Compressed Air Suspension System
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Compressed Air Suspension System
I´m a proud owner of a ´79 F350 in-line 6/300, crew-cab,2x6wd (dually). I live in Bolivia South America, in the Yungas (or valley/jungle) region of La Paz. Grab any map, and you´ll see that my truck gets a full daily workout.
I´ve adaptded hydraulic steering using parts from various makes/models (I admit that what mattered to me was effectability not necessarily keeping to ¨all original parts¨)Which works great. I also installed an air-cooled air compressor from a bigger Ford model. I have, for the time being, the air compressor only connected for air horn. Needless to say, it´s over-kill
so I usually only connect it when I require the use of pneumatic tools (incountry work) when working our little ´68 Caterpillar D4.Don´t get me worng, there are brand new cars and trucks to buy here (and tractors) but they´re just not made like they used to be. 
My question is this: is it possible to adapt a system of air powered shock absorbers (like on tour busses) connecting to my existing compressed air system? Using something like Rancho´s 9700 adjustible shocks? How could it be done? I want to control/adjust ride form cabin.
Please help.
I´ve adaptded hydraulic steering using parts from various makes/models (I admit that what mattered to me was effectability not necessarily keeping to ¨all original parts¨)Which works great. I also installed an air-cooled air compressor from a bigger Ford model. I have, for the time being, the air compressor only connected for air horn. Needless to say, it´s over-kill
so I usually only connect it when I require the use of pneumatic tools (incountry work) when working our little ´68 Caterpillar D4.Don´t get me worng, there are brand new cars and trucks to buy here (and tractors) but they´re just not made like they used to be. My question is this: is it possible to adapt a system of air powered shock absorbers (like on tour busses) connecting to my existing compressed air system? Using something like Rancho´s 9700 adjustible shocks? How could it be done? I want to control/adjust ride form cabin.
Please help.
