As many of you know, I've got a Four Wheel Camper sitting on the back of my truck.
While for a camper it's light at 550 lbs. it is by no means light for the Tacoma's rear suspension. In fact, the rear suspension on the Tacoma sucks, well sucked.
I purchased some air bags from Air Lift so that when the camper was off the truck, I could still maintain the stock ride. It wasn't more than a month into having the camper on the truck that BOOM! One of the air bags blew up. I wasn't a happy camper, literally and figuratively.
So, I ended up buying a new bag at the tone of $100 shipped. Well, I got the bag in, and not 3 weeks later, BOOM!
Ok, so by this point I was tempted to take some 3.5" 00 buckshot to these things. So, I was determined to find the problem.
As stated, that hook would bend up, just over time, causing the bag to move forward and snapping off the top.
So, I contacted Airlift about this, well they sent me another bag, free of charge and were very very helpful. I installed the bag, but it was about a month and a half later that I noticed the exact same thing happening. So I was done, they tried their best, but it just wasn't working for me.
I ended up removing the airbags and contacting Deaver spring and having them make me some custom springs to handle the weight of the camper. Well, the springs are on, and they are very nice. However, they are still a bit too light duty for what I need, so I'm going to be getting another set probably this summer to handle the camper weight better.
By no means am I saying to stay away from Airlift, they are a great company and have great customer service. Their product just didn't work for me. I was willing to sacrifice the ride without the camper on to have a much more permanent solution to my suspension issues.
If you have any Q's feel free to comment here or contact me.