air tank ports

[daved]

I bought a kit and the air tank only has 6 ports....1 drain side/middle bottom 2 on each end (one looks like 3/8 and the other looks 1/2) and one center on the side/middle. see pic below (could not get both ends in the pics but they are the same)


the person I bought it from told since there are not four ports in line (for a front and rear system) and only 3 small ports total (besides the drain) to tee off the end ports and run it to the front solenoids so a couple of questions, first i think it would look like crap and second would running two bags off one port restrict the flow? seems like each bag sould have its own port.....what do you all think? also if i want to run a air horn that would mean more tees...does not seem right...should I make him send me a 9 port tank?

[lolife99]

Sounds like you answered your own questions.
It's obvious you are not pleased with this tank.
I would get the 9-port tank,... if that's what you really want.
Tank and valve lay-out is your personal preference,... I would do what makes you happy.

What size valves and air line are you going too use?

[daved]

3/8 line...the valves are danz enterprise svdf's...
so running 2 bags off one port with a tee does not effect the flow? I told him I was not wanting to "hop" just a nice ride at around a 5/7 stance...thats about what i had with springs but i'm swapping the sbc for a bbc and the front would have been too low with the extra weight.
I guess your right.....I wanted to run all the lines out of the sides in line rather than tee off the ends for where i had in mind to mount the stuff...sound's like you know ur stuff, do you mind if I pm you to ask a couple of questions?

[lolife99]

I'm no bag expert.
There is no reason the valves have to be mounted to the tank either.
Some people mount them to the frame and route lines to them.
I assume you are using 8 valves?
(2 per bag?)

I think it's all personal preference.
If you can exchange the tank,... I would do it.

You also need to plumb a pressure switch and a moisture trap somewhere.

[N2TRUX]

Maybe this will help. Its always better if you have a visual aid.

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[dznucks]

I dont think you will have a problem with using a T. Yes it may look bad, but you can get creative and make it look nice. You could run a single larger (1/2") line to the valves and place a T (1/2 x 3/8 x 3/8) just before the valves.

One thing to think about is your tank volume. I have two 3 gallon tanks at 175 psi. When i air up from a full dump, there is so little PSI in the tanks that flow significantly decreases when nearing max fill. I am running the accuair valve, with 1/2" hardlines feeding the two inlets, then 3/8" to each bag. Its very fast going up. The only thing i can do is add more tank volume. But i am happy with it.

So you might not be gaining anything for the extra effort unless you go with two of the tanks you have. But like they already mentioned, its what ever makes you happy and fits in your budget.

[jimmydean]

I ran all my bags off 2 ports on my tank. Just like the illustration, only I used a single line for front and one for rear.

[t76turbo]

Do they have a 'Y' that you can use in place of a 'T' ?

If you are stuck using a single line to feed two solenoids you might as well eek out as much flow as possible.

[tech@scottshotrods]

Daved,
like mentioned, 6 ports are going to be more than enough, I ran a 5 port on my truck and a 2 port on my nova... Although if you are unhappy I will swap you out at no additional charge. I am digging through my archive of photos to find pics of my 5 port I used on my truck for visual aid

[dznucks]

Do they have a 'Y' that you can use in place of a 'T' ?

Yes they do make a Y and something that looks like a football goal post.

I got all my fittings form Fastenal. dont get plastic.


http://www.fastenal.com/web/search/p...l&Ntpc=1&Nty=0

[daved]

Thanks for the replies everybody, as they gave me more options than I was aware of. I will rethink how and where I want the solenoids and go from there.....
no worries Jon, just waiting on some parts to get the front done so I can work on the rear (to see if I am going to use a 2" notch or the big notch in the kit) and if I need to exchange it I may want to exchange the tank at the same time. I was just curious how other guys ran their stuff as you know I am a newb to air suspension....I'll look for the pics, thanks

[tcb-1]

Originally Posted by lolife99

I'm no bag expert.

now I KNOW that's

your the one who GAVE me this bag bug!!!

[dznucks]

That looks like a 5 gal tank. My issue was finding a place to mount that big tank, so i went with two 3 gal tanks and mounted them on either side of the frame rails in front of the back tires.

you could give the front and rear bags their own tank. this would give you more ports than you can use and an extra gallon of air. This way you would only need one "t" at the compressor to feed both tanks.

[entourageguy]

Originally Posted by jimmydean

I ran all my bags off 2 ports on my tank. Just like the illustration, only I used a single line for front and one for rear.

Same as me. I ran four corners off a 2 port tank.