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Old 03-18-2014, 12:02 PM
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Has anyone ever seen air-ride with aftermarket K-member + A-arms?

I have a PA racing K-member and A-arms. I also want to run air ride. Has anyone done this? Seen this? Or anything...

There is one guy I know of FB that is trying it right now, but he just started. I REALLY want air-ride, but there is no way I am going back to stock style suspension.


I know from another thread that air-ride tech is making a coil over kit for our cars in the future, but I really want to keep the costs down and that just sounds like more $$$ to me. They have a bag over shock setup for the rear now that is qyuite expensive.

Their current bottom of the barrel kit is $1800. I found another company called airbagit that sells a kit for our cars for about $1400, but they are not as well known so I am a bit sketched out to try them out.
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Re: Has anyone ever seen air-ride with aftermarket K-member + A-arms?

Yes you c an do it
I know spikez has the setup in a tubular k member and arms.
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Re: Has anyone ever seen air-ride with aftermarket K-member + A-arms?

check out air lift has univesal kits you can use and build your own coilover type air ride system "seems to be a better setup performance wise" vs ride tech style using shock struts design for stock coil type springs but then again you can get fully adjustable ones

usally what ive seen is that most parts are pretty generic across the board besides the valves and bags and can piece together a kit cheaper than ridetech , with ridetech and other companys you pay more due everything being provided for you with instructions and a brand name on it but its convince and quality that you pay for but im sure you can find quality air parts cheaper

http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=14022
reviews on company you posted i like there forum as majority or alot of members use airbag to get there stance so it has some good info
but they had name changes so hence why its hard to find good reviews

comtemplating on going airride myself after i get back off deployment

but digging this company

http://www.airliftperformance.com/

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Re: Has anyone ever seen air-ride with aftermarket K-member + A-arms?

I have seen air lift performance before , I even contacted than about a thirdgen setup. They said they don't have anything, and that I should look into their universal stuff. They didn't seem to have anything that could help.
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Re: Has anyone ever seen air-ride with aftermarket K-member + A-arms?

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I have seen air lift performance before , I even contacted than about a thirdgen setup. They said they don't have anything, and that I should look into their universal stuff. They didn't seem to have anything that could help.
Yea the universal stuff struts and shocks they have couple different designs
They dont offer anything off the self
Cheapest off the shelf is prob going to ridetech if your looking for very little work needed
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Re: Has anyone ever seen air-ride with aftermarket K-member + A-arms?

Yeah. I know. They have a bag over shock for the rear that looks like it might work well with minitubs and a 335 tire. Not sure though. I run 315s now on 11" wide rims. My dream is to run air ride and 335s on 12" wide rims. Still not sure how that will all happen. A lot of stuff about my build is not exactly "cookie cutter".
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Re: Has anyone ever seen air-ride with aftermarket K-member + A-arms?

Might give more clearance since its all in one

Custom control arms and offset shock location maybe
Anything possible one member had 12" on rear and now paul has same car IIRC have pics floating around on this forum

Bags in stock location is easiest route to take
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