cadillackman
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i'm not dragging,i don't think the tires are rubbing,but can i sucessfully drive like this?it's all the way down,purposely.
Joeychgo said:why would you want them that low anyway? I mean, with NO air?
Joeychgo said:Lowwwwwwwwwww Hows that?
cadillackman said:that was a fun ride!i'll never do it again,i thought i could make the tiny speedbump in front of my apt if i hit it sideways,NOT!i've got an exhaust leak now :Bang glad i got some speedfreak parts on the way!
purelux said:If the pressure drops below a certain level in air springs/shocks it damages the bag/shock as the part isn't designed to be able to sustain that weight/strain using just the rubber of the bag/or shock liner.
djKale said:Let's see, bought my car in October of 1998, figured out how to slam it about six months later. That worked fine for a while until I started fast bagging the car in 2000, and have been fast bagged ever since. Since 2001, the car has gone up and completely down over a thousand times. It is slammed almost EVERYTIME the car is parked and the car is my daily driver which sees about 10K/year.
After five years of inflating and deflating these bags, they are still working great - front and rear. I bought the car with 66K and have put almost 100K on the front and rear bags myself. I'm assuming the bags are original and I now believe airing them up and down actually extends the life of the bags.
I know because I have first hand knowledge and experience on the subject, it's not something I'm theorizing about...
Kale
djKale said:I do agree with you that driving it that low will destory the bags along with the rest of the suspension.
Kale
djKale said:Dude I live with the car everyday, I would know if there were any leaks. As a matter of fact, I check my system for leaks pretty much every month. (just leave the car up overnight). I aired it up as far as it would go yesterday to work on it and it sat in that position ALL DAY and ALL NIGHT. When I got back out there this afternoon, it was still up.
It doesn't matter if the bags are original or not, because I've put almost 100K on both the front and rear bags myself. The two fronts were replaced with used struts in 2000 as part of a collision repair.
I do agree with you that driving it that low will destory the bags along with the rest of the suspension.
Kale