NEED ADVICE !Brand New F-450 and Host Mammoth
Hello all, We are Military Mobility, a 501c3 non-profit which specializes in off-road expeditions and resiliency training; for veterans, corporate, and civilian wheelers. We've just purchased ...
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theoldwizard1 wrote:
In general, I am a BIG FAN of air springs. Air them down when driving unloaded. HOWEVER, onboard compressors, lines and automatic controls can give you NIGHTMARES a few years down the road.
KISS ! Tun a separate fill line for each air spring to a convenient location. Fill the air spring BEFORE adding you load and then remove air to get to your desired ride height.
I bought my truck used five years ago and the previous owner had installed an onboard air system for the air bags. It is very convenient to adjust the air from inside the cab while traveling if need be. So far mine has been maintenance free so perhaps the quality of the parts has improved since your experience.
The only thing I am looking at changing out is going to a new ExtrmeAir compressor so I have enough oommph to inflate tired while coming off the sand dunes. I haven't entirely thought this through yet because I don't know if I will add it as a 3rd compressor (already have one for the exhaust brake and the other for the airbags) or if I will remove those two and just go with a single compressor for all of it.
Back to my point though, if your going to add airbags, I highly recommend having an on board compressor as well. It makes it a non thought to make changes on the fly and I do that all the time.
