Air Ride setups

[witchcraftz]

Since the coilovers thread, there is an interest in an air ride thread with similar information from people with air ride setups, those of you who run/ran bags post you setup and how they were?




Name/Model

1 - Which Bags/Struts?
2 - Which Compressor?
3 - Which tank?
4 - Which Air ride management?
5 - The prices of the parts?
6 - Are they durable?
7 - Trunk setup picture?
8 - Some other details?

[Danaldson]

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Some other details including trunk set ups as well?
thanks witchcraftz!

[stuvy]

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1970 Volkswagen type 3 squareback

firestone airbags. 7" rear, 5" front
small primary tank from freightliner
wurth synflex and compression fittings
manual valves from bostrom wide ride seats for control
ebay dual needle gauges
full custom mounts

my total investment: $200 +/-
I work for freightliner, so all the valves came from used seats, the air tank was cheap, lines and fittings were free.

[MechEngg]

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VW GLI


1 - Which Bags/Struts? Front airlift XL Slam struts, rear airlift performance bags & bilstein shocks
2 - Which Compressor? 3 x Air Zenith OB2
3 - Which tank? 2 tanks, aluminum 3 port 3 gallon tank and aluminum 7 port 5 gallon tank
4 - Which Air ride management? Accuair e-level
5 - The prices of the parts? Overall approx $5500
6 - Are they durable? Yes...
7 - Trunk setup picture? Below
8 - Some other details?
- Air zenith digital pressure gauge
- 3 x SMC water traps
- vibration isolation frame for compressors
- 0 gauge wiring in engine bay and to a fused distribution block
- 200A alternator
- Vibration dampening material
- Airborne sound absorbing material
- SMC check valves
- Safety bleed valve
- Schrader valve
- Kill switches for each compressor, and 1 for my digital gauge
- Kleinn 99 air horn wired to steering wheel horn
- Additional computer cooling fans for compressors
I'm sure there is other stuff i missed as well, will update if i remember anything

Build link: http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...-build-PART-II

Lowness:


Daily trunk:


Show trunk with some stuff removed:

[toplessvw]

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Bagyard bombers front
dorbitz brackets ss5 bags rear
auto pilot v1 controls 3 gallon tank
viair compressors
redoing trunk so no pics
still need to notch but have to find someone to weld it cheap.

[jaysleeves]

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great thread idea

[martin13]

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Daily Setup

1 - Which Bags/Struts? - Airlift Slam XL
2 - Which Compressor? - Air Zenith OB2
3 - Which tank? - 3 Gallon Aluminum
4 - Which Air ride management? - E-Level with rocker switch
5 - The prices of the parts? - A lot, value to replace is probably around 4 grand
6 - Are they durable? - Yes, durable if maintained properly like anything else.
7 - Trunk setup picture? - Not installed in the MKV yet, don't have a pic of my last car

Mercedes

1 - Which Bags/Struts? - SS5 with custom cups in the front, AH2 mounted straight to the control arm in the rear
2 - Which Compressor? - Viair 400C
3 - Which tank? - Steel 5 gallon
4 - Which Air ride management? - Paddle valves, no gauges
5 - The prices of the parts? - Probably about $500 all in
6 - Are they durable? - Pretty durable, not much to break on an all manual setup

[Slamtastic]

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2003 VW Jetta 1.8t

1 - Which Bags/Struts? Front-Old Airlift sleeve lifestyle's. Rear-Airlift sleeves
2 - Which Compressor? Viair 380c
3 - Which tank? 8x1/2" ports. Wrinkle black steel
4 - Which Air ride management? Manual
5 - The prices of the parts? About $1200. Got it on sale when the new xl's came out, pricing is about $1600 now plus any fittings and building supplies.
6 - Are they durable? Yes, especially the manual management
7 - Trunk setup picture? Below
8 - Some other details? Some people have gotten these struts to lay frame, I never did as I had 225/40/18 tires in the front.
Frame notched.
Pinch welds bent
FK sport shocks in rear
The sleeve lifestyles were more performance orientated so they rode a lot stiffer than xl's. They are also dampening adjustable.
The manual management is the way to go if you are on a budget but you will find yourself not wanting to air down a whole lot as its a PITA to get the car perfectly level again, as with all pressure based systems.
I also had analog management for about a week, then went back to manual. Found it was the same stup with more to go wrong, which it did, had valves sticking.







2004.5 VW GLI

1 - Which Bags/Struts? Front-Airlift XL's. rear-Airlift sleeves
2 - Which Compressor? Air Zenith OB2, Viair 380c
3 - Which tank? 8x1/2" ports. Wrinkle black steel
4 - Which Air ride management? E-level with touchpad
5 - The prices of the parts? Around $4000 or so
6 - Are they durable? Yes, but with electronics, more stuff can go wrong
7 - Trunk setup picture? Currently rebuilding, will update when finished
8 - Some other details? The perfect setup for a daily driver.
Frame notched
Subframe notched
Pinch welds bent
Dogbone notched
Fenders rolled
FK sport shocks in rear
E-Level is more of a 'set it and forget it' system

[dwvw]

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Name/Model 1965 VW Beetle

1 - Which Bags/Struts? Ridetech bag front/Ridetech Shockwaves rear
2 - Which Compressor? ViaAir 400
3 - Which tank? 5 gal
4 - Which Air ride management? AccuAir Switchspeed
5 - The prices of the parts? lots
6 - Are they durable? haven't finished the car, but everything looks top of the line so far
7 - Trunk setup picture? Here it is benched, before painting the brackets.

8 - Some other details?

[funkin]

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2004 VW R32

1 - Which Bags/Struts? Bagyard Bomber fronts, airlift slam xl rear bags and bilstein sport shocks
2 - Which Compressor? Dual Viar 444cc Compressors
3 - Which tank? Dual 3Gal accuair tanks/exo mounts
4 - Which Air ride management? Accuair e-level and Airlift V2. The e-level is a far superior management system, but, if you want a pressure based system that comes in a small package the V2 wasn't terrible.
5 - The prices of the parts? Roughly $4500
6 - Are they durable? With a proper install, yes.
7 - Trunk setup picture? Only picture was when I was running a single 3 gallon tank.


8 - Some other details? All airlines were 1/4" and were ran internally within the car. Additional power supply was provided with accuairs power kit. 2x water traps that were installed when the tank setup changed, pressure relief valve and a few other various things.