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Old 03-28-2008, 01:52 AM
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Big thanks to Jeremy and everyone at Air Lift (www.AirLiftCompany.com) for using my car as their prototype for their air ride kit for the 2nd gen xB's. They made my car their 1st one ever on air ride! The ride is incredibly smooth. I have drove in several cars with air ride, and this is by far the absolute best riding one yet. The install is amazing, too. Not a single component can be seen inside the car! The car can drive dropped all the way down (no turning, obviously). The front sits only 4 inches off the ground! They should have the kit ready for purchase in a few months, check it out for sure! The wheels are 19" Konig After Burners with Toyo Proxes 4 tires.






Here is the install, completely hidden!


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Lifted all the way, look at that lift!!
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sick! this has finally convinced me to like a 2nd gen xB! that lip is psychedelic!
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Old 03-28-2008, 01:55 AM
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The wheels are 19" Konig After Burners with Toyo Proxes 4 tires.
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That is sick! Can you get some pics of the air ride components under the mat?
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Looks great!

p.s. I like the lip. Colors......
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Originally Posted by lil_will
That is sick! Can you get some pics of the air ride components under the mat?
Sure, but it will have to wait until tomorrow at the very earliest. It is a pancake tank, which fits perfectly in the spare tire location!
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You should lower it... too high...
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Old 03-28-2008, 02:09 AM
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^^your right, he isn't scraping yet... back to the drawing board!!
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It's not low enough for a mini trucker by any means...

Cut and section the front strut towers and tub the rear.

Trust me, I've thought about it...
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looks hot to me! nice!
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Old 03-28-2008, 02:37 AM
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The rear technically can go lower, but I wanted it to lay out even when dropped all the way.
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Vegan is just jealous, then again, so am I. Very nice!
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ummmmmm you can go lower but there components on kports all the way down with stock tires i can make the front end sit on the ground and in the rear must cup the rear beam so you cant go lower
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Originally Posted by detroitbassxb
The rear technically can go lower, but I wanted it to lay out even when dropped all the way.
For sure. Nothing lamer than being fully laid out and the front still being up...

I've always heard it reffered to "dego". But I'm not sure if it's politically correct or if I'm even spelling it right...

But it does look good for sure!!! Almost as low as Marshall!!
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That looks great! whats the rim width, offset and tire size? Id love to tuck some 20's...Also is the reason its not layed out because of the wheels. If you go smaller will it go lower? 18's?
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Looks good....Hmm..Im on DFs with the 5Ax kit and am about 4" from the ground....I could only see eating my front lip away with bags....

So word on pricing?
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That is a badass mod, props to the OP.
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niiiice
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Originally Posted by redline8k
That looks great! whats the rim width, offset and tire size? Id love to tuck some 20's...Also is the reason its not layed out because of the wheels. If you go smaller will it go lower? 18's?
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rims are 19"x8.5" with a +40 offset. If you go smaller in overall diameter of wheel/tires it probably wouldn't lay out, since losing 4" of height is hard to do. Most vehicles (sans trucks) won't lay out without a body kit on them.
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cool thanks. Bump for inside installation pics...
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