Ganoid

Its a local shop that built it. All the bags are capable of independant control. Its still a work in progress currently running a TPI 350 connected to a TH350. He was still working on brakes and drive lines for those full width chevy axles that he welded on both ends. I think he said the bags are 15" travel but all of the pics I have are at full lift. When he deflates it down to minimum it looks just like any other truck running a 4" lift with 35's only they are 37's

ravencr

Hey guys, I just started a post about my experience with my new Monroe MA700 air shocks here: https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f31/potential-new-adjustable-air-shocks-60181/ if anyone's interested! It's a quick and easy way to eliminate the sagging rear end.

Chris

Eric

I think that is a bit extreme!


I'm thinking of this as a solution to having the truck look like it has a 4 inch lift in the front and stock ride height in the rear.

I'm going to the shop that the dude works at tomorrow to talk to him more about it.... My digi cam was sent out for warranty otheriwse I'd snap some pics for you.

ravencr

What's extreme?

ravencr

Guys, I'm selling my Air Lift Outback 1000 Kit for $100 shipped if anyone's interested.

Chris

jimbo74

how about some new rear springs?

Eric

do you know of any new springs that will keep the truck level with it's 4 inch lift, after I load 500lbs of crap in the back?

ravencr

Okay, guys, here's the pics you've all been waiting for. I'm very impressed with these shocks so far, and I think I'm going to go ahead and sell my N86's. They worked great tonight with 20psi and 120psi. So, here's the long awaited pics:

Here's a pic of 20psi, which is the lowest recommended air pressure. Keep in mind all I have in my truck is my spare tire, my hi-lift jack, and that's about it.


Here's a pic that shows how close I am to the bumpstop, but it's probably a little hard to see, sorry!


Here's a picture of the mounting location I used, just up on the wheelwell lip, which may be slightly harder for those with 0-1" of body lift, but maybe not:


Here's a pic of the air line running over to the passenger side, but this probably won't apply to anyone, because I've relocated my gas tank. Either way, it's really easy to find stuff to ziptie the line too:


Here's the air line running from the shock up through the little nut head and over to the driver's side:


Here's the driver's side air line routing, same as the passenger side:


Here's the passenger side air line routing:


Ok, here's the picture that tells it all:


That's a 3" difference in height between 20 psi and 120 psi, and keep in mind that 160 psi is the maximum pressure recommended:


That's 27 1/4" at the lowest setting and 30 1/4" at 120 psi. Who's going that kind of departure angle with all those custom bumpers out there??


Here's another bad picture showing the 3" additional inches of height gained at the bump stop:


And to finish off, here's the cheap Walmart branch air pump that easily pumps it up:


Hope this helps you guys! I'm very happy with my purchase, and I'm sure you guys will be too, because it's easy to install, infinitely adjustable, their cross-linked for great suspension travel off-road, and apparently with a little valve they can un-cross-linked to assist with sway when towing or loaded down heavily. How can you beat that for a whopping $70?

Chris

Eric

again, in my opinion, I do not want my shocks to be responsible for holding the weight of the vehicle/load.

I'm glad you like your air shocks, but that is not a wroute I'm going to take to fix the sag on the truck

ravencr

We all have our options and opinions on what's best. This was an easy and effective fix for me, much easier than airbags to install and they work flawlessly so far.

Chris

oly884

I also thought about air bags and add a leafs, but once I saw ravencr's post, I had to opt for those.

#1 way cheaper
#2 much easier to install
#3 unlike add a leafs, they are adjustable.
#4 I needed about half as much as airbags provide, therefore it would have been a waste of money to get them
#5 Will work much better off road than airbags would have.