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Old 10-15-2016, 01:34 AM   #1
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Static drop or put on air

Getting a little bit of cash from a fender bender it I was in it was not my fault

Need to replace a front coil anyways
Thinking 5-6" slams front and 7-8" slams rear( most travel I can get)

Can get lower springs n shocks but for like 1-200 more I can do air.. then another 1-2 for shorter shocks

Only want up down to front and back and 1 simple up n down on all..
Thinking even about hard lining it simple to under my seat
1 big valve for all and 2 smaller for front n back

Thoughts?
Brand of bags for front r back if I piece together a kit

Small tank maybe 5 gals??
I have even seen a friend's in his 62 bug a simple tank with air chuck to fill..

Anyone know how many lbs the tank should hold
And at 5gals how many times up n down could I get??

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I love where the streets are ****! Think air would be Way better
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Old 10-15-2016, 11:26 AM   #2
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Re: Static drop or put on air

Stage it bud.

Drop spindles up front and bags with schraders for rear. Then start buying the rest
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Old 10-16-2016, 12:25 AM   #3
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Re: Static drop or put on air

Slam it!
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Old 10-17-2016, 12:19 PM   #4
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Re: Static drop or put on air

Im not 100% sure how you plan on doing the valves, but at the least, the front and back need to be on separate valves, it takes more pressure to lift the front. 4 way is better for body roll....
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Old 10-17-2016, 01:46 PM   #5
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Re: Static drop or put on air

Like a 4 way block.. 1 for each wheel with 1 main one
Going to join the 2 front/2 rear valve handles together so I can up the 2 fronts at 1 time and the 2 rears at one time

Then 1 main for all four up and down or maybe just down

Found this on here
Deciding on either manual valves from Delmo or just manual 3way gas valves
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Old 10-17-2016, 01:57 PM   #6
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Re: Static drop or put on air

That will work, but won't be super user friendly because you will have to have the dump and wheel valves open to lower it.
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Old 10-21-2016, 07:08 PM   #7
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Re: Static drop or put on air

so im looking at slam specialties
will a bigger diameter bag work in the front as well as the back
or should i use 2 different sizes?

SS series 8" with 10" of travel back
SS6 in the front.. also about the same travel
both seam collapsed are about 3"

should i use
airlift?
dominator?
slam specialties?

price is a Small factor
but roads in new orleans are CRAP so i want the toughest least likely to fail
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Old 10-21-2016, 09:44 PM   #8
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Re: Static drop or put on air

Call Jason with AVSPRo

http://www.avsontheweb.com/air-suspension/

2500 or 2600 bags are good as well as ss7 bags. Don't get the cheap stuff.
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