got experience with Air Ride?

[WABIT]

hey guys, i know this might be a looong shot, but just wondering if anyone has dealt with air ride suspension?

what would be the best option for installing air shocks on a mk3 golf setup

ive been reading up on custom bag sleeves over bilstein shocks

or

a direct bolt on kit i.e air shocks

any help would be great,

thanks
dom

[Rocket36]

Not directly related to the application in a VW, but I know a guy who has air bags insead of shocks in his HSV (rears only) and he swears by them!

I don't know the details but I know he can easily adjust the stiffness for different applications. Cruisinng, track or towing his boat.

The best way I can think of to approach something like this is let people know what your goals are and then work out which solution would be best for what you want.

Cheers

[WABIT]

ok, lets just pluck a random car out of no where..... say i was to air ride a B3 passat wagon, going to be my daily driver, dont want it too fancy, just to go up and down, front and back...... what would be my best option, custom make a set using custom sleeves or just buy a kit pre fabbed up.....

dom

[Rocket36]

Do you mean like air bags with the compressor and switches for raising and lowering etc? Or do you mean a more standard type of shock replacement with adjustable rebound resistance?

I would say pre-fabbed for either would be easier and a cheaper than having some made custom.

[DubSteve]

What you are looking for is probably a pre-fabbed kit, the hard thing is getting one in Australia, I am in the process of working out what the VR will need and stuff. I'm considering it very highly but the mk3 isn't hard to get low like a mk4 or mk5!

[WABIT]

yeah i have plans to import a kit from the states just need to know if there are any cheaper/more effective methods out there, ive got a bag kit on order at the moment

dom

[rayray086]

Maybe try and talk to these guys?: http://www.probag.com.au/

[DubSteve]

Dom ,where abouts did you order it and how much roughly? Pm me if you want.

[Spyda]

I like your idea:

[Preen59]

B3 Passat hey.. Now that WOULD be different!

I like your idea:

Hahaha fking mexicans.

[chris.]

talk to Byza on here, from my knowlage he has had plenty of play time with a few set ups and probably knows some people

[Water Boy]

DW Cutoms in Dandy

[WABIT]

already been there, not paying over 8k for a airride setup dude

and to dubsteve, i can get full quality kit sent over for about 3.2k, thats using bilstein shocks with airbag sleeves, and an accuair managment system

dom

[Peter Jones]

There's a place just around the corner from me.

http://www.airide.com.au/about.php

I know a bit about the compressor and tank side of things from my playing about with big air horns.

Pete

[static1800]

You are getting that "mystery car" arn't you Dom