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Old 03-09-2008, 09:14 PM
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Re: Airbag Suspension

Almost done. The following pics are of the center console airbag switch and guage assembly.

1) Two switches, air guage and Ipod mount. The red needle is for the rear airbags, the black needle is for the front. The switches are spring loaded toggle switches. Press, or in my case, tap them forward, air pressure increases, tab them back and air pressure decreases. You can get pretty specific if you're careful.

2) The cluster assembly is not attached per se, it just sits in the center console. The wiring, which you can see when I pull it up, holds it in place pretty well. The console still slides forward and backward without any problem.

3) In this picture, you can see an on/off switch I added after getting the truck. Before, when the key was on, the pressure switches were active. Needless to say, that meant you could drop the suspension accidently while driving. By installling this on/off switch, I can adjust the air pressure before I start, then disconnect the switches so it can't be changed while driving.

That's all I've got for the airbag suspension for now. When I get my new wheels, I make sure to get some shots of both front and rear airbags when the wheels are off, both in the up and down position.

If anyone has any questions, I'll try and answer to the best of my abiliity. Understand I didn't install this system, but from what I've seen it was a top notch job all the way around. I understand the front torsion bar link setup was modified so it is still attached and working, even with the airbags. Only the rear link system, with the torsion bar over the rear diff, is not hooked up, although it looks like it was also modified to work, just left disconnected because the shocks work so well.

All the welds for the shock mounts look sturdy and professional. I've notcied some surface rust and will be wirebrushing the area and applying paint at a later date.

Sorry such a long post, but I figure this should give you all the infor I know.
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