Airbag Tech ?????

You guys running airbags, where is the best place to mount the dump valve's? Should they (all four) be monted together, or should the front's be mounted up front, and the rears mounted in the rear, or does it make a diff., I was gonna mount them all on the firewall down low? Any advice would be great, thanks in advance...

 

I like to Mount them right off the tank, one pump threaded to one dump with a br*** T between them

 

it makes a diff in the speed of the system, fills and dumps close to the bags allows for faster action, and allows for the airline from the tank to the fill valve to be additional air volume that the compressor builds up. mounted on the tank or in one spot is clean looking and convenient, but potentially slows things down and uses more air with every time you dump....

hope that helps!

 

Thank's guy's,

 

a little o/t but how do you get rid of that diaper pee airbag smell?

 

If you mount the valves far away from the bags, you have a longer air line to worry about getting damaged. If the air line from the tank to the valve blows, obviously the bag will stay inflated. In other words, if you mount the valves closer to the bags you have a shorter line to worry about protecting.

 

^^^ only tru if you use a check valve too. most valves will back flow if there's lower psi behind them than in the bag....

 

We mounted everything off the tanks. The fill valve first then the dump mounted off a four way fitting with gauge line and line to the bag. The line off the dump just sends the air under the truck bed so we don't blow air everywhere. Don't run any more air line then necessary, it's just one more thing to screw up. Too many fittings just gives it more places to leak too.

 

I did some quick math on mine. I run 3/8" lines. All my valves are in the trunk and the volume of air in the lines to the front two bags is approximately 27% of the volume in the two front bags combined. So - yes fill times and volume of air used is affected. To me it doesnt matter since I don't raise and lower frequently.

The point made above about longer liines being exposed to road hazard is valid though. I hid mine just above the frame lip that is on all 49-54 Chevy frames. Hopefully this will prevent a stray piece of debris from puncturing one.