Used $200 Air Suspension kit, is it worth it?

[chevychase]

My cousins neighbor got this suspension in a car deal, they know NOTHING about it and couldn't see any names on any of the parts. Is it worth $200 in possible parts + an 1 1/2 drive. My 67 has been begging for an air ride system, but my budget doesn't allow one yet.

[edflores]

what brand valves are those? the coil should have a name on them if they are asco's, it would be worth it. you could prolly sell those air cylinders on another web site.

[Mrwlliam]

Yes its worth the trip if the stuff works... I wouldnt use the air cylinders for your truck.. thats more for a import type car.
everything - those cylenders i still worth it..

[chevychase]

here are some of the names found on the parts from the guy:

joucomatic
irhaf
sirai
bussero

[edflores]

sarai are ascos. very good and dependable

[joe231]

what are these?

[leftcoast66]

The red compressors look like AIM, airbagit's. Wouldn't trust those at all personally. Asco's I'd trust, but the rest I'd be worried about. Not much besides valves could be used on your truck, the rest is all stuff you could sell, but even then, good luck selling AIM parts. I'd wait and buy all new quality stuff.

[smashingchuck]

Originally Posted by joe231

what are these?
Attachment 410192

senders for digital gauges

[joe231]

ah, thanks

[72hotrodder]

those cylinders are not made to handle the weight of a truck. plus they ride like ****. so i'd say no all that stuff is pretty out dated

[dubdeuce80]

the shAIM controller should've given it away...

[pissonNOS]

Originally Posted by dubdeuce80

the shAIM controller should've given it away...

yep and those definately look like the aim compressors too

[chevychase]

Thanks for all the replies. I wound up picking up the system dirt cheap. I know most of the stuff isn't quality, but I'm happy with the Ascos valves and fittings. The rest I'll try to liquidate.

[edflores]

air the things to the left of the air tanks, more air tanks?
im assuming they are, and with those, cylinders ride well because the air has somewhere to move. but cylinders only belong on imports.
side note on the tanks- they should have a dot number on them. is not, they arent safe to use.

[Shane]

Originally Posted by edflores

air the things to the left of the air tanks, more air tanks?
im assuming they are, and with those, cylinders ride well because the air has somewhere to move. but cylinders only belong on imports.
side note on the tanks- they should have a dot number on them. is not, they arent safe to use.

accumulator tanks is my guess .. cylinders don't have the "give" a rubber-bladder style bag has, so when the cylinder is suddenly compressed (bumps / dips in the road) the air has somewhere to to go instead of trying to feed back into the fully pressurized tank.

[edflores]

Originally Posted by Shane

accumulator tanks is my guess .. cylinders don't have the "give" a rubber-bladder style bag has, so when the cylinder is suddenly compressed (bumps / dips in the road) the air has somewhere to to go instead of trying to feed back into the fully pressurized tank.

can you tell how many gallons they hold? i need some for my air hoppers but i can fit anything thing too big. under my hood

[chevychase]

Originally Posted by edflores

can you tell how many gallons they hold? i need some for my air hoppers but i can fit anything thing too big. under my hood

I don't know how many gallons, my guess which could be way off is maybe like a gallon each. They're pretty small, about 17"x5", looks kinda like a small fire extinguisher.

[draggin86]

go take all that garbage to the dump its all AIM stuff!

[ENHANCED AIR RIDE]

Yes those are accumulators for the cylinders. It all appears to be AIM excepot the valves. We use Asco exclusively(except for the Accuair)and have had no problems in 3 years.

[joe231]

Originally Posted by chevychase

I don't know how many gallons, my guess which could be way off is maybe like a gallon each. They're pretty small, about 17"x5", looks kinda like a small fire extinguisher.

if your dimensions are correct, those are a tad under 1.5 gallons each.

gets you the area of a circle, then multiply by the length of the cylinder and divide by 231 (cubic inches in a gallon). the answer is not exact due to the curved ends of the tank.