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Old 06-23-11, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by lkapimp216
LOL....... you have already changed the shape of the body, I wouldn t weigh to heavily on the resale factor. You will most likely have to resell to another enthusiast. Roll with it bro! Part of me wants to air the ride and then part of me doesn t. I d like to do a 2j swap at somepoint and the car will handle much better with coils. Idk maybe when my coils need to be rebuilt I ll bite the bullet and try to piece together a system.
2j swap is a whole other level... The air is the best thing I did. Peoples jaws drop when they see it sitting on the ground. When I was on the fence some guys said it was a no brained and they were right, ties everything in together.

If I cut the towers I'll have to have boxes welded in. I'll have to see with the body shop first...
Old 06-23-11, 07:28 PM
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sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =)
Old 06-24-11, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by masterchri
sounds good im gonna educate myself a bit more about going your route. Paying 3k to be put on air sounds ALOT better than 5k+.. so are the compressors, air tank, etc, the same for UAS and AR? if so, why not just buy UAS and buy AR bags? sorry for the noob questions
AR will not sell just the bags
Old 06-24-11, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by lkapimp216
LOL....... you have already changed the shape of the body, I wouldn t weigh to heavily on the resale factor. You will most likely have to resell to another enthusiast. Roll with it bro! Part of me wants to air the ride and then part of me doesn t. I d like to do a 2j swap at somepoint and the car will handle much better with coils. Idk maybe when my coils need to be rebuilt I ll bite the bullet and try to piece together a system.
You would be suprised how the car will handle with bags and coil set up. The ride doesn't change since you are still using your coils set up as you strut.
Old 06-24-11, 01:22 PM
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Bottom line is a spring is less likely to blow than a bag under extreme stress
Old 06-24-11, 02:30 PM
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So when you have a setup like Sticky's, is the coil cranked all the way down, and the airbag is helping push the frame back to the selected height?
Old 06-24-11, 02:46 PM
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Doubtful if I cranked my bcr's all the way down you couldn t drive it and they are very similar to megans like sticky has. All the bag does is replace the spring
Old 06-24-11, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Kcook700
So when you have a setup like Sticky's, is the coil cranked all the way down, and the airbag is helping push the frame back to the selected height?
More or less. The bag replaces the spring. I spun the coils down to the lowest height with the bag compressed, once you inflate the bag it brings the coils back up to a drivable height.
Old 06-24-11, 06:06 PM
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I see, thanks for the breakdown. I thought it replaced the whole assembly, maybe that's the other style set up?
Old 06-24-11, 08:09 PM
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love the driving height.. Very nice set up...
Old 06-24-11, 10:12 PM
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sticky, which camber arms are you running to achieve -5.5 in rear.. im maxed out at about -4.4 but i only replaced the lower camber arm.
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hey dan, how was it modifying the megans? I got my air done, but man my stock shocks are killing me and i am thinking of replacing them for some coilovers.
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Originally Posted by swagga89
hey dan, how was it modifying the megans? I got my air done, but man my stock shocks are killing me and i am thinking of replacing them for some coilovers.
Only the rear needs to be modified, you need a new sleeve and an extension for the top plate. I can email you photos...

Originally Posted by VIPNiSS
sticky, which camber arms are you running to achieve -5.5 in rear.. im maxed out at about -4.4 but i only replaced the lower camber arm.
Megan camber and tow arms, but I think we removed some bolts before they were put in to achieve more camber...
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