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05-15-10, 01:33 PM
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airBagged my car on a budget DIY
just finished my air suspension for about 1100 actually could of done it cheaper if i did more research, i was gonna buy full coilovers for 1000 but then i was thinking man i can piece it out and upgrade later. the hardest part about everything was running the air lines thats about it
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05-15-10, 02:09 PM
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4 universal air bags - $623 shipped to my house.
http://www.kmwperformance.com/product/UA-02-ST-SB-14
paddle valve with dual air gauge for my air management for front and rear hey i was on a budget ok. i got mines for 69 dollars though .http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/200-P...Q5fAccessories
then i actually went down to universal air suspension and picked up the front and rear brackets f0r 260 https://www.universalairsuspension.c...33d544af6e5a7a
then i got this compressor off ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/150-P...Q5fAccessories
50ft 1/4 air lines
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/50ft-...Q5fAccessories
fittings from a local parts store like 25 dollars
i dont have a air tank yet but will get one soon i'm just airing it up off the compressor takes about 40 seconds to go to full height and 6 seconds to drop it all the way down. the only thing that sucks though is that you smell the air bag air inside the car not bad though.
if i had to do over again and save money i would of got this compressor and tank.http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1-Gal...Q5fAccessories or this one http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1-6-G...item563c5718bd
but since i already bought a compressor next week im just gonna buy this tank.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1-6-G...Q5fAccessories.
i love it, i raise it in the morning before i have to commute to work 80 mile total a day and it was wearing out my tires. now its not going to wear them out from the commute. when i'm around town i cruise low. so this is going to pay off for itself in just tires alone this year.
The cool thing is that i didn't have to wire up anything other then two wires for the compressor. and i have those quick connect fittings. ran the air lines inside the car under the carpet.
http://www.kmwperformance.com/product/UA-02-ST-SB-14
paddle valve with dual air gauge for my air management for front and rear hey i was on a budget ok. i got mines for 69 dollars though .http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/200-P...Q5fAccessories
then i actually went down to universal air suspension and picked up the front and rear brackets f0r 260 https://www.universalairsuspension.c...33d544af6e5a7a
then i got this compressor off ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/150-P...Q5fAccessories
50ft 1/4 air lines
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/50ft-...Q5fAccessories
fittings from a local parts store like 25 dollars
i dont have a air tank yet but will get one soon i'm just airing it up off the compressor takes about 40 seconds to go to full height and 6 seconds to drop it all the way down. the only thing that sucks though is that you smell the air bag air inside the car not bad though.
if i had to do over again and save money i would of got this compressor and tank.http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1-Gal...Q5fAccessories or this one http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1-6-G...item563c5718bd
but since i already bought a compressor next week im just gonna buy this tank.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1-6-G...Q5fAccessories.
i love it, i raise it in the morning before i have to commute to work 80 mile total a day and it was wearing out my tires. now its not going to wear them out from the commute. when i'm around town i cruise low. so this is going to pay off for itself in just tires alone this year.
The cool thing is that i didn't have to wire up anything other then two wires for the compressor. and i have those quick connect fittings. ran the air lines inside the car under the carpet.
Last edited by speedlabx; 05-15-10 at 09:48 PM. Reason: forgot to add a link
What about valves?
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05-15-10, 02:19 PM
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my car was down a couple of days since it was my first time messing around with air suspensions. i had to take out my rear rubber bump stop cause it would not go down far enough. rides great. one of my stock rear shocks is blown but it still rides good. i guess i could of bagged the car for under a 1000 if i had to duplicate it again, without using the universal air front billet kit. i can always upgrade later too and thats the good thing. And i didn't have to wire up any kind of valves that was good. basically i put this together for the work commute on my tires.
05-15-10, 02:21 PM
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the valves are paddle valves with the airgauge click on my link with the paddlevalves. pretty cool i can lower the front and back individually. no wiring necessarry. the draw back is that you smell the airbag air when you lower it not that bad though. just have some air freshener LOL
05-15-10, 02:33 PM
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yeah just check my parts list guys. but the guys down at unvirsal air suspension were awesome the gave me a tour of their place and wow. i thought the place would be bigger its the size of like an autozone and the make everything in house. man theses guys are going to be rich now that they got drifting guys with coilover aircombos. their bags are bad ***. they were a big help and answered all my questions.