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[Schnitz]

Winter


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[Nrthsidelongbeach]

I have a quick question on lowering the car in general. the only option for lowering my car is air but I wanted to know was does everyones camber change as you lower it or if its all dependent on the type of suspension. I was thinking about this since I have wheels that are flush at stock ride height and I was wondering if they'll look sunk when low.

[Manolo]

here is my daily, used all year round

[Streetball]

I think, that air ride is not "true"

[Gm0_M45]

OEM suspension on UAS air... daily driven! have had em for about 6 months... no problems what so ever.

[Revelation1115]

Originally Posted by aar0n.

I drive mine in the winter, as do all of my friends who have bagged cars in NY. Bags have been proven to work fine year round with the proper maintenance and such

What is proper maintenance and such for air ride in the winter?

[exexpat]

Mine is daily driven about 20k per year.

It's amazing the Chassistech components and Jaguar still run, as I have been told both are extremely unreliable. Just kidding - no issues whatsoever with either in two years and 40k of service.

[oneethree]

Mine's a DD. No problems except for 1 or 2 leaks after install, but they have since been taken care of. Just make sure to empty water traps and you should be good. Enjoy!

[IhazNostance]

This is my first winter w/ air.... how often do you guys empty your traps?

[oneethree]

Originally Posted by IhazNostance

This is my first winter w/ air.... how often do you guys empty your traps?

Don't have that thing called "winter" down here but I empty them every 2 weeks or so.

[drift55]

ALL DAY! only car i got

[picky]

I dont know anything about air ride[other than the companies that offer them]... but i thought i might as well ask here.

this might sound stupid but some people say air bags + koni or whatever coils, so does that mean you still keep the shocks/struts on the car?

can you control the speed of the car lifting and lowering?

and daily driven...how often do you check for leaks and what not? also another dumb question, if i were to park it overnight i can leave it at a certain ride height?

[Schnitz]

Originally Posted by Nrthsidelongbeach

I have a quick question on lowering the car in general. the only option for lowering my car is air but I wanted to know was does everyones camber change as you lower it or if its all dependent on the type of suspension. I was thinking about this since I have wheels that are flush at stock ride height and I was wondering if they'll look sunk when low.

All depends on the setup. Mostly you'll increase camber with decreasing height but that is platform specific. My friends Flex increased camber alot less than my LS400.

Originally Posted by picky

I dont know anything about air ride[other than the companies that offer them]... but i thought i might as well ask here.

this might sound stupid but some people say air bags + koni or whatever coils, so does that mean you still keep the shocks/struts on the car? No

can you control the speed of the car lifting and lowering? Yes

and daily driven...how often do you check for leaks and what not? also another dumb question, if i were to park it overnight i can leave it at a certain ride height?

You check for leaks when/if problems arise. Don't fix what ain't broke.
yes you can leave it at any height overnight.

[kyle k yoo]

this thread makes me feel a lot better about deciding if i want to go air or not. thanks guys.

[Arth43Will]

so I'm hoping the ride is nice.

[GertjanVW]

My first post on the SW forum! this is my daily, +100 km per day

[LoFurbish]

I ride mine daily through winter and all

[deutschbag]

this guy

[BaggedV36]

I daily my bagged g37, hell its not even garage kept

[not.cute]

all day erreday lays rockers

[Masonbarnard]

wait. i dont understand why it would be a big deal to ride air daily?

[Crav3]

Originally Posted by Jesse@AirLift

I have been on air since 99'. I also lived in MI till last year. I don't have a clue why anyone doubts running air in the winter?! I guess all the semi drivers probably pull all that crap off and go back to coils and hydraulic brakes for the cold. uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Guys its completely fine to run year round on bags. even in the harshest of winters. We run the same lines and manifold set-ups on busses, ambulance, plow trucks, semi's, etc.... and they are everywhere. I can see some freezing issues, but with proper draining of the tank, and even running some air line anti freeze makes you unstoppable.

I used to have a bagged cobalt. It laid crossmember and I could drag the front mudflaps. It was awesome!!!


THese are a buddies 19's we used to do our ad shot with. Way to big for the cobalt.

Where did you get the air bags for your cobalt? And how much did it cost? I'm looking to bag my g5 or buy coilovers. Any advise? Thanks

[Smitty0881]

VIP Daily all day everyday.

[Justin821]

Smitty, you need a new sig

[Smitty0881]

Originally Posted by Justin821

Smitty, you need a new sig

Yeah I def do. lol.