Got Air?

[-Alero-]

so how much did it run you, to order all your stuff from forbidden?

[slowandlow]

2- Viair 450 compressors
4- SMC 1/2" valves
4- SMC 3/8" valves
1- 60ft roll of 1/2" air line
1- ADJ pressure switch
1- 5gal direct port tank
1- 10 switch box
1- water trap
4- airlift bag struts
2223 and change
and 4 ardcon fittings 33 bucks

and i spent about 100 in pipe to conect all the valves to the tank


so you put the gagues so the mesire you presure to the bags?
do you need 1 for tank presure?
i was thinking of getting this.

[slowandlow]

here is a pic of my valves
and also my pumps

[AftermathAlero]

Cool.. the compressors gets pretty hot .. So you'll want it to be not be too close to anything. Everything else looks good bro.

[slowandlow]

i will stack them vertley to gain space.
i will put a shelf off the sub box. my goal is to retain the most of my trunk as possable.

1 more thing where did you drill throgh to run your air lines? i am going to run 2 lines along the back of the trunk to get to the passanger side. and 2 to the driver side and run the fronts up the pinch welds but how to get them out of the trunk and to the pinch weld that runs along the sides of the car?

[AftermathAlero]

I'd just drilled through the top of the strut tower for the rear

Rear pics



The front I ran inside the car. like a normal stereo 4ga power wire.. Just find a hole in the front under the dash and poke through the grommet. But however you want to run yours.. you can drill through the trunk and run it under the car. It all depends on you, and what you want to do & where it'll be at.

I don't have pic of the front.. never took any.. lol Was lazy at the time.

Ya if u have plastic lines(only tru ballaz like Ritchie can afford the s.s.braided, lol) I recomend running them inside the car. Its just safer.
I did my rears same as ritchie(cept I didnt drill thru 2layers where its spot welded :P ) And fronts up to passenger side, to the right of the glove box thru the fire wall, then each side across and another hole into strut tower. I dont have anypix sorry.

EDIT*** to the LEFT of the glove box, sorry

[slowandlow]

i plan on wraping the lines in http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.c...tnumber=082-348 but you recomend in the car.

you just pull up the door cills and there is room down there?

[AftermathAlero]

you can put them outside if u want.. alot of truckers got their plastic lines outside in the trunk bed, under the hood. Its however you want to run them and how comfortable you feel where its located.

[slowandlow]

i got the lines ran inside the car it was easy to remove the door cills. abd i got all the lines cut but olny have 2 hooked up to the valves so i can wrap in texflex i left 3 feet of tubeing at the front so i can push them into the wheel whells. i just have to figure where to drill. i also have to wire up the pumps and switch block. anfd then add the digital control. and install the struts.

[slowandlow]

CAN YOU USE THE DIGITAL AIR MANGMENT WITH A SWITCH BLOCK? sorry about caps

[AftermathAlero]

Originally posted by slowandlow@Aug 3 2005, 02:42 AM
CAN YOU USE THE DIGITAL AIR MANGMENT WITH A SWITCH BLOCK? sorry about caps

Quoted post

yea, just tie in the wires the same way as the switch box.

[slowandlow]

i think i am not going to add the switch box and just go digital. i put the displat between the seats just above the on off switch for the tracton control. but i cant shift in to 1st or 2nd in the shifter. next weekend i will be installing the struts. i have everything done exept for the power tp the setup and the struts install.

[AftermathAlero]

Originally posted by slowandlow@Aug 7 2005, 05:05 AM
i think i am not going to add the switch box and just go digital. i put the displat between the seats just above the on off switch for the tracton control. but i cant shift in to 1st or 2nd in the shifter. next weekend i will be installing the struts. i have everything done exept for the power tp the setup and the struts install.

Quoted post

if your car is a daily. i would install the switch box too, cuz the digital control screen is just another electronics waiting to break. If its not a daily, theni wouldn't worry bout the switch box.

[forbidden]

cant wait to hear how that digital air controller works for ya.. Thats the first one i sold. But then again its just been out for over a month...

[slowandlow]

i like cutting edge.i did have to figure how to remove the air line from the push fittings and when i did it was a brese. i will get some pics. i have ben slacking off with this heat. and i have alot of wireing to do.


how much clearance around the pumps do i need?

[forbidden]

yea the Alkon fittings are no joke... best there is hands down As far as the compressors.. you just need 4 or 5 inches away from everthing. They do get hot as hell, but you will know that because you will bump up on them and it will let you know quick!!!!

[slowandlow]

here a few pics so far. the last one is fuzzy but it showes the gouges to the strut.

still the sloppiest install i have ever seen, all that money invested and not even a thought went into that install
what a disgrace

[polarexpress17]

@ that guy,

anyways. how do you know that he's not testing all his lines and wires to see if they work, before he hides them?