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way2lo2 04-14-2013 07:41 PM

How to on our inexpensive airride kit
 
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Guys I just wanted to thank you for all the support over the last couple years.
I get alot of the same questions about our airride kit for the 63-72 C10's so I thought I would answer them here along with a how-to. Our Basic $1000 complete 4 way airride kit gets the job done but most guys will opt for some extras like 2.5" drop spindles, lowering blocks, shock relocators, etc.
What we're working on is a bone stock 65 C-10 so follow along as we transform the suspension in about 14 hours from start to finish. Here is the truck last friday when we purchased it at the Charlotte Auto fair.

way2lo2 04-14-2013 07:47 PM

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for some reason the rear axle saddles were a little thin where the u bolts go through so a little repair was in order before we started the air suspension.

way2lo2 04-14-2013 07:59 PM

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The rear coil springs were on bolted and a template was made to locate and drill in the bottom of the frame, the same bolt pattern that is in the top of the air bag along with a hole for the air fitting to go through . No cups or brackets are used in the rear to locate the air bag. We also welded in a small c notch, we offer bolt in versions as well. In this picture you can see we added a 2" lowering block to get the rear axle into the c notch with the bags deflated.

way2lo2 04-14-2013 08:05 PM

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on the front we disassembled the front suspension enough to remove the coil springs and the factory bump stop pads/turning stops. These must go to get a decent drop. The upper and lower mounting plates are positioned on the bottom of the crossmember and the top of the lower control arm, the holes are drilled and everything is bolted together.

way2lo2 04-14-2013 08:09 PM

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The first photo shows bump stop mount we removed. You can see that we added a disc brake conversion with 2.5" drop spindles to get the truck a little lower and stop better at the same time.

way2lo2 04-14-2013 08:13 PM

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The tank was mounted on the rear crossmember nas we don't plan to run a spare on the truck. There is room on the sides of the frame rails incase you want to keep your spare. We also mounted the compressor on the rear passenger side to keep the noise in the cap to a minumum.

way2lo2 04-14-2013 08:18 PM

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I didn't get a chance to take a pic of the gauges and controls but I'll do that tomorrow. Here is what it looks like done after 14 hours which includes a dual master cylinder and replumbing the brake lines. Best of all done basically with common hand tools.

jmedero 04-14-2013 09:06 PM

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Nice work borris.
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lolife99 04-14-2013 09:09 PM

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Thanks for the write-up!

oldman3 04-14-2013 09:40 PM

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Big difference, looks great...Jim

jd7 04-14-2013 10:05 PM

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I just went to your site and could not locate this kit ...... found one for $ 1400.00

way2lo2 04-14-2013 10:09 PM

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I just went to your site and could not locate this kit ...... found one for $ 1400.00

It's for forum members
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CHIZZLER 04-14-2013 10:31 PM

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great work.

darkhorse970 04-14-2013 10:41 PM

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Very nice change in the trucks overall look!
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YBNORML 04-15-2013 01:16 AM

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Nice work, and a good kit for a nice price.
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broey 04-15-2013 01:30 AM

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Hey Borris, nice write up! Truck came out good!!

SCOTI 04-15-2013 10:07 AM

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Amazing what the right stance & rolling stock choice can do for a vehicle.... Well done. This is 'Flip-It 101' @ it's core.

T Smith 04-15-2013 10:16 AM

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Nice write up and pictures! Great looking truck too!

What is bit thing that you used to bore the large airline holes in the frame? I drilled mine using progressively larger bits up to 1" and man did that kick my ass, those old frames are tough to drill through even with good quality bits. Laying on my back in the driveway all contorted has a lot to do with it as well.

Any benefit to using those bottom plates vs cups?

Looking forward to pics of the gauges and controls..

way2lo2 04-15-2013 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by SCOTI (Post 6012916)
Amazing what the right stance & rolling stock choice can do for a vehicle.... Well done. This is 'Flip-It 101' @ it's core.

Scoti, sold it friday, 7 days from purchase in NC to sale in OH

way2lo2 04-15-2013 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by T Smith (Post 6012930)
Nice write up and pictures! Great looking truck too!

What is bit thing that you used to bore the large airline holes in the frame? I drilled mine using progressively larger bits up to 1" and man did that kick my ass, those old frames are tough to drill through even with good quality bits. Laying on my back in the driveway all contorted has a lot to do with it as well.

Any benefit to using those bottom plates vs cups?

Looking forward to pics of the gauges and controls..

The hole saw we use is called Roto-Kut and they work great. No huge advantage to the plates other then a flat surface that doesn't move around.
I'll post controls tonight.

N2TRUX 04-15-2013 11:21 AM

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BAM! Now thats what it takes to increase the resale value of a classic truck. I love it when guys comment that your hacking a classic and decreasing the value by bagging a truck. My guess is that you made a nice little profit and one very happy customer....:metal:


http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1365982870

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1365985006

way2lo2 04-15-2013 12:12 PM

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[QUOTE=N2TRUX;6013042]BAM! My guess is that you made a nice little profit and one very happy customer....:metal:


Absolutely!

72BlckButy 04-15-2013 01:48 PM

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Thanks for taking the time to do the write up Boris. Another great ride rolling out of your shop.

way2lo2 04-15-2013 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by T Smith (Post 6012930)
Nice write up and pictures! Great looking truck too!



Looking forward to pics of the gauges and controls..

our kit comes with a panel that has the paddle valves mounted and plumbed to the 2 dual needle gauges as shown in the first picture but we can also supply a paddle panel to mount the paddles remotely as we did in our truck and you can mount the gauges where ever you would like. Someone in the past had cut our dash for some sort of switches that weren't hooked up to anything so we went ahead and put the gauges there.

broey 04-15-2013 06:30 PM

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looks good!


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