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Topic #29494 23 posts Started by kman2010
Just wondering if anyone has an air bag suspension, i was thinking of it for my 6G. but then i was thinking control on turns, because if they are loose/soft, i dont want to be swaying all over the place. but it would definatley protect my body kit and paint investment over the harsh New England weather.

Comments, Pictures, Thoughts are all welcome >wink.gif>
Phat and Kristin have them

QUOTE (cjh4l22 @ May 15, 2009 - 4:02 AM)hey, nice mod does it come in hetero?Need parts?I'm parting out a '94 ST
-Cutrara+Sep 29, 2005 - 2:34 PM
QUOTE(Cutrara @ Sep 29, 2005 - 2:34 PM)
Phat and Kristin have them
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thank you sooo sooo much for spelling my name right >biggrin.gif>

yeas i have air i love it but i drive the car like 1 or 2 days a week the ride is a soft bump not stiff like springs and i take corners just like i did before.......fast

it really matter how high or low you drive the car
this is me all the way to the ground
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this is the car all the way up
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i love it but if it was a daily driver i would never do it only for something you drive every once and a while

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mines an everyday driver.
doesn't bother me a bit. ride quality is about the same as coilovers but w/o the popping noise.
i have a crap load of vids floating around on here. i have a couple in my cardomain site that shows me playing with the bags.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/211325

This post has been edited by Phat_99CeliGT: Sep 29, 2005 - 9:31 PM

Jared Harwell
yeah, mine will be a daily driver. i want to get it because if i invest the money for the body kit and really nice paint job. i dont want to be chipping that ish on the speedbumps in my school

This post has been edited by kman2010: Sep 30, 2005 - 9:56 AM
-Phat_99CeliGT+Sep 29, 2005 - 9:25 PM
QUOTE(Phat_99CeliGT @ Sep 29, 2005 - 9:25 PM)
mines an everyday driver.
doesn't bother me a bit.  ride quality is about the same as coilovers but w/o the popping noise.
i have a crap load of vids floating around on here.  i have a couple in my cardomain site that shows me playing with the bags.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/211325
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but are they as stiff as coilovers going around turns?
-kman2010+Sep 30, 2005 - 2:55 PM
QUOTE(kman2010 @ Sep 30, 2005 - 2:55 PM)
yeah, mine will be a daily driver. i want to get it because if i invest the money for the body kit and  really nice paint job. i dont want to be chipping that ish on the speedbumps in my school
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yeah with my kit i want to be able to raise it up to get over bumps and snow etc...

Anyone have more info on it? Install pics??

This post has been edited by Jaws4God: Oct 22, 2005 - 10:26 AM

~Daniel~ No Longer Celica Owner.. moved on to a 03 WRX-EJ207
Anyone know if air rides are legal in the US? specifically NC?

~Daniel~ No Longer Celica Owner.. moved on to a 03 WRX-EJ207
-Jaws4God+Oct 22, 2005 - 11:24 PM
QUOTE(Jaws4God @ Oct 22, 2005 - 11:24 PM)
Anyone know if air rides are legal in the US?  specifically NC?
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I have to get mine inspected every year here in Pennsylvania and they never say anything about the air ride except how cool it is. You will be fine as long as your not stupid with it. I know here in PA if your caught playing with it on the road they will make you take it off. I don't recomend it for a daily driver. It gets annoying on long trips.
-rob7796+Oct 26, 2005 - 3:02 AM
QUOTE(rob7796 @ Oct 26, 2005 - 3:02 AM)
-Jaws4God+Oct 22, 2005 - 11:24 PM
QUOTE(Jaws4God @ Oct 22, 2005 - 11:24 PM)
Anyone know if air rides are legal in the US?  specifically NC?
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I know here in PA if your caught playing with it on the road they will make you take it off. [right][snapback]349048[/snapback][/right]



playing with it? I do plan on using it if i'm getting ready to turn into a steep driveway... or over speed bumps... etc... but i don't plan on just driving down the road poping it up and down.. will they still say something you think??

~Daniel~ No Longer Celica Owner.. moved on to a 03 WRX-EJ207
-Jaws4God+Oct 25, 2005 - 9:34 PM
QUOTE(Jaws4God @ Oct 25, 2005 - 9:34 PM)
-rob7796+Oct 26, 2005 - 3:02 AM
QUOTE(rob7796 @ Oct 26, 2005 - 3:02 AM)
-Jaws4God+Oct 22, 2005 - 11:24 PM
QUOTE(Jaws4God @ Oct 22, 2005 - 11:24 PM)
Anyone know if air rides are legal in the US?  specifically NC?
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I know here in PA if your caught playing with it on the road they will make you take it off. [right][snapback]349048[/snapback][/right]



playing with it? I do plan on using it if i'm getting ready to turn into a steep driveway... or over speed bumps... etc... but i don't plan on just driving down the road poping it up and down.. will they still say something you think??
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No. You should be alright.
Alright to save a new thread, I have a question about air ride. Has anybody heard of AIM industries? I was thinking about getting a kit from them.

http://airbagit-store.com/product_list.asp?id=2122

Are any of those kits any good or would i be better off just buying all the parts individually and putting my own kit together?

-Brad95 GSX: Stock motor, fp3065, corn = 10.9 @ 14006 R6: Strappd and sprocketed = 11.0 @ 12701 a4: daily94 Celica: totaled - someday have another celica thats fast instead of looks cool
AIM is a good company.
u might find that buying everything seperately will be cheaper.

most expensive part is gonna be the bags.

Jared Harwell
well have run into several problems frown.gif

one of the switches broke.
two of the block valves have cracked

so right now we are trying to work with these problems frown.gif

~Daniel~ No Longer Celica Owner.. moved on to a 03 WRX-EJ207
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well have run into several problems frown.gif

one of the switches broke.
two of the block valves have cracked

so right now we are trying to work with these problems frown.gif


Where did you buy your stuff from?

-Brad95 GSX: Stock motor, fp3065, corn = 10.9 @ 14006 R6: Strappd and sprocketed = 11.0 @ 12701 a4: daily94 Celica: totaled - someday have another celica thats fast instead of looks cool
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-Cutrara+Sep 29, 2005 - 2:34 PM
QUOTE(Cutrara @ Sep 29, 2005 - 2:34 PM)
Phat and Kristin have them
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thank you sooo sooo much for spelling my name right biggrin.gif

yeas i have air i love it but i drive the car like 1 or 2 days a week the ride is a soft bump not stiff like springs and i take corners just like i did before.......fast

it really matter how high or low you drive the car
this is me all the way to the ground
user posted image

this is the car all the way up
user posted image

i love it but if it was a daily driver i would never do it only for something you drive every once and a while

user posted image

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HOW LOW KAN U GO???? uhhh.....Hitting the ground is pretty much it!
I got my whole set up from AIM. I haven't had any problems with it yet. I've bought a ton of stuff from AIM through the years and I can't be more satisfied.
I went with aim too... we finally got the suspension in and working.. Just have a very slight leak in rear setup..

I wasn't too happy with Aim cuz they sent block valves which i asked not for... 2 of them cracked already and one of the switches broke....

Right now i need to find out why the steering is so crazy frown.gif

This post has been edited by Jaws4God: Nov 22, 2005 - 6:07 PM

~Daniel~ No Longer Celica Owner.. moved on to a 03 WRX-EJ207
What kit did you guys get? I know there was like kit I, kit II and kit III is there much of a difference in the kits?

-Brad95 GSX: Stock motor, fp3065, corn = 10.9 @ 14006 R6: Strappd and sprocketed = 11.0 @ 12701 a4: daily94 Celica: totaled - someday have another celica thats fast instead of looks cool
AIM = art in motion???

how much was their set up?

i have jared's setup but had to cut it down to just front/back because one of the valves was bad. i also made my own configuration. check the link in my sig for up/down pics biggrin.gif
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I needed to ask you all with bags if there is any way i can add some kinda spacer on the back left strut... the car sits a little lower on that side and the sideskirt hits the ground... can I just set some kinda washer on top of the bag itself? Please let me know what you all think I could use to do something like that. Thank You!

This post has been edited by Jaws4God: Feb 14, 2006 - 12:07 PM

~Daniel~ No Longer Celica Owner.. moved on to a 03 WRX-EJ207
Air Suspension leak help.. My tank is leaking.. and I am not sure what it is... we pulled the tank out, when it had 60 psi and took it up to a bath tub.. didn't see any bubbles..
but when its in the car, it started leaking.. but varied.. sometimes its a slow leak.. like 20 or 40 psi overnight.. sometimes it fast.. like 60psi in 3 or 4 hours..

My dad thinks its the check valve sticking.. and depending on the compressor piston, it will leak differently.. any ideas??

Thanks!

~Daniel~ No Longer Celica Owner.. moved on to a 03 WRX-EJ207