air ride parts

[schic4ever]

hey every one new here but i have built a ton of bagged trucks and here is the list of parts i recomend
1. GC valves they are 35$ for 1/2 inch and they are very big i have never busted one and on my s10 i run 300PSI and no probs or BLACK MAX "air kings"
they are about the same as GC but i have busted the guts out of one or two of them
2. OASIS air compressors i have a 3000 on my s10 and it is as good as having engin driven or nitrogen mine fills my 8gal tank 0-200psi in 33seconds and 200-300 in about 15 more seconds... PISS ON VIAIR they are the worst compressor i have ever had IF you dont have the cash to spend on a oasis though AZ is ok i dont like them that much though they are 2 slow or you can convert you ac compressor with some propain fittings and a few reducers but you will need to buy a inline oiler from suicide doors but this will only work with the old style compressors.
3. Slam Specialties or Contitech 3 bell are awsom! i run 300 psi to my slams and have not busted one they are about 2years old now. every firestone bag i have ever had was a pile of junk the tear away from the top plate within a year
4. the best link i own is my suicide doors Universal Wishbone Kit i have this on my c10 and on one of my s10s i have a Roadgrater by AirRideTechnologies
and i am cutting it out and putting in the suicide doors Super Llift Wishbone
my cuz is gonna run the roadgrater on his sdime
5. if you need any parts order them from suicide doors i also use Godfater customs but only for small parts i need quick cuz i live close to them. I HATE FBI there is only one person there that is even cool and will help you if you are doing a custom build also it takes forever to get sh**T from them ughh
6.Quick fittings are great!!! a lot of people hate them but if you do it right you will not have any probs with them just rember the air line has got to be straight in a line with the fitting or it will leak all you need is some pipe straps or zip ties the only time i use DOT line like this is if i am not going over 250psi i have ran 300 on dot line and it has not busted but i dont try to keep it there if you are gonne run that high run copper hard lines, and use the dot to clip into the front bags it is easy to get in the a arm and install that way
7. and NEVER USE A WELDING MACHINE YOU CAN BUY AT WALMART! people come to my shop all day with hacked ass frames they did there self with a welding machine that will only burn the surface of what they are welding nor do they even know the theroy of how to run a beed i am a pipe fitter by trade that is how i got into trucks guys would ask me to weld things in and i would any way allways if you do have a good welding machine<<< miller cough>>> make shure when you weld you are using the right wire or stick i use 70/18 rods and depending on the frame that is how i decide what wire or stick to run if you are welding push the puddel away from the way you are going NEVER DRAG IT on a notch or any thing that needs to be strong if you drag it you should just get out you soddering iron and do it that way cuz its the same thing i dont mean to sould like a dick but you get what you pay for and if you half ass sh*t it makes things dangrous.
also if you are lazy or you dont want to take your a arms all the way apart you can back the castel nut all the way loose to where it allmost come off and you can shimmy bag cuys into the a arms no prob. also if you have a s10 you dont gotta cut the frame in the front if you wanna keep the truck and sell it one day with the stock suspension you can use Slam Specialties RE 200 and they will fit with out cutting or rubbing you will need to remove the bumpstop though also it will not lay frame like this unless you got a small rim.
if any one needs help with a bag job just let me know i will be more than happy to help