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Originally Posted by lolife99

X2.
The issue with the AOL set up for the rear is the offset shocks.
(one points forward, one points backwards)
It's my opinion that you need to swap the shocks to BOTH point forward (or backwards),... and then add the air bags to the leaf springs on the opposite side of the axle.
I believe this is also what n2trux had done on his original AOL set-up.

I made my own AOL. I fabbed the upper mounts & welded them to the side of the frame. The lower 'mount' was the original leaf spring pad. I used an allen head bolt as a locating pin to keep them centered within the pad (the bottom of the bags floated like they would up front).

That being said, if I was pulling the bed, I would do the new rear shock x-member & longer lower shock mounts to optimize the shocks travel & mount the bags like Ride Techs AOL set-up (the way Ken's was done). I like the shocks as close to the spring as possible & outside the rail offers greater stability.