Thanks for the reply...Yeah I'm leaning towards the accuair setup...by the way. Do you have pics of your install? Trying to get some ideas on running air lines, sensors, etc....
Install is easiest ever.. I'm not the type of guy you'd want to work on your car.. however if I could figure out how to bag my car with Accuair then anyone could.. way easy.
Plus you don't want your water traps from your compressor to tank. you want you water traps to be from tank to manifold.
compressors should already have filters that give clean air, pushed straight into the tank. Tank will always have some kind of condensation depending on temp and use.. So you'll want your water trap inline from tank to manifold to ENSURE that ABSOLUTELY nothing is going through your lines to your bags.. keeping your manifold clean.
Thanks for the replies guys..about to order my kit. Should I get dual 444c or dual 480c compressors? By reading the specs on viair their like identical..
Ok cool...one more thing should I keep my rear koni's or get the rear adjustable airlift shocks? It's about $300 more on the kit for the airlift shocks...
Accuair for the win! haha nah but really they all do the same idea, air out.
I have just regular bag over strut and just bag in rear, what are the adjustable airlift shocks for the rear? I thought it was just literally a Bag that sits in place of the spring. The strut would remain the same wouldn't it? Unless they have some kind of adjustable one that may allow you to go lower... ?
Well the shocks and struts has a 30 way dampening setting and looks like coilovers with the ability to go lower. The rear is basically a shock but would look nice behind the rim..lol
I'm not getting airlift getting accuair switchspeed with the airlift struts and shocks..will add elevel later. Sorry should've mentioned which kit I was going for. Lol
Its height is adjustable to allow it to drop further beyond when the bags are deflated or you can increase it a little for ground clearance etc. The damper setting helps smooth the ride over bumpy road conditions around town, useful especially when if you ride low, or firm up for track use.
Added a link to here, should be sub link somewhere on their site.
I hope they changed the valving in those shocks. The airlift shocks that I had (the first gen ones where you had to get under the car to adjust the firmeness) did absolutely nothing when actually changing the firmness.
I went with accuair elevel. I have UAS bags and then bought some Koni orange shocks since I had the nivomats. If you keep the shocks you have, I think you can just add the bags to them and save yourself some money.
I got my kit for 2650 shipped...then the Konis costed me another 320. If I didn't have the nivomats, I probably wouldn't have needed the Konis.
This is what I got in my kit:
Accuair elevel setup
Bags and brackets
Dual 444 compressors
4 gallon tank
Water Trap
All Fittings
Airline
All Electrical
Yup, if you're keeping the same shocks (And they aren't nivomats) you can use them. Take out the rubber bump stop out of the top of them as you will get about 1/2" lower without them in there.
If you have the money, and want the absolute best of the best. I suggest getting the BCR's with universal air bags.
2 problems that arised with my airlift struts, were the adjustability knob didn't do... well.. anything.. and the 2nd is that when lifting the front, the double bellow bags "popped" (video below.)
The universal bags are single bellow, and should not pop, and you should get the great adjustability from the BCR's.
Should I keep the spare tire or install the setup in the spare tire? I have mixed emotions on this. Kinda want to keep it just for emergency but again I kinda like my trunk space for loading up my snowboards, etc...
I installed mine in the spare tire. Looks cleaner, keeps your trunk actually usable, and if you need a spare, just throw it in your trunk. If you have a friend with an SRT, grab there spare tire "foam" to make a template for your trunk instead of drilling separate holes for compressors, and the tank just mount everything to a piece of MDF and then mount that to the bottom of the trunk. You could probably get away with using the stock "bolt" for the spare tire if you get creative. This again is personal preference. Some people like to display their setups and do them quite creatively.
Run all your air hose and wire inside the car under the carpet. This keeps your hoses safe. And keeps the amount of hose running outside the vehicle to a minimum. You'll need to do some measuring to run the line from the trunk floor to the rear bags (literally maybe 4 inches of this hose will be exposed.). There isn't a lot of room there, but if you measure 5 times and drill once you shouldn't have a problem. While you have to remove your back seat, and a few interior panels for this, in the long run it is worth it.
For the front, run the air hose under the carpet to the front firewall. You'll need to pull the plastic inner liner back and find a spot you want to put the line through. This is a pretty flat surface so its pretty easy.
Make sure you use grommets on any and all holes you cut through the sheet metal. And make sure they are thick buggers to, because grommets can and will cut easily as well. 1 tool I found that helped me a lot with installation.. a step bit! You'll kick yourself for not using one. ex: Unibit Step Drills - Drill Bits - Tools - IRWIN TOOLS
I would suggest using Teflon tape over the paste. How to use it properly:
Just remember, the reliability of your air system is only as good as the installation. So take your time and you should never have problems with it down the road.
I went with the kit in the trunk... It doesn't really take up a lot of room.. In fact, I'm still National Guard and I have my system in my trunk up against the back seats, hardlines and hardwood floor.. I still have room to throw duffle bag or Ruck Sack in the back there as well. Plus it looks cool.. I had a spare for a while, till I did the hardwood floors, and then placed a second Kinetik Audio battery in the spare well. But lets face it, running rims? Only time you'd use a spare is if a front tire popped.. I'd rather not run a spare in the rear having different sized wheels for a short trip home.. My old 300, stock suspension, when i had a flat on 22 inch wheels, I had someone bring my two stock wheels so I could run stocks in the Rear to get home haha
My lines are ran outside the car, absolutely no issues so far with almost a year since install. But it's still better to have them inside away from weathering and random debris. Will be more work, but it'll pay off in the end rather than just a quick line under the car being easier.
Yes on the Teflon tape for sure! Stuff is awesome.
Will you need any advise for the eLevel sensors or do you have that handled?
Ok thanks for the replies. I will definitely hit you guys up on the e-level sensors when the time comes. My kit won't arrive like a week or so..so I'm taking the time to figure this out..I might go do the spare tire route since I have AAA and get some tire patch kit or fix-a-flat.
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