Does anyone have air ride on there lightning
please post pics of the setup. Im about to pull the trigger on the Air ride tech 4 link kit
please post pics of the setup. Im about to pull the trigger on the Air ride tech 4 link kit
What wheels are those?
97-03 F-150 Level 2 Package: Air Ride Technologies - Ridetech.com
This is the kit i was thinking about
I have been thinking about a air ride set up, but I am a little scared of all the cutting and welding, I wish there was a bolt on kit for our trucks
how abuot the bed? any cutting to clear the c-notch
if not then I might be name dropping you Ian with the folks at air ride so I can get the cool hat
I called Air ride about 2 years ago asking about a bolt on kit and they told me that they didn't had any true bolt on kit for our trucks.
maybe the little bit of cuting it's not consider a true bolt on.:shrug:
It all depends on how low you want to go. To be where Ian is you don't need to cut the bed but if you want tolay out on the ground(like mine and sdaf) you will need to cut the bed. I will attach a few pics of my truck so you can compare.
P.S. Ian, I never seen those pics of your truck before. Your truck is tits.
I don't want it to lay, and I don't want to cut the bed.
Also, to install the air ride kit do I have to take off the bed? I have a tiny garage and taking the bed off would be a PITA since I don't have a place to store it and I don't think this is a one day job,
How much does the bed weigh?
It all depends on how low you want to go. To be where Ian is you don't need to cut the bed but if you want tolay out on the ground(like mine and sdaf) you will need to cut the bed. I will attach a few pics of my truck so you can compare.
P.S. Ian, I never seen those pics of your truck before. Your truck is tits.
Air Ride Tech has awesome customer service!! I used their products on my old Sonoma, and its really quality stuff. The only thing i didnt like was how slow their air setup is. I used their big red valves, but they were only quarter inch ID so they were SLOW. I ended up switching over to 1/2" GC valves, and never looked back!! Think they were cheaper too.
You have a couple of options (both listed below will handle inflate and deflate for all four corners independently):
1/4" valves:
RidePRO 4-way Solenoid block: Air Ride Technologies - Ridetech.com
3/8" valves:
4- way Big Red airvalve: Air Ride Technologies - Ridetech.com
Our valves are not slower than a comparable sized valve from anyone else. Face it, a 3/8" orifice is a 3/8" hole no matter whose valves you run.
If you currently have 1/2" valves then, yes, both our options will be slower. However, they will also be much more precise.
Our main goal is not speed, it's accuracy. We want to get to ride height within 1/8" each and every time. You set the alignment at ride height, so you need to go to that height to drive. If you don't you could prematurely wear the front tires.
Lager valves are more difficult to control as more air is flowing. We have found 1/4" valves suit 90% of our vehicles; we use 3/8" valves on larger cars (like my 1966 Lincoln Continental Convertible); and we never use 1/2" valves as they are too difficult to control.
I can tell you that our valves are built by a major pneumatics company in the US to our specs for use in automobiles. They are built in the States to the highest quality and standards as required by the DOT. Our valves have been tested and approved by the US military for use in a vehicle equipped with air suspension.
Pitstain, I hope i didnt come across as knocking their valves at all, they were flawless!! VERY high quality, VERY dependable, easy to install, especially as a manifold, i just wanted fast. The overall quality of all the parts