I asked AirLift about abnormal tire wear when driving at a lowered height. And also about how the system would stand up in our cold Canadian winters.
This is the response;
"The best way to not wear tires is to first determine what your ride height will be. When you have established your ride height have an alignment done on the vehicle. As long as you drive at that ride height you should have no abnormal wear issues. The sales manager here has a 2005 Charger with 55,000 miles which he drives year round and has not had any issues, even with the cold Michigan winters."
Question;
I've heard in the past with the old struts that quite a few people had rattles. I was wondering if the new struts fix this problem?
I'm going to pass by Altered Altitude Customs in Markham Ontario tomorrow evening to drop off a down payment, and they are going to order your new kit for me.
What other benefits would this kit have? How's the ride at 3" drop with 22's? Is the lowering and raising speed adjustable? How long does the 5 gallon tank last, and how long does it take to fill with dual 400c? Are there any other cool features that aren't listed on the site?
My main concern is the rattles. And I'm curious how this 9 way dampening air strut works, maybe you could explain a little about it.
AirLifts Answer;
The rattle situation has been taken care of. We discovered it was in the upper mount not the strut itself. We designed a new rubber upper mount and that has taken care of the noise issues. The 9 way adjustable struts allow you to fine tune your ride even more. Setting one is the softest setting and setting 9 is the firmest. With these settings, it allows for better handling performance and ride control. The ride at a 3" drop is very nice on 22's. To adjust the raise speed you would need to change all of the lines and fittings to smaller line to slow it down. The kit comes with 1/2 lines and is a very fast set up. To adjust the rate of lowering you would need to put a bushing or a silencer in the exhaust port of the valve, which I would recommend doing. With a dual 400C kit you would be looking at about 7-8 minutes fill time
from 0psi. The kit is very user friendly, it even lets you know if there is a leak in the system.
I'm paying $2400 for the kit, $1200 for the install. Plus $300 for the dual 400c Viair upgrade. $50 for Stainless steel tank, and it was recomended for me to use a watertrap for winter driving which was $50.
Total was 4 G's cash.
This is in Canadian $$$ by the way.
airlift makes the worst air bags i have ever seen or used. Ive had numerous friends blow the bands off their bags and slam to the ground. Their stuff is junk.
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2005 Chrysler 300
Touring Signature Series
Midnight Blue
UAS bagged on koni adjustable shocks and struts
35% tint
22" Devino Verve
265/35/22 dunlop sp sport MAXX
airlift makes the worst air bags i have ever seen or used. Ive had numerous friends blow the bands off their bags and slam to the ground. Their stuff is junk.
I asked AirLift about abnormal tire wear when driving at a lowered height. And also about how the system would stand up in our cold Canadian winters.
This is the response;
"The best way to not wear tires is to first determine what your ride height will be. When you have established your ride height have an alignment done on the vehicle. As long as you drive at that ride height you should have no abnormal wear issues. The sales manager here has a 2005 Charger with 55,000 miles which he drives year round and has not had any issues, even with the cold Michigan winters."
Not sure I buy their answer for cold climates. It will take more than a single water trap to remove enough water from the system to keep the valves from freezing in the winter. Even then, you still run the risk of a water trap not being able to remove enough moisture from the air to stop the water completely. Also make sure they install the water trap as far away from the compressors as possible. A 2-3 ft length of hose will not be enough distance to remove the water. The air coming out of the compressors will be hot. That short of a distance will not give the air enough time to cool as it goes through the water trap and the water trap will not be as effective at removing water.
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