Hydraulics/Airride?
05-08-2005, 04:35 PM
#21
Originally posted by Icon:
same as any compressor you need a line to collect your moisture, ect ect, there are many things to learn, however rigs have heat in there lines so there air lines won't break< for get the term its like a hair dryer that keep the lines from freesing..
same as any compressor you need a line to collect your moisture, ect ect, there are many things to learn, however rigs have heat in there lines so there air lines won't break< for get the term its like a hair dryer that keep the lines from freesing..
Newer trucks have hot air blown through the lines straight from the compressor.
05-08-2005, 05:13 PM
#22
okay so this got a little bit off topic eh??? Alright I believe that the Tribute has an independant rear suspension setup and is uni-body(I very well could be wrong though). If I am correct, then first off laying out will not happen, and installation will be much cheaper and fabrication of parts will be very little. With the independant rear suspension you will be able to run an air shock that will basically fit in the stock shock location with little modification if any. Alot of the installation you can do your self such as running airlines and power connections. If I were you I would look into a belt driven compressor because the standard electric ones are loud if it is mounted in the cabin and not to the underbody.
One great shop that is in Burlignton called Casual Customs did my buddies S-10 and it lays frame in the front and body in the rear without a body drop. I know they have LOTS of experience with your type of install and do amazing work. Here is a link to the website:
www.casualcustoms.ca
One great shop that is in Burlignton called Casual Customs did my buddies S-10 and it lays frame in the front and body in the rear without a body drop. I know they have LOTS of experience with your type of install and do amazing work. Here is a link to the website:
www.casualcustoms.ca
05-09-2005, 08:18 AM
#23
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Originally posted by Brandon:
[Yea ever look at an air ride system in a truck? Obviously not.
They have a tank that keeps condensation out of the lines, which on a regualr car will cost upwards of $1000 on top of the actual air ride system.
Hmm, misinformed....no, maybe give your head a shake and think before you open your mouth about something you know nothing about.
[Yea ever look at an air ride system in a truck? Obviously not.
They have a tank that keeps condensation out of the lines, which on a regualr car will cost upwards of $1000 on top of the actual air ride system.
Hmm, misinformed....no, maybe give your head a shake and think before you open your mouth about something you know nothing about.
05-09-2005, 04:52 PM
#24
The system in the Bonneville was done at a local shop in Whitby by Benji...who I have met more than a few times and his own cadillac has been in MANY magazines...I've seen the system myself, it was done properly and yet it has problems in the winter.
The guy didn't wanna spend the money to keep the condensation out of his lines, and if Frozen also can't spend that money he will have problems too.
It's not just a matter of doing a proper system, it's the lack of money for most people.
The guy didn't wanna spend the money to keep the condensation out of his lines, and if Frozen also can't spend that money he will have problems too.
It's not just a matter of doing a proper system, it's the lack of money for most people.
05-10-2005, 09:42 AM
#26
heating the coils changes the spring ratio and will make the car too bouncy when it sits at its new lower level. You wont like it. Your car will bottom out when you roll over a cigarette. Same goes for cutting spring.
if you are going to lower your vehicle, do it properly.
I'd personaly reccomend some simple coilovers and stiffel springs. it will be cheap and you can rasie and over your car in the different seasons.
if you are going to lower your vehicle, do it properly.
I'd personaly reccomend some simple coilovers and stiffel springs. it will be cheap and you can rasie and over your car in the different seasons.
05-10-2005, 03:52 PM
#27
Originally posted by Tzu:
heating the coils changes the spring ratio and will make the car too bouncy when it sits at its new lower level.
heating the coils changes the spring ratio and will make the car too bouncy when it sits at its new lower level.
Messing with spring steel is a very unwise thing to do anyway.
05-10-2005, 05:50 PM
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Why would air make your car bouncy? It is sounding more and more like you haven't been in a properly set up system. They are called air springs for a reason, and they are no more bouncy than a factory coil spring. It's the shocks job to stop the bouncing, and you should still have shocks with an air ride setup.
05-10-2005, 06:17 PM
#30
I bet KelownaSwangin's car is bumpy as hell too....it's got Dro's, Benji's car is bumpy, every tractor-trailor I've rode in/drove is bumpy(air ride). though, on a rig, the air is more for load handling than anything else....imagine the size of the leafs or coils that would be needed.
