Thursday, Apr 21, 2005 at 10:38
With the shockies, the airbagged 80 is running rancho up front and tough dog big
bore adjustible on the back. With the maximum lift of the airbags the front swaybar hits the driveshaft, so the swaybar was removed. Cranking up the setting on the shocks apparently eliminates the pitching and swaying and gives a wide selection in between.
I guess if you are going for the incab adjuster for the airbags, then having one alongside for a shocky adjusted would be of assistance too- wind them tight for onroad, soft for low speed offroad rocks etc.
With the compressor, on both trucks a thomas red compressor is used (same manufacturer as the blue tongue). I have recently come across a troopy with a clisby, and it seems to be a slight improvement on the thomas. All these systems are plumbed into a 5+ litre tank, either
home-made, an old fire extinguisher or an airbag man tank- relatively cheap. If you use an old fire extinguisher, you'll have to retap threads- I've had a pig of a time trying to match the tapered extinguisher threads to air line stuff.
With the one way valve for the tank, use a hydraulic valve- these seem to seal better than the pneumatic ones I have come across, and dont have a slow bleed. Another option on a high volume the air compressor is the endless air, or a belt driven compressor unit hanging off your engine block.
re them being good enough for trucks, I've lost count how many times I've seen the huge diff of a cement mixer skittling around on a gravel road and the cab stays dead still. Speaks volumes for them I reckon
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