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 Post subject: Air Bags????
PostPosted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 7:29 pm 
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I am looking to get some adjustable clearance on my buggy and I am thinking about adding coil-overs or air bags.

I have heard from a lot of people that airbags with torsion bars works very well. My torsion bars work fine and I can rotate another spline but I was hoping to get something that I can easily adjust.

If I wanted to use air bags with my torsion bars, what air bags would you recommend? Or would I be better of getting some coil-over shocks that I can adjust.

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 Post subject: Re: Air Bags????
PostPosted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 8:09 pm 
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See http://www.woodsbuggy.com/index.php?opt ... =4&t=10841

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 Post subject: Re: Air Bags????
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Thanks Mike.. I saw that post and was wondering, what size bags to get? After reading the airbag website, they suggest getting the largest diameter bag possible.

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Thanks Mike.. I saw that post and was wondering, what size bags to get? After reading the airbag website, they suggest getting the largest diameter bag possible.


i ordered bags for my new one dan.. i am kinda feeding of madmikes advice :wink: no torsion and fox 2.0 air shocks, thats the plan anyway 8)

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 Post subject: Re: Air Bags????
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would you even need air bags if you was going to run air shocks? I know some guy's around here are just running air shocks and they do great.


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 Post subject: Re: Air Bags????
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What kind of advice do you have that only runs junk yard stuff such as air bags.


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 Post subject: Re: Air Bags????
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Go to a tractor trailer junk yard, pull the bags off there. As far as cars go, not a clue, don't hang out in many junk yards. I spend my time in a machine shop making stuff.

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Terry fryer wrote:
would you even need air bags if you was going to run air shocks? I know some guy's around here are just running air shocks and they do great.


ive been running the 2.0 fox air shocks for about 5 years, and i like them, the only thing i have a problem with, in order to support my buggy, i need to pump the shocks up to 500 psi. last winter, i added the 4 inch round air bag to help out. now im able to drop the psi down to 400 in the shocks. if i had to do it again, i would buy the fox 2.5 shocks.


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Thanx for the info. I was leaning that way with my next build. So a/c 2.0 and w/c 2.5


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Terry fryer wrote:
Thanx for the info. I was leaning that way with my next build. So a/c 2.0 and w/c 2.5

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Which air shock you get is dependent on the weight of the back of the car. If your well under 500# a corner the 2.0 Fox Air will be fine. Anything close to 500# or over you need the 2.5 Fox Air.
If you want ultimate adjustable and a user friendly system, air bag it.

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ive been looking at these since i caint decide on air or coilover :?

http://www.foxracingshox.com/offroad/sh ... _AIR_SHOCK

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 Post subject: Re: Air Bags????
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What kind of advice do you have that only runs junk yard stuff such as air bags.


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