02-23-2006, 10:39 PM | #1 |
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Air Ride Acc...
What kind of tank / compressor combos are you guys running for your air ride set up ? and whats best if you dont wanna jump, or have a 5 min rise time...
I got a 10 gal tank and a viair 460 compressor and i find its kind slow... thankx for the response |
02-23-2006, 11:08 PM | #2 |
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Re: Air Ride Acc...
you have too much tank and not enough compressor. you either need another compressor like the one you have or a smaller tank, like 3-5 gallon.
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02-23-2006, 11:09 PM | #3 |
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i haven't put them in the trunk yet, but i have 2 5 gallon tanks and 2 460 viair compressors
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02-23-2006, 11:12 PM | #4 |
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Re: Air Ride Acc...
so what your saying is smaller tank or another compressor
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02-24-2006, 12:08 AM | #5 |
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yes.. your air compressor is killing itself trying to build up enough pressure with that big of a tank. Get a 3 or 5 gallon(ditch the 10). If you are a switch junkie get another viar 460 and run it also into the 10 gallon, to have enough play/fill ratio. Viar performance data
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02-24-2006, 01:35 AM | #6 |
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Re: Air Ride Acc...
I have roughly 8 gal. and I'm gonna run 2 viair380s.I'm new to this but I've been told by many that one compressor wasn't enough to preform well.
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02-24-2006, 10:37 AM | #7 |
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Where are you going to run your exhaust ?
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02-24-2006, 03:09 PM | #8 |
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i'm guessing turndowns, but they'll definitely be some custom bending in there somewhere
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02-24-2006, 08:06 PM | #9 |
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I'm probably gonna have to run outside the frame.I'm gonna build the exhaust myself so I'll have plenty of opportunity to experiment.
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02-24-2006, 09:20 PM | #10 |
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not to get off the subject, but Rollie where did you get these tanks and what kind are they?
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02-24-2006, 09:51 PM | #11 |
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lvscott,I built the tanks out of 6" pipe.
sorry to hijack canadian trucker,I'm curious to know what you set your pressure switch at and how long it took for the 460 to fill that big tank.
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02-25-2006, 01:18 AM | #12 |
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The rule of thumb is 1 compressor to every 5 gallons of tank. If you go any more your just going to kill the compressor.
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02-25-2006, 01:53 AM | #13 |
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That's pretty much the industry standard and the same that I've always tried to go off of. If you're looking for a quick filling compressor, that compact and affordable, then I would go with the Viair 400C compressor. It's the quickest filling pump and also the most affordable. However if you're lloking for more then 150 psi, or plan to constantly be playing the with switches, then you'll want a different model.
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02-25-2006, 02:12 AM | #14 |
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get some nitrogen it will go quicker
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02-25-2006, 10:01 AM | #15 |
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Go with an AZ ! Heard nothing but good about them.
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02-25-2006, 10:39 AM | #16 |
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I've got 2 3 gallon tanks and 2 Thomas 315's. I've been using that setup for about 5 years. I don't do a lot of up and down over and over so the Thomas' are fine).
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02-25-2006, 06:45 PM | #17 |
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I run an engine driven on 2 5 Gallons, I would never go electric.
I prolly have 300 bucks in the engine driven setup. I love it.
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02-25-2006, 07:44 PM | #18 |
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my switch is set from 110 on and 145 off because i am running 100 psi in my bags
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