"Ray Switch" & Spider Extreme v3 Installed

Lux

Lux

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Finally got around to installing the spidey valve yesterday so i figured i'd report results.

I've had the ray switch for almost a year and have had two griefs about it that i never liked.

1. After disconnecting the battery and hooking it back up it would vent the car. Kind of a pain in the a$$.

2. The purpose of the ray switch was to lower the car, well first the front would come down, then it would stop, i had to hit the switch numerous times (sometimes 5 times or so) to get the rear to come down, even then it took forever.

Onto the good news -

With the spider valve installed, you rewire the relay that vents, so now when i hook the battery up after being disconnected it DOES NOT VENT THE CAR. Which is exactly how it should be.(something for you only running the ray switch to consider)

Also, now when i hit the ray switch it DUMPS the system, front and rear all 4 corners at once pssssssssssssssssssssssht to the ground.

Anyway, I think there is a leak somewhere (no problem when its already pumped up) but it took forever to get the car back off the ground.

It started raining and getting dark and i just left it for another sunny day when i can relocate it, I'll probably run a second compressor (i'll be having some questions about that) and i gotta order some rubber mounts and more line.

All in all - when running the ray switch AND spider valve, its a wicked sick combo that DUMPS the system almost instantly, gives a wild psssssssst sound, not to mention the pressure guage is pretty cool as well, lets you know what the systems up to.

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First the "problem" with the rear isn't really a problem

The front falls much much faster than the rear due to the weight of the engine.More than likely if you just held the button it'd start to drop.

ALSO.. from the "on the ground" slammed position you probably wont get back to full ride height before the system times out (90 seconds).

We ran across both those issues back in 99 or 2000 when installing the "kale mod".
If you slammed the car to the ground, the air ride would time out before getting back to full ride height.

hope this helps
 
Man,that sounds like THE set up to have,If i had the money (which is always the case) i'd get the Spider Valve in a heart beat,i have a Ray's Switch on order right now,Just needs to be built.
That sounds like a really nice setup tho man,I'd like to see a video! :D :D
 
XLRVIII said:
First the "problem" with the rear isn't really a problem

The front falls much much faster than the rear due to the weight of the engine.More than likely if you just held the button it'd start to drop.

ALSO.. from the "on the ground" slammed position you probably wont get back to full ride height before the system times out (90 seconds).

We ran across both those issues back in 99 or 2000 when installing the "kale mod".
If you slammed the car to the ground, the air ride would time out before getting back to full ride height.

hope this helps
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The problem with the rear was a problem because i had to keep hittin the button, its not anymore though! :p

You had to cycle the ray switch or just the front would drop, there was no way to get around it, now with the spider valve in place and one flick of the ray switch, BAM the whole car drops at once, evenly front and rear :D

It use to pump up WAY faster from slammed position, i'll have to check it out next time i get another sunny day, i just temporay installed it, i'm going to cut hoses and relocate it in a few weeks.
 
isaiah3g said:
Man,that sounds like THE set up to have,If i had the money (which is always the case) i'd get the Spider Valve in a heart beat,i have a Ray's Switch on order right now,Just needs to be built.
That sounds like a really nice setup tho man,I'd like to see a video! :D :D
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You'll love that ray switch! The spider valve is pretty awesome...couldnt of been happier with the purchase of it. :cool:

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That sound nice with the spider valve. I've never had the issue with only the front dropping. Maybe your specific setup was the problem. Cool setup though. whats the cost of the other parts?
 
Nice!

Mine does the same thing with the front dropping and having to hit the switch two or three times for the back to come all the way down. It also does pump up before the systems times out.

I don't have it all the way hookup up because of the fact that it drops the car if you disconnect/reconnect the battery. I was going to wire in a switch so the Ray's switch wont have power all the time and cant drop the car unless the extra switch is one.
 
Ive had a couple of rays switches built. I still cant get the back to go down all the way without hitting the switch at least 10 times. The front goes down fine but the back is a pain in the a$$. I have taken it apart and put it back together and still the same, nuttin changed.
 
Rich88LSC said:
I don't have it all the way hookup up because of the fact that it drops the car if you disconnect/reconnect the battery. I was going to wire in a switch so the Ray's switch wont have power all the time and cant drop the car unless the extra switch is one.
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that wont change anything, i've asked about it before.
 
I see you have your ballasts in the same place a I have mine right now, and as a result are running sans beauty cover :D

After getting over a few bumps in the road I am very pleased with the spider valve, I have no rays switch, but when the car vent to parked height it does it much quicker and LOUDER than before :D
 
yeh the ballast are there temporarily...so much to do and not enough time, lol.

I'm going to eventually go back and relocate the spider and mount the pressure guage under the hood by the air box probalby, its gonna be sweet. :)
 
I have a whole custom system with 3/8 and 1/2 vent and dumps. 5 gallon tank, dual compressor and a custom digital controller. I just need to get some bags to drill or drill and tap my current bags. Should be a fun time on my twankies!
 
so i was dropping it yesterday and a line coming out of the dryer blew out, anyone have an idea what size that is? ...gotta call eddie in a bit...

oh and i dropped it on level ground yesterday, front comes down then back comes down, i was on a hill and i guess it looked like all 4 dropped same time but it doesnt on flat ground.

got a vid tryin to upload it now
 
spider valve

What can you guys tell me about this spider valve set up- cost, install details, where to get it, does it have to be combined with Ray's switch?
 
it can be used alone kevin.

damn lux thats pretty quick, i got a V1 spider and the rear is a pain to get down. ray said it cuz all the moisture in the sys. i got a spare set of rear bags that im gonna swap in and see it that helps. also gonna purge the lines of moisture. got no probs gettin it up, hopefully ill drop quick again.
 
Rich88LSC said:
I don't have it all the way hookup up because of the fact that it drops the car if you disconnect/reconnect the battery. I was going to wire in a switch so the Ray's switch wont have power all the time and cant drop the car unless the extra switch is one.
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If this is a problem, I may just have to find a solution for it. I've heard this complaint a few times but not enough to really pursue it. Maybe I'll have to build a "Ray Switch Version 2.1"

isaiah3g said:
i have a Ray's Switch on order right now,Just needs to be built.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm working on it! You better watch it, with the bad economic times my rates might go up! :lol::lol:
 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm working on it! You better watch it, with the bad economic times my rates might go up! :lol::lol:[/QUOTE]

I was just sayin that it needs to be built man...not that it NEEDS to be built NOW! lol :P
and if price goes up,I'll be right there with them. :D
 
crap,it didn't quote it like i wanted it to. I'm still new at the quote thing. lol
btw man, that thing is sick! I love the LOUDNESS! it looks great!
 
isaiah3g said:
I was just sayin that it needs to be built man...not that it NEEDS to be built NOW! lol :P
and if price goes up,I'll be right there with them. :D
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I have everything laid out, just haven't touched it yet, been working on a cool little project for myself. I'll get started on it soon!
 
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