air lift bags?????
air lift bags?????
I have heard this are one thing i should do to get traction at the track. i was just wondering where you guys put the valve to fill them with air i was think behide the LP so its easy to get to and its still hiden. and how much air should be in them?
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Car: 82 Z28
Engine: Al LT1 headed LG4 305
Transmission: TH350
Axle/Gears: 3.73 posi with spacer
Yeah could you use these to lower a car? With some light springs. I'd like to be able to slam it and raise it by blowing the springs up.
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Each car is different so the air pressures will vary from car to car. I usually have 5 psi in the driver side and 15 psi in the passenger side.
The idea is to increase the pressure in the passenger side to prevent that side of the diff from raising under hard acceleration. That's why when a battery is relocated to the trunk, it's mounted on that side to add weight.
When properly adjusted, air bags can even make an open diff car hook up like a posi.
These air bags will not work to "slam" the car down. The third gen's suspension just isn't designed properly. The diff is already too high up in the body.
Run 2 seperate lines for each air bag. Locations are up to you. I have mine mounted under the rear bumper and find it impractical to check the air pressure. I also have overload air bags on my truck with a single line and I mounted the filler inside the gas cap door.
The idea is to increase the pressure in the passenger side to prevent that side of the diff from raising under hard acceleration. That's why when a battery is relocated to the trunk, it's mounted on that side to add weight.
When properly adjusted, air bags can even make an open diff car hook up like a posi.
These air bags will not work to "slam" the car down. The third gen's suspension just isn't designed properly. The diff is already too high up in the body.
Run 2 seperate lines for each air bag. Locations are up to you. I have mine mounted under the rear bumper and find it impractical to check the air pressure. I also have overload air bags on my truck with a single line and I mounted the filler inside the gas cap door.
And besides, that's not what those are designed for. The air bags they use for "slamming" a car (the good ones, anyway) are a lot more heavy duty and cost somewhere in the $1200 range for a full set.
Pressure recommendations will be included in the instructions.
Pressure recommendations will be included in the instructions.
i dont want them to slam my car down if i wanted to that then i would just buy the springs. i just heard that they are good for the traction and trust me thats all i want them for
or should i say need them for
are they that hard to install or fairly simple since they wont have air in them when i install them.
:hail: :lala:
or should i say need them for
are they that hard to install or fairly simple since they wont have air in them when i install them.:hail: :lala:
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Car: 82 Z28
Engine: Al LT1 headed LG4 305
Transmission: TH350
Axle/Gears: 3.73 posi with spacer
I don't really want to slam it, i just want to use very loose springs and the bags so the first inch of travel is easy and then the suspension would become really stiff.
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