I have done some searching and haven't found much that applies to my needs/wants so I am hoping to tap the collective knowledge of MUD.
Background info: I have had a York OBA system for almost as long as ive had the cruiser. I have gone through 2 different bracket designs before landing on my third and current design which I added an adjustable idler pulley to for belt adjustment. Works pretty well, did the oil galley plug mod to cut down the oil output and it did some good, but still puts out oil. I've become accustomed to good air output for inflating my big tires and using air tools.
Problem: I'm going to be doing some modifications starting in a few months. When I do the mods I will lose all available mounting spots for the York. So I'm looking for a 12v electric compressor with a fairly high duty cycle and CFM output at 100-150 psi. I will be inflating my 40" tires and wanting to be able to use my 1/2" drive impact gun. ARB is the obvious choice
ARB Portable Twin Air Compressor
but at over $800 I'd rather just carry my home compressor and a generator. So, I have seen a few lesser quality models like Smittybilt
Smittybilt 5.65 CFM Air Compressor - 2781
which has a lower duty cycle but does the tire inflation job well as far as YouTube videos have shown. I've also seen the unit by tuffstuff4x4
http://tuffstuff4x4.com/products/tu...-compressor/?gclid=CMSgheu1n9ICFURffgodYy4MNQ
which seems like the same unit as smittybilt. Problem is I can't find CFM at pressure ratings.
Questions: anyone have any suggestions other than the high dollar ARB? I already have a 7 gallon aluminum tank installed, I wonder if the lesser units would keep up with air demand when combined with a tank, does anyone have insight or experience here?
Thanks folks.
Background info: I have had a York OBA system for almost as long as ive had the cruiser. I have gone through 2 different bracket designs before landing on my third and current design which I added an adjustable idler pulley to for belt adjustment. Works pretty well, did the oil galley plug mod to cut down the oil output and it did some good, but still puts out oil. I've become accustomed to good air output for inflating my big tires and using air tools.
Problem: I'm going to be doing some modifications starting in a few months. When I do the mods I will lose all available mounting spots for the York. So I'm looking for a 12v electric compressor with a fairly high duty cycle and CFM output at 100-150 psi. I will be inflating my 40" tires and wanting to be able to use my 1/2" drive impact gun. ARB is the obvious choice
ARB Portable Twin Air Compressor
but at over $800 I'd rather just carry my home compressor and a generator. So, I have seen a few lesser quality models like Smittybilt
Smittybilt 5.65 CFM Air Compressor - 2781
which has a lower duty cycle but does the tire inflation job well as far as YouTube videos have shown. I've also seen the unit by tuffstuff4x4
http://tuffstuff4x4.com/products/tu...-compressor/?gclid=CMSgheu1n9ICFURffgodYy4MNQ
which seems like the same unit as smittybilt. Problem is I can't find CFM at pressure ratings.
Questions: anyone have any suggestions other than the high dollar ARB? I already have a 7 gallon aluminum tank installed, I wonder if the lesser units would keep up with air demand when combined with a tank, does anyone have insight or experience here?
Thanks folks.