air ride ride

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 10:38 pm

air ride is teh BOMB!!!

by the way sully, love that avatar

SlvrACR · Post by **SlvrACR** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 10:56 pm

Well it lasts a few secs lol. I had 2b7 bags on my Cougar which are very large compared to a neon bag and mine lasted a nice bit. Here is a vid of me playing with it. It looks like shit because my switch kept sticking. This is 175 psi til 40 psi

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea ... =572202576

neon_ert3 · Post by **neon_ert3** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 6:41 pm

ok need some help. got a hole in one of my bags. cant i just replace the bag? and if so do i just get a reg bag or what?

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:28 pm

^ as long as the measurements on the bag are the same, i don't see why not.

silver, love that video. i've seen it like 30 times now

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 11:18 pm

more questions on air ride! (yeap... this is now the offical random air ride question.

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How did everyone route there air hose out of there trunk to there struts?

sullygully · Post by **sullygully** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 11:58 pm

The rears i routed through the drain plugs in the trunk. And for the fronts, i routed my line under the center console, and through one of the firewall plugs on the drivers side

neon_ert3 · Post by **neon_ert3** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:56 pm

yo sully you got any pics of where u ran ur lines? i hate where i ran mines

sullygully · Post by **sullygully** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:18 pm

^ no i didn't take any pics of the install. But if you just pull back the carpet in the trunk, at the sides, then you will see a couple drain plugs on both rear corners of the floor. Just pull out the plugs and run the lines through there to the rears.

As for the fronts, I popped out the rear seat cushon, pulled up the carpet, and took out the center console. Then i ran the front hoses, and all my wiring through there, and then out through the firewall, to the struts

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:24 pm

I'm basically doing mine like Sully.
'Cept I drilled 2 more holes and got the same exact drain plug gromits and through them in there.

I'll be following my air line up to my front struts, and as far as the exhaust goes, I'll be routing that out the larger gromit on the passenger side of the trunk. It's where the wires come through at.

neon_ert3 · Post by **neon_ert3** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:48 pm

sullygully wrote:^ no i didn't take any pics of the install. But if you just pull back the carpet in the trunk, at the sides, then you will see a couple drain plugs on both rear corners of the floor. Just pull out the plugs and run the lines through there to the rears.

As for the fronts, I popped out the rear seat cushon, pulled up the carpet, and took out the center console. Then i ran the front hoses, and all my wiring through there, and then out through the firewall, to the struts

i just dont get how u got the hose to the struts after you came thru that hole in the firewall

neon_ert3 · Post by **neon_ert3** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:32 am

thinkin bout runnin 185+ psi. good idea or bad idea?

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:35 am

I'd say bad idea.

When I run 130-150 MAX PSI, it feels like the damn struts are welded to the car. Be ready for the roughest car ride of your life.

Dunno if your bags are even rated that high either. I know mine are only rated for about 180 PSI

neon_ert3 · Post by **neon_ert3** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:43 pm

no, not riding around the city at 185+, gettin a 155-185 pressure switch or higher (nothing over 200). i ride at like 60-80 around town. mines are warrented up to 200psi any thing above voids my warrenty

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:20 pm

oh, so running your TANK at 185 or higher! i get it

i run at 200psi at all times. i have a 175-200 pressure switch... two of them actually.

I've got a question now... bear with me.
I got my valve fill controllers.... I put them on all 4 of my lines, 3 work perfectly.

My driver side rear bag is acting weird. I put the fill controller on my fill line. Close it all the way. Bag shoots up... but goes down slow as hell. OK... open it up all the way, car shoots up, car drops down just as quickly. What the hell.

My fill line is acting like my dump line. But, i can only control the dump... if that makes sense. Do i have a dead valve or something??

This makes noooooo sense.

**EDIT**

Nevermind, turns out you can put the fill controllers on back wards.

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 8:46 pm

ok i plan on gettin the easystreet air ride fully adjustable dampening one that ppl have linked me to that is like 1800 bucks any one got that one and if u do how does that kit ride. Im buyin my air ride in like exactly a month and a half HOWS SHE RIDE BOYS

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 8:47 pm

That's what I'm running is the easy street... and my springs ride 10x better than air does

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:53 pm

http://www.aplusperformance.com/airbags ... ts_id=3946
Are you talking about this kit cuz this was the one ppl said was pretty good. Cuz if u are talkin about this one and u HATED the ride then i will look for something else cuz i am buying air ride in about a month and a half and i would also like to buy some of those adjustable air valves that sully has. Can someone point me in the right direction im lookin to drop about 2000-2300 on a kit and then what ever the adjustable valves cost

sullygully · Post by **sullygully** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:42 am

Holey shit the price when up there too!!! That is the exact kit I have, but i got it for $1900. THey must have seen how much easystreet was selling it for.

Anyways, the kit is great buddy, and you can fine tune it to exactly how you want it to ride. IF you feel like riding on rails you ride it at 70 psi, if you want to ride it like a cady, drop it around 40 psi. Plus you can adjust your rebound just like you can with high end struts, so you can get the ultimate ride out of them

You can get ball valves at anywhere that sells pneumatic supplies, home depo is where i got mine, or you can go for the fancy ones here: http://www.suicidedoors.com/AirManageme ... ntrols.php (allows you to adjust the rise and drop speed simutaniously)
http://www.suicidedoors.com/AirManageme ... ntrols.php (allows you to adjust only the drop speed)

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 8:39 am

It is a great kit, don't get me wrong at all. Specially for the old advertised price of $1,900. But, air ride isn't what everyone makes it out to be.

I ride at 40 PSI. Yea, it's a nice ride, but the car is dropped so freaking low to the ground, it's crazy. My old mopar springs gave a slightly taller ride, and it was 10x smoother.

If you can, take a ride in someones car that has air before you drop the money down.

neon_ert3 · Post by **neon_ert3** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:23 am

man i love my air ride. about 70 psi i have great handling and 40 feels like im ridin on a cloud. i dont have a body kit so i dont worry to much about scrapin the ground and stuff. it did take me a while to find the right adjustments and ride height that i loved but i got it. just play w/ the knobs behind the strut and play w/ the air and go riding and see how you like it.

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 1:12 pm

does anyone know how the air ride technologies kit rides. Cuz they got a digital one and u can also get teh wireless remotes for them which is sweet as hell

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:31 pm

So, I'm out check my air lines right now, adjusting things, fixing rubbing issues... and i was wondering if anyone knows how i should be adjusting my knobs right now. They're not number, but I have the longest line pointing up. Is this "1"? should I be going clockwise or counterclockwise to avoid the "bounce"?

neon_ert3 · Post by **neon_ert3** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:37 pm

lol, mines arnt numbered either. ill have to get out there tomorrow and let ya kno how i got mines

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:44 am

Awesome. I didn't have time to take the car for a drive afterwards, otherwise I would of just guessed and checked.

I got tattooed instead.

Tonight I'll be doing alot of driving, trying to configure it till I like the ride.