How to Install Air Ride Suspension Systems
Learn everything there is to know about how to install a versatile and capable air ride system.

Air suspension used to be expensive, difficult to install, and complex to understand. However, that was years ago. Today, thanks to kits made for virtually every make and model of car and truck, plus the popularization of automatic levelling kits, it’s easier than ever to take a vehicle and put it on the ground. With properly installed air ride suspension, you can set the height wherever you like, lay your ride on the asphalt when you want, and even tear through the corners like you’re driving a slot car. However, here’s the most important part: it’s just cool.

Having an airbagged vehicle isn’t restricted to one vehicle class or another. While it originally became popular with mini trucks, it soon caught on with street rods, cars, and motorcycles, and even traditional lowriders have embraced the scene. That’s because where previous adjustable suspensions had their problems, air ride setups are quite often cleaner and easier to maintain. It all depends on how it’s installed and how you manage it.

In How to Install Air Ride Suspension Systems, air ride veteran Kevin Whipps walks you through everything you need to know about installing an air suspension onto pretty much anything. After going through the basics of each component, he explains how they all work in harmony in easy-to-understand terms that make it simple for even the mechanically challenged to grasp. By the end of it all, you’ll know more about air suspension than you thought was possible and have a clear understanding of what you need to do to bag your ride. 

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How to Install Air Ride Suspension Systems
Learn everything there is to know about how to install a versatile and capable air ride system.

Air suspension used to be expensive, difficult to install, and complex to understand. However, that was years ago. Today, thanks to kits made for virtually every make and model of car and truck, plus the popularization of automatic levelling kits, it’s easier than ever to take a vehicle and put it on the ground. With properly installed air ride suspension, you can set the height wherever you like, lay your ride on the asphalt when you want, and even tear through the corners like you’re driving a slot car. However, here’s the most important part: it’s just cool.

Having an airbagged vehicle isn’t restricted to one vehicle class or another. While it originally became popular with mini trucks, it soon caught on with street rods, cars, and motorcycles, and even traditional lowriders have embraced the scene. That’s because where previous adjustable suspensions had their problems, air ride setups are quite often cleaner and easier to maintain. It all depends on how it’s installed and how you manage it.

In How to Install Air Ride Suspension Systems, air ride veteran Kevin Whipps walks you through everything you need to know about installing an air suspension onto pretty much anything. After going through the basics of each component, he explains how they all work in harmony in easy-to-understand terms that make it simple for even the mechanically challenged to grasp. By the end of it all, you’ll know more about air suspension than you thought was possible and have a clear understanding of what you need to do to bag your ride. 

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How to Install Air Ride Suspension Systems

How to Install Air Ride Suspension Systems

by Kevin Whipps
How to Install Air Ride Suspension Systems

How to Install Air Ride Suspension Systems

by Kevin Whipps

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Overview

Learn everything there is to know about how to install a versatile and capable air ride system.

Air suspension used to be expensive, difficult to install, and complex to understand. However, that was years ago. Today, thanks to kits made for virtually every make and model of car and truck, plus the popularization of automatic levelling kits, it’s easier than ever to take a vehicle and put it on the ground. With properly installed air ride suspension, you can set the height wherever you like, lay your ride on the asphalt when you want, and even tear through the corners like you’re driving a slot car. However, here’s the most important part: it’s just cool.

Having an airbagged vehicle isn’t restricted to one vehicle class or another. While it originally became popular with mini trucks, it soon caught on with street rods, cars, and motorcycles, and even traditional lowriders have embraced the scene. That’s because where previous adjustable suspensions had their problems, air ride setups are quite often cleaner and easier to maintain. It all depends on how it’s installed and how you manage it.

In How to Install Air Ride Suspension Systems, air ride veteran Kevin Whipps walks you through everything you need to know about installing an air suspension onto pretty much anything. After going through the basics of each component, he explains how they all work in harmony in easy-to-understand terms that make it simple for even the mechanically challenged to grasp. By the end of it all, you’ll know more about air suspension than you thought was possible and have a clear understanding of what you need to do to bag your ride. 


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781613257890
Publisher: S-A Design
Publication date: 07/13/2022
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 190 MB
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About the Author

Author Kevin Whipps has a diverse and varied work history, but he is a car and truck guy at heart. As a freelance writer based in Scottsdale, Arizona, Whipps has written for a wide range of motorsports magazines and websites including Classic Trucks, Diesel World, Euro Tuner, Game, Lowrider, Muscle Car Power, Sport Truck, Street Trucks, Super Street, Ten Trucks, and Truckin’

Table of Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: The History of Airbags

Advantages and Disadvantages of Airbags

Lifted Trucks with Airbags

Motorcycles with Airbags

What Can and Can’t be Bagged?

Chapter 2: Air Systems 101

Air System Walkthrough

Chapter 3: Compressors

Definition and Function

Compressor Selection

Pressure Switches

Chapter 4: Tanks, Fittings, and Air Lines

Tanks

Compressed Gas

Fittings

Air Lines

Chapter 5: Valves

Valve Types

Wiring a Valve

How to Make Connections

Wiring Switches

Wiring Diagrams for Switch Panels

Wire Harnesses and Cables

Switch Box and Panel Locations

Pre-Wired Switch Boxes

Digital Air Management

Valve Manifolds

Chapter 6: Gauges

Analog/Mechanical

Digital

Mounting Options

Chapter 7: What is an Airbag?

Airbag Types

Installation Requirements

Chapter 8: Digital Air Management Systems

Pressure-Based Systems

Height-Sensor-Based Systems

Hybrid Systems

Installing an Air Lift Performance 3H Kit

Chapter 9: Suspensions

Shock Absorbers

Sway Bars

Independent Suspensions

Bolt-in Crossmembers

Straight-Axle Suspensions

Panhard Bars and Other Lateral Axle Locators

Chapter 10: Installations

Frame and Body Modification

Front Shock Installation on a 1995 Chevrolet Silverado

Cantilever Suspensions

Frame Modifications and Other Tips

Front-Wheel-Drive Suspensions

Chapter 11: Bagging a 1958 Chevrolet Impala

Installing the Front Suspension

Installing the Rear Suspension

Clearance Issues

Installing Air Suspension

Tips for Installing AccuAir Height Sensors

Source Guide

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