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Old 12-13-2011, 08:28 AM   #1
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autozone air suspension?

i was looking at the autozone website and they have a couple of air suspension kits. has anyone used those before? are they reliable? are they worth the price? $200-$300 range.
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Old 12-13-2011, 12:55 PM   #2
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Re: autozone air suspension?

From what I know of the costs of a basic system, I doubt that they have much available that will fit your needs. Before I can give an educated answer, I need to know what your looking to accomplish, and what the kit consists of.
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Old 12-13-2011, 12:59 PM   #3
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Re: autozone air suspension?

Honestly as cheap as that is i doubt its worth using.If you want air ride look at the vendors on here they all carry anything you need and give a forum discount.
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Old 12-13-2011, 07:32 PM   #4
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Re: autozone air suspension?

i want a simple system that when parked, the truck wil sit lowered. when i crank the truck to drive it the system will inflat to proper ride height. when i get to where i want to go... my truck sits back down again. i will eventually tow a trailer for my motorcycle, but nothing heavy duty. the heaviest i'll ever haul is ocassionly some firewood and a washer or dryer unit, but not at the same time.
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Old 12-13-2011, 07:34 PM   #5
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Re: autozone air suspension?

oh yeah...what ever system i put on my 2001 i will also put on my 72 if it is feasible.
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Old 12-13-2011, 11:17 PM   #6
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Re: autozone air suspension?

In all honesty, you will not achieve what you are describing for $300. Look for decent kits to start in the mid $1500-$3000 range, depending on valves, bags, notches, spindles, etc
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Old 12-14-2011, 05:25 PM   #7
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In all honesty, you will not achieve what you are describing for $300. Look for decent kits to start in the mid $1500-$3000 range, depending on valves, bags, notches, spindles, etc
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man i figured what i'm descriibing would be a basic system. its not really worth it to me for what i want to pay $1500-$3000. i guess i'll wait to someone parts out their vehicles or something. thanks for the advice
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Old 12-14-2011, 01:59 AM   #8
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Re: autozone air suspension?

Look around on http://www.ridetech.com/store/ and talk to our vendors on here most are vendors for ridetech you can get it cheaper from them.
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Old 12-14-2011, 05:07 AM   #9
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Re: autozone air suspension?

I went and looked on autozones site its not a true air suspension its a load leaving air bag set up for the back of a truck.A load leaving air bag kit is just for when you tow a lot of weight it lifts the back up so the truck sits level.
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Old 12-15-2011, 04:04 AM   #10
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Re: autozone air suspension?

You could do it in stages bag the rear get a basic air management then later on do the front.The rear only your looking about 1700 but it bolts in and will get pretty low http://www.ridetech.com/store/1999-2...ar-system.html air management can be a grand or less just depends how fancy you want it.
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