to anyone who knows air suspension,

are there any tips, tricks, things to look out for when it comes to air ride in the snow?

if i need to use chains?

i know a decent amount, but this is my first 'snow' season

any suggestions would be great

thanks all!

~tesh

 

Theres nothing different then driving with regular suspesnion. The only problem your gonna have is if you keep your car outside your stuff will freeze over night and your valves will stick. Kind good Idea to take it off and put stock stuff back on for the winter.

 

^ thanks smartass i was hoping you'd respond. actually i've got a dual setup (manual valves and electric valves) soon, i'll hav 3 different ways to control my air simultaneously connected (i like options)

my real concern is if i have to use chains and the front bag issue ; clearance and such; ill be removing the wheels up front do some adjustments, then i'll put the chains on and see what my options are.

thanks again! ^

anyone else?

 

is that really that big of a problem? I'm in the midwest for winter break (STL) but normally i'm in OKC which doesn't get that cold. Just wonderin

 

Yep Ive had this problem everywhere even when I lived in Virginia Beach. Biggest problem is the vavles freezing up. The way I look at it is that it only takes 3 hours to change it back to stock and theres no shows or anything really worth going to during the winter so its easy to change it. But then again I keep my car in the garage and dont drive it during the winter.

 

Goto a commercial truck store and buy some air brake antifreeze, put a cap full or so in your tank, that will keep your valves from freezing. Be sure to use the air brake stuff because it is formulated to be non corrosive to all components used in a pneumatic system (airline, diaphrams, bags....)

 

my valves never froze up. Then again, they were on the inside of the car.

 

Brian, did you route your dump valves out of the trunk? or just dump them into the interior?

I want to have everything in the 'trunk' but am not sure how i am gonna work the dump valves....

 

Ehh to much work running dump lines outside the car. I need as much room as possible in my car.

 

I just had them dump straight out of the valve. I liked being able to hear my valves clicking in case something wasnt working correctly.

 

on air ride and 20;s blew a line yesterday but no biggie, the cold weather is no fun for air ride far as chains, i don;t really no my 20;s are real close to the bag,, and my rear sol.. stuck this moring, but the truck brake stuff like was said ,, should work,, either way my rear is weld on so if i change it i want go back to much work just to have it go up and down,, could also just use tein coilovers and do that with no worries of a line or bag, poping,, but either way i feel you with the cold weather and good luck guys,,

 

I don't drive my xB in the snow, buts interesting to feel the sluggishness of the bags when the air is sooooo cold. I won't go out in the snow for fear of an ice chunk taking out a line.