What is your on board air system of choice and where do you have it located? 2016 LC200 owner wanting to air down/air up and be able to use tools.
On board air of choice for LC200
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Twin ARB compresdor on a Slee bracket under the bonnet.
Its fast, and has been flawless even in nasty heat for about 5+ years.
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As a new ARB twin owner, will it run tools with the simple manifold or do we need an air tank as well?
Won’t run tools well.
Also Consistently hear that even with the ARB tank (pretty small), air tools are still mostly a no go.
If you want air tools, a power tank can easily handle that...but then you’re lugging the tank and relying on special fill-up sources. Personally, I would not enjoy securing/filling/haulibg a power tank.
On the other hand re tools... -With super long life, high power tools like Milwaukee...seems like air tools aren’t so alluring as they once were. My larger Milwaukee M18 is so crazy powerful, I’m almost afraid to use it on my cruiser.... (up to 1400# ...!), but thankfully has three power levels.
Mid sized it about perfect IMHO. Can’t remember ever coming close to running the battery even half way down with mid-size battery...and you can charge it using built in inverter if needed...
The unit on the left is the smaller of my 2 Milwaukee impacts (ignore the drill on right) and its top setting is more than enough if you're using proper impact sockets.
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Depending on what other stuff you have installed it is possible to run a small tank. I ran a 1.5 gallon in the spare tire location for example. I agree with @Markuson that it is probably more practical to use battery powered tools.
to your original question, many Are running the arb twin, a few single or double viair, and a smattering of portable models.
i have Been happy with the twin, the slee bracket, and a homemade fourflate. Took the air tank off to make room for the sub fuel tank and don’t miss it. I carry a breaker bar for trail side repairs so don’t need an impact.
to your original question, many Are running the arb twin, a few single or double viair, and a smattering of portable models.
i have Been happy with the twin, the slee bracket, and a homemade fourflate. Took the air tank off to make room for the sub fuel tank and don’t miss it. I carry a breaker bar for trail side repairs so don’t need an impact.
Viair 400c mounted on the passenger side where the power steering res is.
What air tool would you like to run? Or curious what others have found useful on the trail? Some take much more CFM than others.
The only other thing I use besides the inflator is an air blow gun. Blow gun does use lots of air, but I find the 150psi bolus of air in the lines does the trick.
The only other thing I use besides the inflator is an air blow gun. Blow gun does use lots of air, but I find the 150psi bolus of air in the lines does the trick.
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Thank you! I will stick with my tool box/battery powered tools and go with the ARB twin.
Where is a good place to put the small ARB airtank?
The twin ARB is installed by the brake cylinder with the SLEE kit.
I cannot put the tank where the spare tire was as I have a fuel tank there.
This is for running air lockers and airing up tires.
The twin ARB is installed by the brake cylinder with the SLEE kit.
I cannot put the tank where the spare tire was as I have a fuel tank there.
This is for running air lockers and airing up tires.
Don’t really need a tank for that use, based on what I’ve been reading. Only the manifold kit to mount the solenoids.
The dual ARB puts out a ton of CFM. It's arguable whether it needs any tank?
I had looked into putting a tank in. You might be able to squeeze a small 1/2 gallon behind the rear tires in the space between the frame and bumper skin. Or build a DIY long pipe manifold tucked under the rocker/sliders.
For my use, I found it wasn't necessarily worthwhile as a small tank would only store about 10-20 seconds worth air or "work" from my compressors. Not really speeding up my fill all that much. Though there could be utility depending on what you want to do with it. I also found running enough large diameter airline between my quick connects at front and back, fill hose, and multi-tire inflator, that I have enough high pressure air to do some things that require a bolus of high volume.
Yeah, your pressure relay will let the pressure build up to spec and depending on the length of your service lines, it can provide a pretty good burst between buildups. That may be enough for many uses like a blow gun for cleaning off a part or detailing, where you need lots of pressure but in very short bursts.
In one of teckis300’s OBA threads there is a pretty good discussion on tank versus no tank.
In one of teckis300’s OBA threads there is a pretty good discussion on tank versus no tank.
I wonder if I can reseat a bead without the air tank. Didn’t think about that. Wasn’t an issue to do it with it.
There is likely enough space for the arb 1 gallon in front of the fuel tank. Would require some custom mounting brackets.
Another space it could fit is between the radiator and front fascia.
Another space it could fit is between the radiator and front fascia.
You mean with the service line pressure?
I mounted 14 tires a couple years ago at home, reseated them all with the arb twin with the 1.5G air tank. I imagine that the air tank isn’t necessary, just haven’t tried to see for sure.
The only thing that I can imagine needing compressed air for is tire inflation, so I carry one of these. Used it yesterday when my son had a slow leak and got stranded at school.
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I’d love to have the convenience of on board air especially the ARB twin set up. For that last 2 years I have been running the Smitty built 5.65 compressor with excellent results. Super quick to fill up 33” tires from 15psi to 40psi. The included attachments are a little unique but work. It’s also on the bulky side and I haven’t figured Out a way to mount it in the engine compartment which would be ideal.
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