Going from 5 psi to 50+ only takes maybe 10 seconds tops. It's not like the bags have THAT much volume to justify a tank. Sure, the wireless controller is a couple hundred extra (I found a great deal on an open box setup on ebay) but it really makes it so I use the varying PSI levels WAY more (not to mention actually knowing what the PSI is). Sure, when I'm going camping and I have a bed full of gear and gas cans, I'll pump it up in PSI with a guestimate. But at least knowing the #'s is nice.

Sure, I have a shop compressor right next to where I hitch up the trailer. But even that would be something I'd feel was a hassle before long.