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Old 01-23-09, 10:49 PM
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i just wanna see what the consenus is. Universal Air Suspension w/ bilstein or Air Runner? what would you do and why? pro's n con's of both would help also

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Old 01-24-09, 12:01 AM
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Most guys get UAS because they can piece their air ride kit together by buying parts at a time as opposed to AR which you have to fork out the whole amount.
Old 01-24-09, 09:52 AM
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or, there's this:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...ml#post4191094
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It will basically come down to how much money you have. I would honestly get AR if I had all that money at once. I have UAS with Tanabe coils aka hybrid setup and its bangin!
Old 01-24-09, 10:20 AM
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What about Air Force Suspension?

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...-interest.html
Old 01-25-09, 02:46 AM
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lol darn it wit 2 more different options thrown in im really confused what to get now lol. i have enough funds to get either one of theses. i just wanna make sure i get the correct one
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so u finally pulled the trigger to get air and vip style huh?
Old 01-27-09, 03:40 AM
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If you have the funds I would get airrunner. Plug and Play and I have heard the ride quality is great, I am sure the UAS is quality stuff as well so its really up to if you want to spend the $ on airrunner
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about the air force suspension, people still cant get a straight answer from the vendor and people that have it here dont seem to review it and give their feedback. If it were my money I would stick to either airrunner or a UAS setup.
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AirRunner dude, you won't regret it. But if you want to save a little money and spend it on other mods, get UAS hybrid setup.
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I would go with the Airrunner but that is me. Most of the guys I know run Airrunner. As for the Airforce, that really is my ultimate. I drive way to aggressive for air suspension so the coilover spring suspension with air canister up top on the Airforce would fit me well.
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If you get AR, you're stuck with the parts that the kit comes with, so that means you can't pick and choose your valves/compressors/switch box/tanks/etc.

Then again, its pretty much plug in play as far as the airbag struts go.
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i was looking at the UAS FAQ on vipstyle cars and they said that the UAS is more sporty than the AR set up. is this true?

heres the link: http://www.vipstylecars.com/forums/s...ead.php?t=3390
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Well I guess the ride can be a bit different since AR has sleeve type bags and UAS has Single Convoluted ones.

It all depends on what you're after.
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my uas setup still rides good with blown kyb gr2s in the front. saving for some coilover to add to my kit .but no problems with mine i dont know about the others. ive seen the canovers on a car out here he only has two switches front and rear.hope my 2 cents help you out
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