Firestone introduces Ride-Rite LS

Firestone Industrial Products Company announces the development of Ride-Rite LS, a new load adaptive shock designed to work with the company’s Ride-Rite air helper springs.

Ride-Rite LS is a tri-tube, mono-flow shock absorber designed to iimprover performance under a full range of load and temperature conditions. Firestone worked with Rancho, Tenneco’s off-road suspension and shock division, to design the new load adaptive shocks specifically for Firestone air spring applications. The shock is connected directly to the helper spring, allowing pressure within the air spring to automatically control the product’s performance. As a result, damping is low when the vehicle is unloaded to deliver a comfortable ride and then automatically increases to stiffer damping when the vehicle is loaded for improved control.

“We designed the new Ride-Rite LS to minimize the trade-off between ride and handling at various payloads,” said Todd Green, regional sales manager, Firestone Industrial Products, Ride-Rite division. “The shock performance changes dynamically with the modifications in payload on the axle, resulting in better body and roll control as well as safe and secure handling of the vehicle. And because damping level is automatically controlled by the air pressure inside the spring, there is no need to crawl under the truck to adjust the shocks.”

Ride-Rite LS features durable precision-machined construction, a protective urethane dust boot and double-welded loops. The easy-to-install product comes complete with air line and “T” fittings, and it is currently available for 2003-2009 Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 (part #4350). For more information, visit www.ride-rite.com.