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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 09:46 PM
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Thanks guys, I was getting tires of hitting driveways are hard angles.

As to the ride height, The system doesn't have a manifold so you can't adjust it on the fly. It just has open-close vavles. I have pressure regulators on the intake and exhaust so I can adjust the height the bags will lift and the speed that the car lowers. When the bags are empty the car rides totally on the springs.

You can have the bags and springs work together if you want but I only wanted it for getting over obstacles. Plus it would cost more. So the normal ride height is set by the coilovers.

Here are some deflated and inflated pics and a video of the process.

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Just click on the pic below for the video.


Yes the compressor is loud but there is nothing you can do about it. At least it doesn't stay on that long. And you can't really hear it in the car.

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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 11:04 PM
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Doug,

Nice job on the mod bra, u got talent & it shows
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 11:19 PM
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Very nice, Doug. Still enjoying my button!
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 11:22 PM
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Very nice, planning on selling a kit?
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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 07:23 PM
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No I'm not selling a kit but if you call up Universal Air Suspension and talk to Zack, he knows all about the install and what you need. If you are really interested I can help you out any way I can.
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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 07:25 PM
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Very nice, Doug. Still enjoying my button!
Thanks. Yeah the buttons are one of my favorite mods too.
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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 07:54 PM
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Lets say I get this, can I be slammed at shows and lift
For daily driving?
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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 09:37 PM
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You could. Just have the bags filled when you drive around. But if you where going to do that just do a straight airbag swap. Airbags now-a-days handle very well. But yes you can have it set up that way. You will be able to adjust your ride height no problem just not on the fly. Unless you get a controller.
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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 10:40 PM
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Oh ok I see, what's the max it can lift the car? Did you get the rears too?
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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 11:03 PM
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I'm constantly impressed!
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 03:21 PM
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Yeah Doug, we def need some pics of this thing in action from the exterior!
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 05:18 PM
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n'm, i see them on the 2nd page. Havne't seen the compressor mounted outside the car before? Innnnnnteresting! Obviously keeps the cabin noise to a minimum.
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 06:11 PM
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Oh ok I see, what's the max it can lift the car? Did you get the rears too?
I never got a tape measure out but it can lift at least another inch if needed. And no I never bought the rears, I only wanted it to lift the nose. The rears would be tricky to bag with the spring because there is nothing to really hold the bag and spring together since there aren't "coilovers" in the rear.

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n'm, i see them on the 2nd page. Havne't seen the compressor mounted outside the car before? Innnnnnteresting! Obviously keeps the cabin noise to a minimum.
Yeah, I don't know how people could mount that IN their cars. It's pretty noisy, I mean I wanted it SILENT. I have an aluminum diffuser in the rear that covers the whole set-up from any road grime.
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 12:54 PM
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/subscribed, thx for the pics/vid, crazy man!
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 05:42 PM
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pretty frikin impressive double D! Still loving my button too!
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