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Re: Air Ride For Dummies
Routing the air lines is time consuming and it's "very" critical that they are routed correctly. They must be ran through grommets, rubber hose, or wire loom at any point that they come in contact with anything. Any point of frisction can create a weak spot that will blow.
They can not be ran anywhere near the exhaust. Even the heat created by an exhaust leak can build up in an area sifficent enough to cause a line to blow. You can use copper line to prevent this, but it is much more time consuming to run.
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Re: Air Ride For Dummies
looks good
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Looks great. Glad to hear you are so satisfied with ride and fit.
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Re: Air Ride For Dummies
Very nice upgrade! Look good! Now I need to find $900........
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Re: Air Ride For Dummies
Glad to see you got it back on the road! How are those shocks working with the air ride set up?
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Wink_tim, killer looking truck!
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It will rise to ride height in about 1 second, maximum lift in 2 to 3. I only have the single 5 gallon tank for now so the compressors will kick on by the second time I cycle the bags. I think I will add a 3 gallon tank on each side of the frame at the rear later. This would give me a total of 11 gallons, and I think I should be able to play with the switches a bit longer then.
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The ride is super smooth, I have no intentions of changing out the shocks. I would recomend them if you are going with bags. Like I mentioned before they are the ones you get with ECE's relocator kit.
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I just installed the relocator kit on my 69 Burb. It was very simple to install and it made a BIG difference in reducing the bounce in the rear. IMO this should be part of ART rear bag kit.
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I was suprised that for the cost it was not part of their kit. Did you stick with the air ride technologies shocks or use KYB's.
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wink_tim, now you need to change your sig from "4"/5" Drop" to "Bagged"
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Got it covered, thanks for the reminder.
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Looks great!The aired up pics....is that ride height or max lift?
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What pressures you running?I'd sure like to see a pic at ride height as well whenever you can.
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Hi, cool setup...Do you have any pics of the rear bag install . i am trying to install the back bags and i dont have a cup or any thing. the air bag has two places for the bolts and on for the sir fitting. do i just drill the the three hols out and bount like that . any info helpfull or pics to. Thanks Frank
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Any chance you could get part #'s off those shocks next time you're under there? I already have the relocation brackets and would like to see if I can find the shocks cheaper than ECE is asking. I would really appreciate it!
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Do you have a shot of your truck aired out with the cups trimmed?
<edit> I ask because I will be installing mine this week! Also, are you running drop spindles? Last edited by jimmydean; 09-19-2006 at 03:11 PM. |
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How about these?
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you are running blocks in the rear too, correct? What size?
By the way, your truck looks great! I will be installing my kit over the next week or so. I am trying to do it without pulling the bed and I should be ok. I don't have a garage that my truck fits into and I would rather not have to put the bed somewhere while I get everything done. |
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Mine will be a little different then the others on here, but I think everyones is a little different. I will be taking pics of mine to share as well, just in case my system helps any.
As it is I am running two lines off the tank, one for each side. My valves will be mounted on the frame under right under the cab for easy access. That way I have a shorter distance for the wires as well. Last edited by jimmydean; 09-19-2006 at 04:58 PM. |
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