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Old 11-10-05 | 07:27 AM
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damn u cali katz can go as low as u go ............ here its so hard 2 drive around like that

thats why bags are a necessity for a northeast vip car haha
Old 11-10-05 | 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by callaghan.
umm the right setup rides better than stock. i know from experience. my car also handles 10x better than before.



lexaristo...u know how i feel about your car already haha it looks sooo good in that last pic!
Im curious about your air set-up..How many valves are you running?? 1 compressor or 2?? 2-6 gallons or 1?? Im asking because airride can handle well but not great..I cant say that my air set-up handled better than my coilovers do, but it did ride good....Just curious..
Old 11-10-05 | 08:50 AM
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im running 8 3/8 valves, 3/8" lines, and a 5 foot nitrogen tank in the trunk . Instead of bags im running 10" cylinders in the front, 12" in the rear...thats where i get the good ride from
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Originally Posted by callaghan.
im running 8 3/8 valves, 3/8" lines, and a 5 foot nitrogen tank in the trunk . Instead of bags im running 10" cylinders in the front, 12" in the rear...thats where i get the good ride from
I ran the same set-up..Some try to get away with only 4 valves and when they take a turn the whole car feels like its going to tip over..lol I found that the cylinders rode better than bags did on this type of suspension..People say that cylinders ride bad, but the use of 2 valves per wheel allows the cylinder to absorb the bumps in the road..
Old 11-10-05 | 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by callaghan.
thats why bags are a necessity for a northeast vip car haha
Bags aren't everything, a complete car is what matters to me.
Old 11-10-05 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by LexAristo
Bags aren't everything, a complete car is what matters to me.
true true. but to get the vip "low and wide" look here in NE bags are perfect because riding too low is nottt gooooood here
Old 11-10-05 | 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by callaghan.
true true. but to get the vip "low and wide" look here in NE bags are perfect because riding too low is nottt gooooood here
Do you slam it everytime you park? Must be some incredible wear and tear on the bags.
Old 11-10-05 | 12:33 PM
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I think it was V8Aristo who yelled STOP!!!. Everybody looked up and walked over to watch LexAristo try to get in.
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Originally Posted by mikal
I think it was V8Aristo who yelled STOP!!!. Everybody looked up and walked over to watch LexAristo try to get in.

I barely got in... Getting out was alot harder.
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yep everytime. and i hit switches driving, **** it, it's there for fun as well as looks haha. i don't have bags i have cylinders so there is pretty much no wear. we have a 4 door civic hopper w/ the same cylinders that gets all 4 wheels 6-8 inches off the ground and has insanely fast air. that things get the shiiiiiit hopped out of it and has for the last 6 months with no problems with the cylinders. so im not worried.
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Originally Posted by callaghan.
yep everytime. and i hit switches driving, **** it, it's there for fun as well as looks haha. i don't have bags i have cylinders so there is pretty much no wear. we have a 4 door civic hopper w/ the same cylinders that gets all 4 wheels 6-8 inches off the ground and has insanely fast air. that things get the shiiiiiit hopped out of it and has for the last 6 months with no problems with the cylinders. so im not worried.

Does air runner work the same way?
Old 11-10-05 | 08:03 PM
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not exactly. airrunner uses bag-struts, which is a strut that has an actual rubber airbag on it. in my case, my cylinder is all metal so you dont have to worry about popping a bag or bag wear.
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Originally Posted by LexAristo
Does air runner work the same way?
Airrunner also uses 1/4 " lines instead of 3/8..Airrunner set-ups are made for comfort not speed..The release of the air is actually connected to the switches inside the car not on the outside..
Old 11-11-05 | 03:37 PM
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when I scrape it hurts my soul lol

iunno I ride low around atlanta and everyone is always saying blah blah no one can.
and I have very few probs, ya I scrape a bit, but not that bad.

I've gotten up/on my share hairy driveways that any car scrape on if not drivin up/down right.



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