Airbag suspension water filter traps

I was just wondering if anybody uses water filter traps with airbag suspensions? If not do you have any problems with corrosion? Also the traps I have the plastic bowls have cracked twice in about a 4 year span. Thinking about getting rid of them, but wanted to know what other people are using or not using.

Thanks.

 

Ok, so I know a lot of people on here are running airbag suspensions and you mean to tell me nobody is using these?

 

newbie air suspension question here is a thread link with some info, there is much info to be had with the search function.

 

Thanks for the info and the link, but I'm still curious if anybody has had problems with the plastic bowls cracking.

 

Air ride is like any other air system. Condensation builds up over time. I usually install filters and put a ball valve on the airtank to drain it every so often..

 

Nope. Never had a plastic bowl crack. I only use all-metal bowl ones.

 

Thanks for the info, I think I'm going to switch to all-metal bowls. I think the Arizona heat is just killing these plastic bowls.

 

Are you running your compressors straight into the water traps? Best thing to so is to put the traps inbetween the tank and the valves and have a drain valve on the bottom of the tank that you can open up once a week. When the air is hot coming from the compressors in found the traps don't catch all the moister because iv had water in a tank before from having it setup like that.
That said I haven't had any problems with the plastic bowls braking I thing mine are glass in my chevy but in previous cars iv had plastic ones with no cracks


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I run an extra solenoid valve, attached to the fitting at the bottom of the tank, feeding a line that exits outside the car. I put small push button in the glove box that operated said valve, evacuating water from the tank, whenever the button is pushed.

 

Yes, the constant Hot air, the cooling will cause the bowls to crack. I always use this trap.
http://www.airassisted.ca/u2/air-ma...ers/smc-filter-water-trap-all-metal-bowl.html

 

never had a problem with cracking..yet. I have a sight gauge on mine for fluid level. I have an aluminum tank, mainly use it to catch oil sludge from the york engine driven compressor. You want it as far away from the pump as possible to let the hot air condense and catch the moisture. a relief valve is good too.

 

I have an OT Lincoln with factory air suspension. It has a desiccant dryer that needs to be serviced periodically. It works ok for an occasional load leveling system, but if you're laying frame and pumping back up, it would need to be much higher capacity.