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Epping, Sydney
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April 2003
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Bizarro request - please help it's a uni assignment
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Tue, 26 August 2003 02:11
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Ok, I am doing a 1/2 hour radio package with a team of folk for 2SER to be broadcast later this year.
It is on like the street-racing culture and stuff like that. Still in development, but I need to know what it is called when the full-sick dudes lower their utes with air suspension and how you pump it up and stuff.
Who knows stuff on this? Any cool sites? What is it called? 'cause it isn't 'hydraulics', 'cause it is air. hmm
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Sydney
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April 2003
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Re: Bizarro request - please help it's a uni assignment
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Tue, 26 August 2003 02:13
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I think its called Air bag suspension
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Location:
Epping, Sydney
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April 2003
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Re: Bizarro request - please help it's a uni assignment
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Tue, 26 August 2003 02:14
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hydraulics are illegal in australia yeah?
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Toymods Social Secretary
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Sydney
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July 2002
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Re: Bizarro request - please help it's a uni assignment
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Tue, 26 August 2003 02:17
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yep.. air bags... or "bags" for short.
There is a club in sydney called "Drop Zone" which is specifically for "low rider" utes and the like.
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Cabramatta, NSW
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May 2002
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Tue, 26 August 2003 03:58
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Low rider.
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Location:
Melbourne
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November 2002
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Re: Bizarro request - please help it's a uni assignment
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Tue, 26 August 2003 04:11
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there aren't any formally written laws concerning hydraulics... yet. so at the moment, its kinda whatever the engineer thinks, but at the same time, there still maybe trouble with cops (u know the usual story...). so its sorta up in the air, and engineers prolly dont wanna mess with the issue.
i don't think ppl in australia are doing it for street use yet.
thats what i read somewhere anyway... don't take my word for it!
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Location:
c'town, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Bizarro request - please help it's a uni assignment
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Tue, 26 August 2003 04:54
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the american term which is being used here and there in australia is 'mini-trucks'
might find a bit of info using that in a search field.
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Sydney, OZ
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May 2002
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Re: Bizarro request - please help it's a uni assignment
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Tue, 26 August 2003 05:00
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Heavy vehciles have been using aig bags here for years now! Also know as hydraulics: systems using a fluid under pressure to do work) Specfically, they are allowed in commericals where extra loading capacity is needed or leveling for towing (4WDs), but engineering is required, in normal passager cars, there are no specific law, but I'd have to say, engineering would also be required.
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i don't think ppl in australia are doing it for street use yet.
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Have seen only one and it was a wicked lookin' lolux!!
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Location:
Canberra
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December 2002
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Re: Bizarro request - please help it's a uni assignment
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Tue, 26 August 2003 23:34
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Use to have air bags on my old mans Nissan Patrol think they were called polyair suspension worked ok to lift the car up except that they tend to pop because they were to close to the exhaust.
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Sydney, OZ
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May 2002
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Re: Bizarro request - please help it's a uni assignment
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Wed, 27 August 2003 00:43
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the ones we use (on trucks) are rubber and they're available in all different sizes.
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Location:
cambo
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May 2002
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Re: Bizarro request - please help it's a uni assignment
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Wed, 27 August 2003 10:49
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PNUMATICS 
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Location:
Sydney
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August 2003
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Re: Bizarro request - please help it's a uni assignment
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Wed, 27 August 2003 12:01
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Check out http://www.gogettrucked.com they have links to a heap of clubs should be able to get some info about the airbags there...
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