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Location: Tamworth
Registered: August 2004
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Air bag suspension?
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Wed, 16 February 2005 08:12
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I did do a search but did not get any certain info on this.
Anyhow, does anyone know or think they know of the legal and illegal sides of airbag suspesion. In NSW if possible.
I have read of it being illegal to have a height control switch accessible when ur in ur car.
Also if anyone knows anything of the technical side of things.
Cheers, Jeff
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I supported Toymods
Location: Australia
Registered: November 2003
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Re: Air bag suspension?
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Wed, 16 February 2005 08:54
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Ring an engineer.
They will tell you.
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I supported Toymods
Location: Brisbane
Registered: September 2004
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Re: Air bag suspension?
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Wed, 16 February 2005 15:10
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It's legal in NSW as long as it's engineered, as far as I know. And aslong as you don't change the hight whilst driving / don't drive so it's under 10mm off the ground.
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I supported Toymods
Location: Australia
Registered: November 2003
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Re: Air bag suspension?
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Wed, 16 February 2005 15:12
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peeack wrote on Wed, 16 February 2005 23:10 | It's legal in NSW as long as it's engineered, as far as I know. And aslong as you don't change the hight whilst driving / don't drive so it's under 10mm off the ground.
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100mm
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Location: Sydney
Registered: June 2004
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Re: Air bag suspension?
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Wed, 16 February 2005 15:12
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speaking of this i had a guy in a white MERC!!!! with this setup. i too though it was illegal like hydraulics but he had it
and he was adjusting it while driving... i was spinning out cause he was right behind me and all i see is this car going up and down BUT ON MERC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! brand new one too and the guy looked like he was in his early 20s
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I supported Toymods
Location: Brisbane
Registered: September 2004
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Re: Air bag suspension?
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Wed, 16 February 2005 15:36
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CrUZsida wrote on Thu, 17 February 2005 02:12 |
peeack wrote on Wed, 16 February 2005 23:10 | It's legal in NSW as long as it's engineered, as far as I know. And aslong as you don't change the hight whilst driving / don't drive so it's under 10mm off the ground.
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Yeah, that's what I ment ^_^
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Location: Tassie
Registered: October 2003
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Re: Air bag suspension?
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Thu, 17 February 2005 03:48
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Have You Ever tryed to sit on a fit ball before ?
I'd assume it would be a bit like that .
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Location: Tamworth
Registered: August 2004
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Re: Air bag suspension?
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Thu, 17 February 2005 06:54
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Thanx, thats wat i needed to know. I was kinda hoping it was 10mm, but that just makes it impossible to drive wen ur not on the highway.
Cheers for the info anyway.
Do u think that a person that knows the basic geometry of suspension setups and how it works would be able to install it, or is it more of a professional job?
PS that 20 year old in that merc is one lucky mo fo.
---jeff---
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Registered: November 2004
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Re: Air bag suspension?
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Thu, 17 February 2005 07:39
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more of a pro job unfortunately, on most vehicles there is extensive chassis ior subframe manipulation involved, which sucks, the basic install is easy getting the car ready for it is harder, what car did you have in mind
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Location: Campbelltown, NSW
Registered: November 2004
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Re: Air bag suspension?
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Thu, 17 February 2005 09:05
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fade-e wrote on Thu, 17 February 2005 02:12 | speaking of this i had a guy in a white MERC!!!! with this setup. i too though it was illegal like hydraulics but he had it
and he was adjusting it while driving... i was spinning out cause he was right behind me and all i see is this car going up and down BUT ON MERC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! brand new one too and the guy looked like he was in his early 20s
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AHAH I went on a hot 4's cruise 2 newcastle and i saw this guy and a vy ss ute both on bags
:P:P it was nuts lol
NOLAN
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Location: Tamworth
Registered: August 2004
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Re: Air bag suspension?
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Thu, 17 February 2005 09:08
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It would be for my RA28.
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Location: Melbourne
Registered: May 2002
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Re: Air bag suspension?
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Thu, 17 February 2005 12:42
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you will need whats called a strut bag for the front and standard ones on the back, google it, you will probably have to get something from the USA
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Location: Brisbane
Registered: February 2004
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Re: Air bag suspension?
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Thu, 17 February 2005 16:18
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Altho they can be rather immature and crude, some of the guys at http://downundertruckin.tk/ might be bale to help, try searchin, there is plenty of info there, u just gotta find it.
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Location: Adelaide
Registered: July 2002
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Re: Air bag suspension?
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Fri, 18 February 2005 02:01
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fade-e wrote on Thu, 17 February 2005 01:42 |
and he was adjusting it while driving... i was spinning out cause he was right behind me and all i see is this car going up and down BUT ON MERC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! brand new one too and the guy looked like he was in his early 20s
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Dealer
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Location: Adelaide
Registered: September 2003
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Re: Air bag suspension?
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Sat, 19 February 2005 08:23
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i have always wondered wether airbags would give a good ride compared to say a coil over suspension setup. just in terms of cornering and high speed stability.
anyways there is a rather large advert that regularly appears in Street Machine (congrats to Sean Basford for getting his mug in there by the way) by the way of www.airbagit.com, they also have some distributors in each capital city.
give them a holler.
ps i think the email address is reece@chassistech.com
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Location: Campbelltown, NSW
Registered: November 2004
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Re: Air bag suspension?
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Sun, 20 February 2005 06:48
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Hunty wrote on Fri, 18 February 2005 13:01 |
fade-e wrote on Thu, 17 February 2005 01:42 |
and he was adjusting it while driving... i was spinning out cause he was right behind me and all i see is this car going up and down BUT ON MERC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! brand new one too and the guy looked like he was in his early 20s
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bahahah yeah he looked like 1 aswell
NOLAN
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Location: Inside a giant turbo (syd...
Registered: June 2002
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Re: Air bag suspension?
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Sun, 20 February 2005 07:32
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was the guy driving the white merc dark/asian... if so i know him.
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On Probation
Location: nsw
Registered: March 2004
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Location: Campbelltown, NSW
Registered: November 2004
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Re: Air bag suspension?
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Mon, 21 February 2005 08:24
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Spanktown wrote on Sun, 20 February 2005 18:32 | was the guy driving the white merc dark/asian... if so i know him.
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yeah dude sounds very much like him
NOLAN
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On Probation
Location: nsw
Registered: March 2004
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Re: Air bag suspension?
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Mon, 21 February 2005 11:38
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Group buy maybe??
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