Air shocks???

MaineSleddah · **Posted:** Sat Aug 02, 2008 3:53 pm

I went camping last week and my KJ was freighted! I have the 2.5" daystar lift with rancho rear shocks. Has anyone added air assist bladders or air shocks to their KJ for load leveling???

durangotang · **Posted:** Sat Aug 02, 2008 3:55 pm

Eddo has them and seems to like them...maybe he'll chime in here

MaineSleddah · **Posted:** Sat Aug 02, 2008 4:00 pm

I found these and wondered what people thought.

http://www.suspensionconnection.com/cgi ... 4146J.html

I hate to get rid of my rancho shocks for a set of air shocks...

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Sat Aug 02, 2008 5:09 pm

ya Blake (jeepjeepster) has them, and Im thinkg about adding them you can get the Airlift for $80 from summit racing http://store.summitracing.com/partdetai ... toview=sku but Im gonna add them so i dont need to get custom rear coils

chefdab · **Posted:** Sat Aug 02, 2008 5:19 pm

There was a guy, Speleorelic (he hasn't been on the boards in a long time though), who had Firestone air bags in his rear springs because he towed a pop-up trailer a lot. I'm not sure where he got them from, but he did say they helped a lot with leveling the load out.

MaineSleddah · **Posted:** Sat Aug 02, 2008 8:21 pm

Another question is what effect will a coil spring air bladder have on extreme rear axle articulation? I do not want to hamper that! :twisted:

I left the rear sway bar out for a reason :!:

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Sat Aug 02, 2008 11:32 pm

I have rear air shocks on my XJ, at $65 a pair they are pretty cheap and are great for heavy loading/road trips, or towing a trailer.

XC204 · **Posted:** Sat Aug 02, 2008 11:43 pm

I also did the Air Lifts had them in for about two years and two trips towing a lifted popup to Colorado ( Just got back today) I think I paid $69 easy install now troubles as of yet.

tommudd · **Posted:** Sat Aug 02, 2008 11:59 pm

Why not get rid of the spacers and go with some OME Heavy Duty springs, your stock Springs are maybe getting weaker anyways so time to upgrade! I have had mine packed full before inside along with a roof rack full of suit cases and a rear hitch carrier full and no tail dragging for me :wink:

MaineSleddah · **Posted:** Sun Aug 03, 2008 6:25 am

Ok...... If I go with the OME948 rear springs and pull out my Daystar spacer, will my KJ still be level or slightly higher in the back, or will I need to pick up a set of Jeep isolators? Bear in mind when I installed the Daystar, I left in the factory isolators to make the rear slightly higher. Also I will need extended bump stops as well right.
I said the Daystar was a tempoary lift and some day would switch things out to OME :!:

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Sun Aug 03, 2008 1:39 pm

will they work with the OME lift?

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Sun Aug 03, 2008 2:08 pm

I have the OME HD coils and the air bags like jsc7002 said. Eddo recommended the air bags for a 4runner and theyve been working out great for over a year.

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetai ... toview=sku

Since then Ive also added them to a ZJ we have that tows a pop-up and a small boat. For the price its hard not to get them if you haul heavy loads.

Just remember these do NOT replace a weight distributing setup if you tow bigger things like campers and such. You need weight on those front wheels.

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Sun Aug 03, 2008 2:47 pm

would it matter if I have 3 upper iso's also?

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Mon Aug 04, 2008 12:04 am

jsc7002 wrote:

would it matter if I have 3 upper iso's also?

Yea, you would need taller air bags. If you didnt get taller bags the rear suspension would go down till it hit the bags.

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 04, 2008 12:39 am

ya alright, so do you know which ones will work then?

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:27 pm

so what ones would work if I only had 2 upper isos??

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:56 pm

jsc7002 wrote:

so what ones would work if I only had 2 upper isos??

Its possible you could call summit or air-ride and see if you could get some extra little black donuts that go above the bag.

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:14 pm

Im mainly wanting them to help my rear coils with my heavy bumper but I dont want to have to deflate and inflate them all the time, so what would be a good PSI to keep them at?

XC204 · **Posted:** Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:29 am

Hocky pucks and the lise a min pressure I just do not remember what it is.

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