uas bags on stock struts?
#17
the more you make your shocks work, the more stress you put on it. when u ride dumped, you'd probably be riding on shocks and not the air spring. way too much stress. you should never deflate or inflate your bag fully while driving. it just creates way too much stress on everything including the bag. either way, slip-over air springs will cut down the lifespan of the shocks by a lot. u can get away with dampening adjustable shocks to "prolong" the shocks, making it more tolerable against the bags but you'd probably go through a set of shocks at most 4-5 years compared to the normal 5+. i'll show you what i mean when i see you sometime chris. i just need to clean up my trunk cause everything's starting to fall apart =x
Last edited by chubby; 01-02-08 at 03:22 PM.
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AZ compressors have been known to do that. One of my guys said that they've upgraded the newer units...but the reputation may be too damaged in the scene now.
Im gonna try them when I redo my air setup this winter tho.
oh, 2GS on stock shocks and UAS...layin' on the ground
Im gonna try them when I redo my air setup this winter tho.
oh, 2GS on stock shocks and UAS...layin' on the ground
#23
Any strut or shock will work with an air suspension system including OEM, the only problem is reliability. OEM struts are made and engineered to work with the OEM springs, it's valving is made to cushion the rebound stroke for that specific suspension. Anything replaced with the OEM spring will tremendously shorten the lifespan of an OEM strut. I really don't know if it's better or worse to run a shorter spring with a higher coil rate or an air bag, but both will affect the lifespan of an OEM or aftermarket strut.
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AZ compressors have been known to do that. One of my guys said that they've upgraded the newer units...but the reputation may be too damaged in the scene now.
Im gonna try them when I redo my air setup this winter tho.
oh, 2GS on stock shocks and UAS...layin' on the ground
Im gonna try them when I redo my air setup this winter tho.
oh, 2GS on stock shocks and UAS...layin' on the ground
Be careful I sent my compressor in ... either 5 days to get there + holidays Or 85 dollars over night ... I chose to wait ... Now I keep hearing its still not done still 2 weeks later ..... and the tech is calling in sick .... wasting alot of my time ... so be careful ... if they mess up again ... then maybe sell these to someone who doesn't mind waiting, and eventually getting Viair ..
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what about firestone compressors ? like the on in my air-runner.
I never hear of firestone airrunner compressors going out.
I never hear of firestone airrunner compressors going out.
Be careful I sent my compressor in ... either 5 days to get there + holidays Or 85 dollars over night ... I chose to wait ... Now I keep hearing its still not done still 2 weeks later ..... and the tech is calling in sick .... wasting alot of my time ... so be careful ... if they mess up again ... then maybe sell these to someone who doesn't mind waiting, and eventually getting Viair ..
#26
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whoa easy there guys, what i basically wanted to know was if i run a UAS setup on tokico struts (not specifically stock ones) or any kind of aftermarket lowering strut. would i be able to achieve good drop height? cause i really didn't want to buy coilovers if i don't need to. but in regards to the knowledge you have bestowed upon me about air suspension much appreciated!
#30
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anybody ever heard of streetridepro.com they used to be airridepro they make those dope shockwave style coilover and airbag setups for hot rods but either way they have a kit for the LS that has these custom bag strut things similar to the shockwave any input???