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help with airtank/airlocker/airbags setup

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help with airtank/airlocker/airbags setup

Post by Quadcamshorty »

hey,

I have airbags in the rear of my shorty cause of my stupidly low apartment carpark.

So everytime i head out, I need to pump them fully from bumpstops to ride height.

For this reason I would like to keep the pressure in the tank higher than the 100psi that lockers need.


So my question is, when I install the airlocker, what is the best setup to keep the main tank pressure high, but still provide for the lockers?


thanks in advance.
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Post by chimpboy »

Second small tank with its own regulator, fed from the first tank?
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Post by RO8M »

chimpboy wrote:Second small tank with its own regulator, fed from the first tank?
Or can you not just run the air to the lockers from the "main tank" thru a reg?
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Post by Dirty »

Get a small regulator, and set it to 90psi (or whatever) then run the lockers off that. Reg should be able to screw directly into the main tank.

Mine cost me about $30 for reg with gauge, once the pressure has been set, remove the gauge and plug with a bung.

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Post by Quadcamshorty »

cheers guys.

Dirty, where did you get the reg from? Enzed/pirtek or more specialised?
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Post by chimpboy »

RO8M wrote:
chimpboy wrote:Second small tank with its own regulator, fed from the first tank?
Or can you not just run the air to the lockers from the "main tank" thru a reg?
I feel dumb now :)
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Post by its aford not a nissan »

Dirty wrote:Get a small regulator, and set it to 90psi (or whatever) then run the lockers off that. Reg should be able to screw directly into the main tank.

Mine cost me about $30 for reg with gauge, once the pressure has been set, remove the gauge and plug with a bung.

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why remove the guage ??
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Post by bogged »

chimpboy wrote:
RO8M wrote:
chimpboy wrote:Second small tank with its own regulator, fed from the first tank?
Or can you not just run the air to the lockers from the "main tank" thru a reg?
I feel dumb now :)
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Post by Dirty »

Quadcamshorty wrote:cheers guys.

Dirty, where did you get the reg from? Enzed/pirtek or more specialised?
I got tank and all bits from Probag in Sydney.

I am using the mini-reg towards the bottom of this page: http://www.probag.com.au/components%202.html

its a ford..... ,

I removed the gauge because the reg comes straight out of the tank which is mounted under the car. The gauge would just get smashed up and is not needed once set anyway. I am also using a 110-135psi switch, so technically the air tank never gets down under reg pressure (90psi) so it should always read 90psi.

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Post by Quadcamshorty »

thanks, ill give them a call.
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Post by its aford not a nissan »

Dirty wrote:[

its a ford..... ,

I removed the gauge because the reg comes straight out of the tank which is mounted under the car. The gauge would just get smashed up and is not needed once set anyway. I am also using a 110-135psi switch, so technically the air tank never gets down under reg pressure (90psi) so it should always read 90psi.

- David.
fair enough , i just joined into the air line i have at the front of the car and put the regulator in the engine bay
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