Air Ride

Gary1719 · Post by **Gary1719** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 12:42 am

Hey has any body tried the air suspension from airkweld?

newmanx59 · Post by **newmanx59** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 3:19 am

I think it would be hard to find a place to put the air tanks and air compressors especially since the rear bags and control arms take up about all the hiding spaces under the rear seat. I'm not a big fan of the cambered rear wheels on lowered Bugs either.

Gary1719 · Post by **Gary1719** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:09 pm

Yeah i never thought about the space issue. just wondered about the ride quality.

newmanx59 · Post by **newmanx59** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 2:09 am

Iv'e ridden in quite a few street rods with bags and thay all ride great. I would imagine the VW would ride great as well. Jerry...

Gary1719 · Post by **Gary1719** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 3:17 am

Well with less weight than a bug i didn't know if it would still give a good ride.

newmanx59 · Post by **newmanx59** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 3:55 am

Less weight = less air in the bag. Less air should compensate for the lack of weight. I think?

mel hubbard · Post by **mel hubbard** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 9:05 pm

I thought some of the Monocoques had air units ,,, sure I remember Bruce adjusting quatros in Baja 97,,, could be wrong

Gary1719 · Post by **Gary1719** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 11:32 pm

You know what i wonder about. the airbags i can understand nice ride and all. but what about the fronts using air shocks, i would think that would be less forgiving. I don't know, just wondering out loud.

newmanx59 · Post by **newmanx59** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:02 pm

[QUOTE="gary1719"]You know what i wonder about. the airbags i can understand nice ride and all. but what about the fronts using air shocks, i would think that would be less forgiving. I don't know, just wondering out loud.[/QUOTE] They are called "air struts" I'm hoping they are different then air shocks.

Gary1719 · Post by **Gary1719** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 12:02 am

Hey New Manx Were Exactly Are You Located In Illinois? I Am Just South Of Springfield.

newmanx59 · Post by **newmanx59** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 2:16 am

I'm about 15 miles east of Joliet in Frankfort.

Gary1719 · Post by **Gary1719** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 2:43 am

Yeah that is about 3 hours that's not to bad. there is suppose to be a guy not to far from me with a manx but i havent called him yet. gary

fubar · Post by **fubar** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 3:36 am

Have you considered using a fox stile shock with nitrogen as the spring or torsion replacement?

Gary1719 · Post by **Gary1719** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 4:14 am

No i am looking for a smooth street ride. there is no place to off road around here unless you travel. i have built a couple of planes and you were weather dependent. i want something i can jump into in a moments notice and enjoy. so i remember my brothers buggy from the 70's and it was stiff and bumpy that is why i like this site there are alway's idea's to choose from to do different things.

fubar · Post by **fubar** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 6:29 am

Should be a good ride, you can valve the dampening and adjust the nitrogen pressure for your spring rate. If anything it would be too soft on the street without a coilover .

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