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Whats up everybody! I thought I would introduce myself. I drive a 2000 Chevy S-10 2.2L 5 spd, its fully bagged on 20s and had alot of stuff done to it.
If you wanna read more look here:
http://www.ap-auto.com/2000-s-10-interes...t-894.html

Anyways, i am here to answer anyones questions about air suspension. I have quite a bit of knowlage in wheel geometry and such.

Oh to answer one of the most common questions about air, is "How much will a setup run me?" Well that depends on application. For a truck it is around $3000 for parts. This includes new metal to be welded in.

For hondas it depends on what you want to use it for. For handleing I would go with a strut bag setup. These usually run around $1500 just for the struts, you still need the tank, valves, lines, compressor, switchbox, gauges (if you want them), and fittings. So you are looking around $2500

If you dont mind a really crappy ride then you can get cylinders, these will drop the total to around $1500 total. I think you can get them for like $50.00 a piece.

03-17-2008 05:14 AM
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nice truck man. I wanted to get air suspension for my car too, but I don't know how air suspension works with a car made for performance. Can you adjust how stiff the ride is, or just the height?

Also, how much does this sort of a system weigh?

03-17-2008 08:29 AM
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Thanks!
Well, as far as performance struts http://www.ridetech.com has some really good ones.
The muscle car guy have been using them on the track for a while now. By adding more pressure it will stiffen up the ride as well. The bigger the bag the softer the ride. So if you want a firm responsive ride i would go with a 6" bag aka 2500LB bag. I would say a whole system (5 gallon tank, lines, fittings, compressor, valves , switchbox and struts) weighs less than 25lbs. You can get aluminum tanks so that would lighten it quite a bit too. I know for a fact the airstruts weight quite a bit less than a regular strut, due to the fact most of them are billet aluminum.


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03-17-2008 10:09 AM
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