Do you prefer air bags or coils

[Brento72]

What about handling in the corners. I know these are trucks.. but I'm a bit of a predictability freak and my sport bike days lend me to consistancy with speed and endurance. A spring is not affected by temp and elevation drops to the levels a rubber bag with air mix gas has. I'm old school and doing a static drop myself but inherently a spring/shock combo should be more reliable and predictable than an air shock combo with more of a variable for change and mal-adjustment throught operation, without operator adjustment. From my function over form perspective wouldn't you rather round the next bend than plant your bumper corner into the asphalt and induce an oversteer situation? This is just conjecture and possibly a lesson for me in light vehicle air bag technology but truly your pride and joy should perform at level above that of a Freightliner. Keep on truckin'

[bskylerj]

From what I have read and what the guys at Air Ride have told me is that this will handle better than it has before. I also have the big sway bars front and rear and the truck. They said that helps make a big difference. I will be doing a "c" notch in the frame and here is what I just ordered.

Web site for air ride. http://www.ridetech.com/productinfo/coolride.asp

Front kit is the CoolRide ARF 11800
Rear kit is the CoolRide ARR 21800

and for the tank and compressor kit I went with the RidePro e

ARC4700e BigRed 4 way system - same as above, only with 1 compressor, 1 tank, and 3/8" airline and fittings. Rise Time: approximately 2 seconds

[Brento72]

I got the sway bars down and doin the c notch this weekend. We may have to see where this goes. I may be an air bag convert someday. Mine's a frame off and if i get the cash it'll stay apart until I get the cab refurbished but the chassis is gettin done and I wanna eat some asphalt with this truck ASAP and primer does not embarass me. I gotta figure out where these bags fit in between sport truck and titanium sparks until the fire dept is chasin ya.!!

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by Brento7

.... We may have to see where this goes. I may be an air bag convert someday. .... I gotta figure out where these bags fit in between sport truck and titanium sparks until the fire dept is chasin ya.!!

I have spindles/coils & rear bags on my 68; spindles, coils & rear flip kit on my 74.

My 68 feels more stable through a fast sweeping turn & I can adjust the height when I decide to hook up my trailer. I can't do that w/my 74.... yet .

[smbrouss70]

Rokcrln, does your truck roll when aired out or is it touching somewhere?

[Rokcrln]

Originally Posted by smbrouss70

Rokcrln, does your truck roll when aired out or is it touching somewhere?

When it is 1/4" higher it will roll. At this piont it hits the top of the front fenders. This will soon be fixed!

Kevin

[MisterMan]

I work at a car wash, i see dumb asses /w/ their s10's so low they have barely 1/2 inch space from the frame to the ground. I've also see 3 car's bags POP! while mid may thru the carwash.....hahha, then again i also saw some guy that got stuck /w/ 1 wheel up. it was too espensive to replace a pump he had them remove all pumps. (so he said) his car was forever stuck in the "pushing pennies on the road" position. I dont like bags, i dont like hydrolics. just use some drop spend, coils and shocks.

[bskylerj]

Thanks Rokcrln. That is the kind of info I was looking for. Keep me posted as you get more done on yours.

[Rokcrln]

Originally Posted by bskylerj

Thanks Rokcrln. That is the kind of info I was looking for. Keep me posted as you get more done on yours.

No problem at all! Any more questions and I will do what I can to answer them. Mine will be tacking a few steps back before I can go forward some more. I will be cutting the frame off behind the cab and fabbin a new one that will allow for a bit more tuck and also one that is perfectly square and true. I think mine may have been off just a bit before I started and I am not real happy with it.

Kevin