Air Ride systems?

BlackVert

15 Year Member
Oct 3, 2003
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It might my time to take my suspension to the next level. I really need to do something to be able to drive my car where I need to drive it. The headers are without a doubt too low; I can't even go on my driveway without hearing them scrape ... even the smallest speed bump would crush them. And the area in which I live has speed bumps everywhere.

I am going to put some spacers in my motor mounts to raise them maybe 1/2", but I think an adjustable ride height system is really what I need. Then I can have it normal most of the time, but raise it up when I have to go over speed bumps or if I know the road is too bumpy.

Does anyone know much about these?

http://www.ridetech.com/wizard/results.asp?year=1995&make=Ford&model=Mustang
 
Hey, whats goin on... I put airride on my 95 for the same reason, I was destroying my midpipe and even my crossmember has been banged a few times on my driveway and over speedbumps.
I wanted to get the airride technologies system but I dont have that kind of money, Id like to upgrade over time to their airstrut/shockwave system though.... They're very good quality kits.
What I have now I pieced together.

2-way Front/Rear airride system
4 firestone airbags w/cups for mounting them
2 Parker Gold 1/2" valves for the front
2 Parker Gold 3/8" valves for the rear
1/2' line for front 3/8" for the back
7 1/2 gallon chrome airtank
2 Viair 350cc 150psi compressors
Adjustable pressure switch
Digital Dakota dc-2000 Digital airride control system w/wireless remote control and pressure sensors

A few things that I can tell you from exp. wit hmine is that you will probally want to go with either two decent comp. or one very good one so you dont have to listen to them filling up the tanks for so long, it gets annoying. Also consider at least 1/2" valves in front and 3/8" in the back because of the added weight of the motor, when I had mine all 3/8" the back would raise twice as fast as the front. Also dont rush the install take your time if your doing it, fixing air leaks can be a pain in the ass but if its installed right the first time you wont have any problems with leaks. Last make sure you dont have any clearance issues between your airbags and end-links if you have done mods to your front suspension... I have steeda off-set a-arm bushings, x2 ball joints and shorter end-links and the bags were rubbing so I changed the end links back to stock hight ones, it seems to clear now but Im still waiting to get it aired back up to be sure the problem has been fixed.
If you have any other questions, let me know and Ill help you out the best I can.