How do you have your airbag valves setup? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

crazychevyc10 · 07-12-2015, 01:11 AM

Hey guys I'm trying to get some ideas on where and how to mount my valves for my airbags. Anyone have pictures of their airbag setup?

Thanks!

Bagd72Chevy · 07-13-2015, 02:51 PM

What kind of valves do you have?

I have the RideTech manifold block bolted to my frame rail. Super Easy. If you have the individual brass valves its gonna look like you robbed a hardware store. Nothing you can do about that, I had SMC's on another truck. Now I'm older, and like reliability so I have some manual valves for another truck. Work everytime, battery or not.

shawley · 07-13-2015, 02:57 PM

I did mine under the bed in between the frame, Went with an Accuair E-Level

Looks a little busy here, but it's all accessible, from below, and same with the fuses and everything,

tsetsaf · 07-13-2015, 05:24 PM

My valves are located inside the frame rails near all four corners. If I did it over again I would use a centralized manifold with hard lines running to the bags. Ours is a daily driver, now 26,000 miles in 2 years, and I have run into line failures on the road.

Last time was a year ago in the middle of nowhere Utah; the exhaust heated the frame and melted the nylon line that was touching the frame 4 inches away. It was pissing about 5 psi a minute so we nursed the truck back home with my wife manually adding air using the controller and then stopping every 10 minutes to let the compressor catch back up.

Another note. Only buy the best valves, fittings and lines; and then carry at least one spare of everything with you.

07-12-2015, 01:11 AM	#1
crazychevyc10 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 145	How do you have your airbag valves setup? Hey guys I'm trying to get some ideas on where and how to mount my valves for my airbags. Anyone have pictures of their airbag setup? Thanks!

07-13-2015, 02:51 PM	#2
Bagd72Chevy C10 Collector Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 417	Re: How do you have your airbag valves setup? What kind of valves do you have? I have the RideTech manifold block bolted to my frame rail. Super Easy. If you have the individual brass valves its gonna look like you robbed a hardware store. Nothing you can do about that, I had SMC's on another truck. Now I'm older, and like reliability so I have some manual valves for another truck. Work everytime, battery or not. __________________ ///Ryan 1972 Chevy C-10-Bagged, Blown LT1, 700r4, Suicide Doors 1967 GMC- SC & Cam'd 4.8, built 4l80, 3200 stall, posi, 4.10 1967 Chevy LWB- 454 and patina 1971 Blazer - Rusty 1968 Crewcab project

07-13-2015, 02:57 PM	#3
shawley Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Edmonton, AB Posts: 48	Re: How do you have your airbag valves setup? I did mine under the bed in between the frame, Went with an Accuair E-Level Looks a little busy here, but it's all accessible, from below, and same with the fuses and everything,

07-13-2015, 05:24 PM	#4
tsetsaf Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern CA Posts: 210	Re: How do you have your airbag valves setup? My valves are located inside the frame rails near all four corners. If I did it over again I would use a centralized manifold with hard lines running to the bags. Ours is a daily driver, now 26,000 miles in 2 years, and I have run into line failures on the road. Last time was a year ago in the middle of nowhere Utah; the exhaust heated the frame and melted the nylon line that was touching the frame 4 inches away. It was pissing about 5 psi a minute so we nursed the truck back home with my wife manually adding air using the controller and then stopping every 10 minutes to let the compressor catch back up. Another note. Only buy the best valves, fittings and lines; and then carry at least one spare of everything with you. __________________ 71 C-20 Custom Camper California Truck



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