ARB's rock!
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ARB's rock!
I finally got the ARB's properly setup and they kick ***. I'm just finishing up a bunch of wiring in the cab that was way over due but the air manifold and compressor are finally bolted into place and wired up. I spent about $20 on the compressor and all the fittings to make it work, which sure beats the hell out of the $100+ that ARB wants just for the compressor alone. Right now I'm not using a tank with it but the compressor I pulled off a Cadi takes about 10 seconds to get the system to 105psi. With no storage, other than what's in the manifold and the little tiny canister that comes with the compressor, it drops 25psi when I engage the front and will drop about 35psi when I engage the back. I have a pressure switch that comes on at 70 and off at 105 so when I flip on the rear locker the compressor comes back on for about 4 or 5 seconds and then shuts off. I think I'll add a little 1 gallon tank at some point just so the pump doesn't have to engage everytime I turn them on. Anyway, I had nothing really important to say, I'm just really happy with the way they turned out. That is all. 
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I'll get stainless lines in a couple months. I'm just using the plastic lines for the time being to make sure I'm happy with where I placed everything. After I've had time to make a few runs I'll replace them with stainless.
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Hey, that is great. I have always wanted them, just could not afford them before now. I am probably going to buy my air compressor set up from GodFathers Custom and get a good compressor and tank so I can air up my tires quickly.
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I'm still considering adding another compressor for airing tires but if I do it'll be completely seperate from the ARB system. It just seems most all the electric compressors can't kick out the volume of air I need to fill 44's in a reasonable amount of time. Viair makes some pretty decent compressors so with a decent tank they might do okay. I don't want any more clutter in the engine compartment or I would have just done the York compressor and called it good.
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Your looking at the same thing I'm planning on doing.
Spare tire is pretty much useless, so I'm looking at putting two 5 gal air tanks where the spare used to be. Link them and run a quick disconnect hose out to the hole in the bumper. Until I do the bigger compressor to maintain those tanks, I'll just fill them at the house and use them as needed. But definitely need a bigger compressor.
Spare tire is pretty much useless, so I'm looking at putting two 5 gal air tanks where the spare used to be. Link them and run a quick disconnect hose out to the hole in the bumper. Until I do the bigger compressor to maintain those tanks, I'll just fill them at the house and use them as needed. But definitely need a bigger compressor.
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I don't know the quality and frankly I'm not holding out much hope for it but Harbor Freight sells a CHROME 12v compressor that's a 30 amp: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=93186
I'd like to get one and try it. They claim you can air up a tire in 3 minutes but the volume of 44's would be far more, but then again with a bias tire you're not airing it up to near the pressure that you are a radial. I think this compressor could move a fair volume of air, just not a lot of volume at high pressure. I may see about setting up one of my semi-truck tanks with this compressor and a 135psi switch.
I'd like to get one and try it. They claim you can air up a tire in 3 minutes but the volume of 44's would be far more, but then again with a bias tire you're not airing it up to near the pressure that you are a radial. I think this compressor could move a fair volume of air, just not a lot of volume at high pressure. I may see about setting up one of my semi-truck tanks with this compressor and a 135psi switch.
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That's the problem I was seeing was just the volume in the tanks. The ARB or other little compressor could keep the tanks topped off just from the normal leakage, but any kind of use would be way too much to do.
Here's a few of the Viair compressors. They're pricey, but...............
http://www.wheelersoffroad.com/viair.htm
Here's a few of the Viair compressors. They're pricey, but...............
http://www.wheelersoffroad.com/viair.htm
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