got this off of jayski's nascar site Jon Wood OK after car accident:Wood Brothers/JTG driver Jon Wood was treated and released from a local hospital this morning following a single vehicle accident on his way to work. Wood’s pickup truck has a modified suspension system with pneumatic air bags on the ch***is. Eyewitnesses reported that shortly after 8:00am/et this morning they witnessed a failure of his right front air bag, causing the truck to veer off the roadway into the woods. He was treated for a cut on his head and a bruising on his arm, but was released shortly thereafter.(Wood Brothers/JTG PR)(7-31-2007) not off topic, but i dont know the truck or the system, installed, i have a 60 with air bags lost both rear once, but never a single front bag ,would like to see the truck, maybe it has big donks on it and it crushed up into the fender ?
Run bump stops so you can still roll without the wheel hitting the fender or the frame on the ground if you blow a bag in front.
Better yet....lower the car/truck the correct way and only use the bags occasionally to clear driveways and speed bumps.
And people here on the hamb say im an *** HOLE when i say... ARENT AIR BAGS *****EN ? Said i once... i'll say it again AIR RIDE ****S *** !
I've never had a car with an air bag system so I can't speak on their reliability. But I have worked on OTR trucks for many years and the bags on them generally last a long, long time.
Bags are for sammiches! That is one hell of a reason not to try to short cut on the install! thankfully there was no one in the back seat! jerry
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