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Old 01-10-16, 02:32 PM
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Anyone rolling in Air Force Air Struts on their 3rd Gen IS RWD? Need some help with a few issues with the rear tapered bags. Thanks in advanced
Old 01-10-16, 07:50 PM
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I'm not but I've bagged a 3IS before, what's up?
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well, I was told i had to run 150+ psi in order to get the rears to lift, I didn't feel comfortable with that so i swapped them out for UAS bags
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Are you using airhouse 1? If so be careful of the rubbing between the bag and sway bar linkage.
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Also that type of psi is pretty normal for sleeve bags due to their slim profile.
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well my installer was trippin out about how high that psi is and how dangerous it is and since i dont know much i followed his recommendation. the UAS bags have a custom bracket that push it away from the arm so there isnt any rubbing that i can see
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yea those aren't so good,
I'm getting my car bagged this week I'm going with bc coils over uas bags
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You do realized most of sleeve bags are rated at least 200 psi?if not more. They are good in tight space but need most pressure to inflate since they are smaller. I had rubbing issues with the airhouse 1 in my rear that's why I brought it up.
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Im on bags and i can tell u it doesnt take 150psi for rears to lift. It does take around 110-130 depending how high u want it to raise, but its completely safe.
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i took a drive on it I had like 120 psi on the rears, and it was really low and unstable, after i got the uas bags installed the ride felt solid :-/
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