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Old Nov 5, 2001 | 09:10 AM
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Air Bag Suspension?

N-e-one bag their ride? Are their any available kits? Will I have to notch my frame?

Thanks
Old Nov 5, 2001 | 04:36 PM
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Guy, you should of asked me first lol

Ok, I'm not a Maxima guy but I think ya guys cars are unibody right? No real frame lol.


From our experience with other imports sometimes some notching is required of suspension parts but with the Maxima we will have to see. One thing is for sure, you will be able to go down pretty low.

My question to ppl since we don't get a lot of Maximas up our way for customizing, anyone got pics with coil-overs and they are cranked all the way down?

Just to show Ryan here.
Old Nov 5, 2001 | 05:26 PM
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Air ride is kewl but handling sucks.
Old Nov 5, 2001 | 05:40 PM
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Why does handling suck?

Just wanting your oppinion since I am a bag guy.
Old Nov 5, 2001 | 08:05 PM
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it's probley not fair to say all air rides suspensions suck. I know alot of people that say there love it. But from the 3 car's ive riden and driven in i don't like them. I found it to have to much body roll, kinda soft all around. And just not real responsive, like it was one step behind. But it's kewl.
Old Nov 5, 2001 | 08:25 PM
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There are a lot of reasons behind that

Lean and roll can be due to valves behind "T" together instead of seperate valves for all 4 corners. It can be because there are no sway bars on the car. A lot of guys who want side to side take them off. They could be running the cylinders or bags with less air in them to look lower.

What vehicles were you in that had air?
Old Nov 5, 2001 | 08:37 PM
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Re: There are a lot of reasons behind that

i will have air ride in about 2 weeks.. waiting for the cylinders to be built and shipped out.. i have the tank, the valves, the compressors, and switches.. i'll let you know how it all comes out when it gets here..
Old Nov 5, 2001 | 08:40 PM
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There we go...

U using a kit from EAI? or another company. If Ryan lets us, we will do our own kit. They arent that difficult to make up. PM me with all the details. I may do a Kit for KoolAid77 just to get one on his car for him so his gf stops bugging him. She likes to play with my switches more hehehehehe.


He's going to kill me now.
Old Nov 5, 2001 | 08:46 PM
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Oh

This is the set up I'm planning for KoolAid77.

6 valves 3/8" *he does not need true side to side*
3/8" line *I don't think he wants killer speed*
Custom Cylinder Kit front and rear. *our design*
3or5 gallon tank depending on where I find room
Either 1or2 Thomas 315's or 317's * I have to access how much he will be playing*
Switches not decided yet may talk him into just a switch box.
Gauges, the digital ones are killer and I know where to put one in on his car.

Now I have to see what he says lol I run a compressed air set up, so much cleaner for install but then you would want to have to drive around with 3000 psi in your truck lol. I don't think he will go for that one.
Old Nov 6, 2001 | 10:36 AM
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Originally posted by Jeff@AA
Lean and roll can be due to valves behind "T" together instead of seperate valves for all 4 corners. It can be because there are no sway bars on the car. A lot of guys who want side to side take them off. They could be running the cylinders or bags with less air in them to look lower.

What vehicles were you in that had air?
I don't know for sure honestly if they had seperate valves for each corner but my best guess would be that they do. I know the one had sway bars and all had stb.
They where a 97 eclipse with sb.+stb, 19"s. A 95 civic. and a 2k lude.

By the way this server sucks everytime i tried to post i coun't sombody fix it.
Old Nov 6, 2001 | 03:46 PM
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http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ghlight=bagged

haven't seen anything from him in awhile and his sig pics are gone, but it was SICK!!!
Old Nov 6, 2001 | 04:10 PM
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damn that looks nice.. can't wait to get mine all installed
Old Nov 7, 2001 | 06:03 AM
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Does look good

Looks like the kit was an EAI bag over strut design. Sadler, where you getting the cylinders from?
Old Nov 7, 2001 | 07:58 AM
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Re: Does look good

Southwest Autoworks - Alex.

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