Manual or automatic airbags for your truck?
Looking at getting some airbags for my 07.5 Chevy Duramax and wondering if I should get the manual fill or the system with guages and a compressor? Also I saw they now have a remote control or wirele...
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Well I've had airbags on several different trucks, both manual-fill and onboard air.
I'd never go back to manual fill! The compressor setup isn't that expensive and it's nice to be able to dial the pressure wherever I want it, wherever I am - not just at home where the compressor is!
Sometimes I use the ability to raise or lower the rear of the truck to my advantage.
Sometimes I unhitch a trailer and drive without it and I don't want 70PSI in the bags and the tail up in the air... but I want all the air back in when I re-hook. No problem, just press the button.
A bike pump has a hard time making high pressure. Portable 12V compressors are clunky and tedious. Pressing a button and making your truck as soft or stiff as you want, any time, any place is pretty cool.
I'd never go back to manual fill! The compressor setup isn't that expensive and it's nice to be able to dial the pressure wherever I want it, wherever I am - not just at home where the compressor is!
Sometimes I use the ability to raise or lower the rear of the truck to my advantage.
Sometimes I unhitch a trailer and drive without it and I don't want 70PSI in the bags and the tail up in the air... but I want all the air back in when I re-hook. No problem, just press the button.
A bike pump has a hard time making high pressure. Portable 12V compressors are clunky and tedious. Pressing a button and making your truck as soft or stiff as you want, any time, any place is pretty cool.
