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Help need new air ride compressor
Friday, March 30, 2007 1:15 PM
yeah im going to buy a new air ride compressor for my car just need to know what would be the best compressor to buy

thanks

Re: Help need new air ride compressor
Friday, March 30, 2007 2:06 PM
sanden sd- 5 or 7!!! probally a viair 450 but they are only rated at 150 max psi



Re: Help need new air ride compressor
Friday, March 30, 2007 8:26 PM
my 380C will pump 180psi...

takes forever, but it does it.




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Re: Help need new air ride compressor
Saturday, March 31, 2007 12:26 AM
Full Cav Effect (stenger) wrote:my 380C will pump 180psi...

takes forever, but it does it.


same here... I have thought about getting a second compressor or a bigger one to replace the one that I have.









Re: Help need new air ride compressor
Saturday, March 31, 2007 12:49 AM
380 IS THE WAY TO GO


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Re: Help need new air ride compressor
Saturday, March 31, 2007 10:39 AM
i personally prefer 2 450's and just push them to 175.



Re: Help need new air ride compressor
Sunday, April 01, 2007 12:58 PM
yeah. thats the way to go right there. 2 450's will get the job done, and fast! Just be sure to have a good battery in the car.




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Re: Help need new air ride compressor
Sunday, April 01, 2007 7:12 PM
2 450's and a yellow top keeps me happy!


watch for flying sparks!!!
Re: Help need new air ride compressor
Monday, April 02, 2007 4:01 AM
i had a viair 450 and never had a problem with it



Re: Help need new air ride compressor
Monday, April 02, 2007 9:51 AM
i have a 450 and a 380. the 450 FTW!! im actually selling my 380 so i can get another 450.


if anyone wants this 380, shoot me a PM





Re: Help need new air ride compressor
Tuesday, April 03, 2007 8:37 AM
Dont waste your money on a viair 450 get the air zenith faster then 2 450s almost faster then 3 and a hell of alot more dependable. I have had 4 450s in my car at one time and now that i have switch to an az i will never buy a viair again. they do not stand by their warranty and they r junk.

Re: Help need new air ride compressor
Tuesday, April 03, 2007 9:21 AM
air zenith is prone to failure.

The best thing to get is belt driven.... BUT they don't make anything for a Cavalier to help us out on that one.


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Re: Help need new air ride compressor
Tuesday, April 03, 2007 1:05 PM
Full Cav Effect (stenger) wrote:air zenith is prone to failure.

The best thing to get is belt driven.... BUT they don't make anything for a Cavalier to help us out on that one.


yes az's are horrible and im working on the edc as soon as i get the car back and i will get some brackets or what ever is needed for our cars. only thing is you will lose your a/c which i dont care about. but when i get the car back it should be shortly after when i order my sanden edc compresor. 30 sec fill time on a 5 gal tank



Re: Help need new air ride compressor
Tuesday, April 03, 2007 8:09 PM
Joey Baggs (Eazy716) wrote:i have a 450 and a 380. the 450 FTW!! im actually selling my 380 so i can get another 450.


if anyone wants this 380, shoot me a PM


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Re: Help need new air ride compressor
Tuesday, April 03, 2007 8:28 PM
im trying to find out why yalls stops at 180psi and mine is stopping at 147psi. over 30psi of playtime im being shortened!

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i am looking into getting a second compressor. i figure that way if ons messes up then i still have another one vs just one bigger one. but thats my view.




Re: Help need new air ride compressor
Wednesday, April 04, 2007 12:11 AM
hey dont know if anyone needs it but i have a 380 piston brand new that i have no need for. i burnt up my one of my 450's and ordered a rebuild kit but they sent me the wrong con rod and piston



Re: Help need new air ride compressor
Wednesday, April 04, 2007 9:25 AM
Yellow Rimed One wrote:im trying to find out why yalls stops at 180psi and mine is stopping at 147psi. over 30psi of playtime im being shortened!

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i am looking into getting a second compressor. i figure that way if ons messes up then i still have another one vs just one bigger one. but thats my view.


maybe you have a 150 fill switch?




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Re: Help need new air ride compressor
Wednesday, April 04, 2007 10:10 AM
yea you might have a 110/145 switch instead of a 145/175



Re: Help need new air ride compressor
Wednesday, April 04, 2007 10:52 AM
Sdwndr2 wrote:yea you might have a 110/145 switch instead of a 145/175


thats what im thinking



Re: Help need new air ride compressor
Wednesday, April 04, 2007 1:26 PM
how r you gonna say az is prone to failure what r your experiences with them.
I am guessing 90% of you dont know quat about air ride. Look at failure rates of az to viair and you will find out that it would be viairs that are prone to failure. az had asmall batch that went out that had a heating problem and that has been fixed. From my buddies shop we have sold hundreds of az and not had a problem with any of them yet we have two vehicles with blown viairs in right now that aren't more then a month or two old
Re: Help need new air ride compressor
Wednesday, April 04, 2007 2:09 PM
StrippedCav98 (Now Quotable) wrote:
Sdwndr2 wrote:yea you might have a 110/145 switch instead of a 145/175


thats what im thinking


how do i fix this? is it something i do or get with easystreet/jason on?





Re: Help need new air ride compressor
Wednesday, April 04, 2007 2:46 PM
its nothing you can fix, its a locked pressure switch. You can only do something with adjustable ones. Order a 145/175 switch and you should be set, heres a link to one and suicidedoors is great to deal with, I buy alll my fittings, and air line from them.

http://www.suicidedoors.com/145175PSINon-Adj.php



Re: Help need new air ride compressor
Wednesday, April 04, 2007 2:55 PM
i was looking at the instructions and noticed that there are 2 part numbers for the digital system. ones for a 175 psi and the other is for a 145 psi kit. i called jason to let him know my findings. he wasnt aware the was a 145psi digital kit avaliable. so it looks as though easystreet sent me the kit for 145 psi. hopefully all i need to do is get a new cpu and controller since thats the only differences in the 2 kits when looking at the parts list in the instructions.

is it ok to have strut bars on with air ride? i did a search and the only one i could find was just about someone asking about strut bars or sway bars to help dog leg better. i just want to know if its alright to have since you may lower one front bag and lift the other front bag.

to be continued........




Re: Help need new air ride compressor
Wednesday, April 04, 2007 3:45 PM
i have struttower bars and full sway bars still no complaints here!


watch for flying sparks!!!
Re: Help need new air ride compressor
Wednesday, April 04, 2007 4:49 PM
yeah, you can do a better dog leg if you have a rear sway bar. (which I don't have... damn LS Sedans)

I don't think your going to need a new computer for it, should just be the switch. I would hope that a pressure switch change wouldn't 'cause need for a new computer for the auto pilot.




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