

| Subject: | Air Lift Results |
| From: | Terry Kay |
| Date: | Sat, 14 Oct 2000 20:49:15 -0500 |
Well sport fans, here is the results of the "Air Lift" installation. It took me from the time I took the appropriate tools out of my box, to the time put them away, 1 hour 20 minutes, and that included sweeping the floor. The bags lay inside the springs sideways ! I thought this arrangement was unusual, so I phoned Air Lift, and was told that this is the way they are suppose to work for two reasons. Reason one is that the springs are tapered, and if they were straight up and down, they would rub the spring and burst. Reason two is that the springs travel in an arch, and that would also cause a premature failure, due to rubbing the inside of the springs. I installed them so the right hand bag is tee'd off the left hand one, and there is some nicely predrilled holes along the L/H side frame rail going to the bumper,from the spring, which I wire tied the air hose to. I drilled a hole n the lower filler panel, below the bumper, just to the left of the hitch bolt ( eye hook), for the air fill valve. When I put air to the bags, I watched the back end raise approximately 3". Now, I also want to tell you that the recommended pressure is no more than 25 PSI, and I guesstimated a little too much air, and I wound up with 40 PSI, which I lowered to 30. ( Hey, What's 5 pounds?) According to Air Lift, with the air bags installed, the towing capacity is increased by 1000 LBS. I don't know if I'd want to put that much more on the skimpy draw bar, but I can If I want. The ride doesn't seem to be any harsher than before, and I can see things out of my inside rear view mirror, without doing some neck yoga excersize to find out what's behind me. And my headlamps aren't in some poor driver's rear view mirrors at stop lights. So, I am happy with the results, and very pleased with the ease of installation. And very, very, happy with the $79.00 (plus tax) price tag. Chow, Chow, For Now ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85 GL
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