air shocks?
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Cargo Master
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air shocks?
I was talking to guy the other day about fabbing up mounts for airbags under the front of my truck for when the plow is on this winter. He told me he always used airshocks on the front of his plow trucks. Is this even doable? Fabbing up mounts for them would be easy but would they even work right on the front?
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remember, almost every muscle car/classic car in the 80's got air shocks under them. in the last 3 years ive been picking up cars id say 9 out of 10 have air shocks (300 or so in total) they hold up fine, your just trying to carry the little extra weight, not the whole trucks weight so its not bad. speed means nothing if your not over inflating them. when you throw the plow on it, air it up at the height you want it, remove the plow and check the psi in it. that way you'll know what to keep it at so when you hook up your where you wanna be.
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na, air rides well as long as you arent maxed out on the pressure. i wouldnt run them in place of standard shocks, i would run them along side standard shocks because they dont work like a standard shock well.
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I think I should just buy the bags and fab up the mounts. Maybe something to do after I heal up.
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Well if I can sneak it past the girlfriend I will be working on the mounts soon lol. I think I can get a set of bags off ebay for about $90. Steel will be free (lots of small scrap at work).
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My bags are 15 years old, Firestone Ride Rite.
300 for the bags, air lines and mounts at NAPA.
With where they mount, tire clearance will not be an issue.
They sit right on top of the spring right behind the axle and the upper mount goes right behind the stock shock bracket.
Air shocks, I don't think I would trust.
Hang 700 pounds of weight 3 feet in front of the truck, then drive across some of the roads and bridge approaches, that is a rather big slam when the plow bounces up and comes back down against the hydraulic cylinder, even in an 8000 pound truck.
I can't remember what the bags are rated for in payload, 3 or 5 thousand pounds seems to stick in my mind though.
If I remember right, air shocks may get you 900 pounds or so at max inflation.
300 for the bags, air lines and mounts at NAPA.
With where they mount, tire clearance will not be an issue.
They sit right on top of the spring right behind the axle and the upper mount goes right behind the stock shock bracket.
Air shocks, I don't think I would trust.
Hang 700 pounds of weight 3 feet in front of the truck, then drive across some of the roads and bridge approaches, that is a rather big slam when the plow bounces up and comes back down against the hydraulic cylinder, even in an 8000 pound truck.
I can't remember what the bags are rated for in payload, 3 or 5 thousand pounds seems to stick in my mind though.
If I remember right, air shocks may get you 900 pounds or so at max inflation.
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