12V Compressor

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• Feb 10, 2006

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My nephew installed an air bag system on his Dodge PU, the $400 Viar compressor they sent with the kit sucked.........we were exploring alternatives and I found this on E Bay.......3.5 CFM continuous duty It will power a 1/2 drive impact long enough to bust 5 lugs loose then takes about 1 minute to fill the 7.5 gallon he has......be a great unit on a trail rig for ARB/light use..... Weight is light enough you can easily lift it over the bed with no strain.....one hand.Oh, and the best part, it was $209 with very fast shipping...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...&rd=1&item=4608151042&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT

 

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• Feb 11, 2006

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Good deal.I`ve seen compressors like that go for $400 at tow truck supply places.

 

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• Feb 11, 2006

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Those are pretty nice but one as good wouldn't be hard to put together using the little 12 volt compressor that a lot of people here went nuts over. The compressor can be found for around $50. (though some got them for as little as $24.), a tank can be bought or made in a bumper or something, and the pressure switch, fittings and hose etc. shouldn't come to over another $50. if that much. So someone able could likely beat the price by $50. - $75. or so.

Vair (whatever) stuff is way overpriced IMO.

 

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• Feb 11, 2006

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I will be really interested to see where Butch mounts one in his 40.....

 

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• Feb 11, 2006

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Poser said:

I will be really interested to see where Butch mounts one in his 40.....

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Behind the driver's seat, or on the fenderwell in between the rear legs on the cage where his Power tank is now....

.it's 18'' tall 18'' long and 7'' wide....tank is 7x7x18 if ya' wanted to mount it elsewhere

 

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• Feb 11, 2006

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what aboutmountiang it underneath in the rear, and building a box to protect it... ?