Air Bag Suspension on 2024 Ranger

[cptblasto]

Long shot here, but has anyone attempted it yet? Curious if a 2023 kit like this would work or if the rear suspension has changed with the 2024 refresh. Currently stuck between a 2024 Canyon AT4 and a 2024 Ranger FX4 for my next ride and would need the air bag suspension either way for when I load my Scout camper. Leaning Ranger, but haven't seen much available yet for aftermarket on the 2024

Would also be immediately swapping to E rated tires... curious what size I could get up to without a front suspension kit. Figured something like 285/65R18 maybe? Not sure what max was with the factory 21'-23's. Thanks for any input!

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[khyros]

Curiosity question... why go with load E tires? Using the Falken Wildpeaks I have on my 5g, the LT285/70R17 Load C max load is 2755lbs @ 50psi. Load E max load is 3640lbs @ 80psi. Following through with the load C, that means the 2 tires on the rear can have 5510lbs between the two of them. From what I can find online, the GAWR for the rear axle is 3370lbs. So even the load C tires are WAY overkill for the capability of the truck. Going to the load E tires just adds 26.4lbs of rotating weight, sucking down more fuel in city driving...

<Enter fuzzy math> Racing communities typically equate 1lb of rotating mass to 8lbs of static mass in regards to 1/4 mile accelerations, which we'll use to approximate the impact on city stop/go driving. Furthermore, the EPA says that 100lbs static is like a 2% fuel economy hit. So putting this together, running load E tires over the (already overkill load C) results in a 4.25% (additional) fuel economy hit in the city. My truck gets about 18mpg in city on 33s with a lift, so I'll just use that number as a baseline. That means that for every 100miles, I use 5.56gals. On load E tires, that would increase to 5.8gals, dropping my fuel economy to 17.25mpg. </fuzzy math>

Sure, load E tires are technically more puncture resistant with 10 ply instead of 6 ply, but if you're actually running at weight and at PSI, you're not going to be going over jagged rocks that would be puncture prone, so I don't really see that as a benefit.

 

[gdub]

I plan to install air bags on the rear axle when I eventually get a 6G Ranger. I doubt the 23 kit will work on the 24 Ranger with the change in suspension geometry. I am sure it will not be long before a kit comes out for the 24 though. I will not be in the market for it until 2025, so that gives them plenty of time develop a kit for 25. If you find more information on it, please post about it.

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