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Re:air shock 2 Years ago  
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Anyone have any experience or opinions on this system... Air Tribe

that is the same setup as Street Boutique's air ride... I havent personally, but a friend had one... he liked it and it rode well... but, it doesnt go down no where near a low as the Tricky... the air bag setup wont allow you to go that low, its the nature of the beast when you have something as big as an air bag in that tiny little place... if you are not looking to go that low, then they are comparable to the Tricky...


I wonder if the ride would be better than a tricky b/c it says you keep your stock shock. I have found in the past with adjustable suspension (dampening) you can drive yourself crazy trying to get it dialed in.
 
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Re:air shock 2 Years ago  
Mr_Shamrock wrote:
GrinderEFFE wrote:
Swede wrote:
Anyone have any experience or opinions on this system... Air Tribe

that is the same setup as Street Boutique's air ride... I havent personally, but a friend had one... he liked it and it rode well... but, it doesnt go down no where near a low as the Tricky... the air bag setup wont allow you to go that low, its the nature of the beast when you have something as big as an air bag in that tiny little place... if you are not looking to go that low, then they are comparable to the Tricky...


I wonder if the ride would be better than a tricky b/c it says you keep your stock shock. I have found in the past with adjustable suspension (dampening) you can drive yourself crazy trying to get it dialed in.


I believe it does retain more of the stock ride... but still not as firm as that... and having installed a lot of suspensions before... I dont think the stock shock would hold up to the adjusting up and down... It would hold for a while, but not great... in the aftermarket world for adjustable suspensions, there are shocks made specifically for that... just my opinion...
 
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Re:air shock 2 Years ago  
I got the tricky-will be installing this week. I'm curious on how long it'll take to dial in.
 
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Re:air shock 2 Years ago  
Gabe....installation isn't bad. If you've taken the shock out before, it's a breeze. Only new part is the wiring for the compressor and the air hoses. Not sure what seat you have, but the compressor/solenoid fits nicely under a stock seat as well as a Mustang. Other seats probably work fine too.

Dialing in can be hit or miss from what myself and others have written. I have my solenoid at 1 turn out, which controls how fast the air is dumped. One turn out drops it pretty fast but that's what it's all about right? I have my rebound set at 4 turns out which is basically all the way out. All the way out is the firmest setting for rebound. Which means all the way in is the softest setting. Keep in mind, the more air you put in, the "better" the rebound will work. This basically means that even if I have mine at the firmest setting, it's not going to be the firmest until I get a lot of air in there. If I run it only halfway aired up, it'll be a little squishy even at the firmest setting. I honestly don't think the rebound setting changes much until you get it aired up pretty full.

And remember that both the solenoid and rebound control are reverse-threaded.

Have fun with the install. Having a buddy available is always a plus. It's fairly simple to get the suspension off my yourself. It's a little harder getting the Tricky on by yourself.

Regards....greeny
 
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Re:air shock 2 Years ago  
that tribe setup is sorta how my setup works but i welded in my own brackets when it drops it lays on the tire so it wont go any lower than that,,there is plenty of room for the 2 inch single convult bag i use and yea the factory shock works just fine for dampening the ride i did mine like 2 or 3 yrs ago still love it
 
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