Air Ride
12-09-2003, 10:08 AM
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Yup. Tuckin 20's and winnin' shows.
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Don't do it if you drive it daily though.
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Don't do it if you drive it daily though.
12-09-2003, 05:03 PM
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i was hoping you might chime in.....why do you say that?
granted i have a 3rdgen but my setup would be very similar to how the 4thgen is designed. i have a friend in the area with a chassis tech 4 way air ride setup and he loves it on his SS. also have two other friends with saleens using air ride tech and they love theirs.
what do you have and why don't you like it for a daily driver? i certainly don't use it as a daily driver but i love to drive my car.
granted i have a 3rdgen but my setup would be very similar to how the 4thgen is designed. i have a friend in the area with a chassis tech 4 way air ride setup and he loves it on his SS. also have two other friends with saleens using air ride tech and they love theirs.
what do you have and why don't you like it for a daily driver? i certainly don't use it as a daily driver but i love to drive my car.
12-09-2003, 05:07 PM
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I just think that it is dangerous in the sense that if you blow a bag, you're scraping and maybe spinning!! It seems that most of the time it is relatively safe now days, especially if you have it set up with a switch on each corner, but if you just go f-b like I have if you blow one, the other loses air because they are connected. It should be real similar to a 4th gen, I had mine done by MIC in Anaheim Hills Ca. They do all kinds of magazine trucks and some cars. www.masterimagecustoms.com I think. They did a welded perch and bag with cups in the back, real simple, and a welded perch/perch setup on the front minus sway bar. Not real complicated, but did take some fab work. The shock set up sucks though.
12-09-2003, 05:13 PM
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yes i can agree with you. two years ago when i was looking into it they didn't have the options they have now. with the front setup using a strut bag with the hal adjustable struts it's an amazingly smooth ride and you can dial in the struts to take turns very well.
my friends 4thgen can out handle my car in the turns with my coilover setup when it's dialed in right. same deal with the mustangs using similar strut bag setups. the biggest problem is the rear which is still very similar to what your talking. i may just leave the rear alone for now.
using 4 way and the air accumulators so air can transfer through turns or under hard acceleration it works quite well from what i've seen. what company are your parts through and what size line are you using?
do you have any bumpstops welded up so if your bags were to deflate the car would stop itself before it hit the ground?
my friends 4thgen can out handle my car in the turns with my coilover setup when it's dialed in right. same deal with the mustangs using similar strut bag setups. the biggest problem is the rear which is still very similar to what your talking. i may just leave the rear alone for now.
using 4 way and the air accumulators so air can transfer through turns or under hard acceleration it works quite well from what i've seen. what company are your parts through and what size line are you using?
do you have any bumpstops welded up so if your bags were to deflate the car would stop itself before it hit the ground?
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12-10-2003, 02:03 PM
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Originally posted by kandied91z
i have a friend in the area with a chassis tech 4 way air ride setup and he loves it on his SS. also have two other friends with saleens using air ride tech and they love theirs.
i have a friend in the area with a chassis tech 4 way air ride setup and he loves it on his SS. also have two other friends with saleens using air ride tech and they love theirs.
If you are looking at airride look at Air Ride Technologies, Air Lift, KP Compenents, etc. for GOOD quality parts. I believe Air Lift and ART both make specific Fbody platform systems.
12-10-2003, 11:16 PM
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20's certainly don't help but why don't you like it? the level of comfort is adjusted by air pressure. you may not road race but i don't see how it can be uncomfortable. that is unless they have an older setup with air cylinders and such.
i've been looking at alot of the companies the last few months and air ride seems to have the nicest put together peices but i still have more searching. as far as price it depends on what you want to do and how elaborate you can get.
i figured for just under $2000 i can get a 4 way full air ride setup with electric valves, 3/8 line and all the other parts i would need. this would also include the 4 way digital touch screen guage which is 400 in itself.
most shops have quoted around 1,000 for labor. with the newer units if you can change a strut or install a spring it should be easily done. the hardest part is running the lines and the electric so if you have knowledge in that i'm sure it would be ok.
i've been looking at alot of the companies the last few months and air ride seems to have the nicest put together peices but i still have more searching. as far as price it depends on what you want to do and how elaborate you can get.
i figured for just under $2000 i can get a 4 way full air ride setup with electric valves, 3/8 line and all the other parts i would need. this would also include the 4 way digital touch screen guage which is 400 in itself.
most shops have quoted around 1,000 for labor. with the newer units if you can change a strut or install a spring it should be easily done. the hardest part is running the lines and the electric so if you have knowledge in that i'm sure it would be ok.
07-27-2004, 07:39 AM
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Re: Air Ride
Originally Posted by kandied91z
anyone here have air ride on any of their vehicles?
Just be weary of any "bolt-on" style kits. Those are dangerous, and you will probably mess up your car, and hurt yourself if you aren't lucky.
07-27-2004, 07:57 AM
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Re: Air Ride
Originally Posted by kandied91z
just updating....
i now have air ride technologies parts on the car and love it...should have done it years ago.
i now have air ride technologies parts on the car and love it...should have done it years ago.
That's just badass. How much did the total come to ? Can we get some video ? Did you go with FB or seperate ?
By the way, your air intake by far the nicest I have seen.
