Has anyone run air bag suspension

[dieseldude]

I must be getting a little cabin fever - I'm thinking about replacing my coils out back and replace them with heavy duty truck air bags. A set of them were donated to me and I should use them somewhere . . . .

The test vehicle is my '72- 86 FJ turned BJ 40 series. It's got a lot of junk done to it already including 3B with Ford TBird Turbo, Volvo Intercooled, 5 speed, four link out back, three link up front and the list goes on and on . . . .

Does anyone run heavy truck air bags?

 

[Medusa]

"W" Harrold of Over the Hill 4x4 runs them on his FJ55 thingy (which BTW is now a single seat buggy)

I am not coordinated enough to be constantly adjusting the 4 corners, steering and watching where I am going at the same time. If you like to go fast it can be a real challenge to stay on top of all the valves and adjustments.

 

[jon@svwbarchitects.c]

A friend of mine dose and likes it.

 

[LC_Hamma]

Link(s) to buildup pics/ info on the LV plz.

 

[Isotel]

Thats the Frankenstein right? i remember a writeup on that about 8 years ago in one of those 4x4 mags..

Air bags are for Low riders.

 

[lowenbrau]

Here's Shaker's BJ42 on bags and 40" IROks

 

[Mace]

Bags are neat..

But if you ever get a leak in your system, you better have a good way to fix it

 

[Mace]

Are shakers upper links really as short as they appear in that pic?

 

[lowenbrau]

Are shakers upper links really as short as they appear in that pic?

You're probably looking at the bag drop-aways. Here's the simple view before the bags and shocks went in.

 

[Mace]

Bag drop aways???

 

[Tapage]

There it's a mate in Costa Rica that build it with truck air bags, and independent control for each corner ..

He can leveled placing all suspension controls ( all corners ) in 0

 

[LT]

"W" Harrold of Over the Hill 4x4 runs them on his FJ55 thingy (which BTW is now a single seat buggy)

I am not coordinated enough to be constantly adjusting the 4 corners, steering and watching where I am going at the same time. If you like to go fast it can be a real challenge to stay on top of all the valves and adjustments.

Desmond has a air bag control system where he has about 4 stages to choose from. You'll notice he doesn't tinker around trying to find the right setting like mad man W. It is always entertaining to see W adjust his "thing" about 50 times along with his rear steer just for him to floor it up the obstacle.

 

[Pacer]

Link(s) to buildup pics/ info on the LV plz.

Rod Millen is the man!!!


MillenWorks - Driving Innovation

 

[lowenbrau]

Rod Millen is the man!!!


MillenWorks - Driving Innovation

Maybe true but that's not the same LV

 

[74fjsemistock]

Four Wheeler Mag. Top Truck Challenge 2005.Tied for 3rd . Belongs to my buddy Phil.We're taking it out to Disney Oklahoma on Saturday.I'll take plenty of pics and post when I get a chance.The things pretty wicked.Chevy 350/4 link/37"(today)Dove tailed (after a roll in Moab)I do know it's capable as all get out.I'm actually pretty amazed at his build.

 

[Mace]

the 45 LV belongs to IIRC the owner or an employee of the 4 wheel parts in Reno (or at least used to).

Unimog portals and airbags. I met the dude at Sema a couple of years ago. He seems to like to talk lol

 

[Pacer]

Maybe true but that's not the same LV

Right-chu are, I stand corrected.

 

[TachedOutOffRoad]

A friend of mine dose and likes it.

That is really bad ass