saved a ton by switching to geico! LOL jk i pieced my air kit together also. was way cheaper that way. i too saved about $800-$900 bucks. wagon looks great so far!
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Originally posted by Groceries View PostDo you mean the rear bags? We swapped out the rears with firestone K900 sleeve style bags, and drilled out the old mounting brackets. We used elbow fittings so all of the lines are completely hidden under the rear carpet and the tank/compressor is in the spare tire well.
I saved probably about $800 over the airlift kit. But that's mostly because the rears had to be customized.
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Originally posted by FreshVibes View PostThanks for the reply! Definitely a cheaper route I'd love to go some time in the near future! Do you happen to have the a link for the K900 sleeve bags? I tried searching them up, but couldn't find a thing about them.
There will always be someone driving something nicer than yours. Just don't park next to that guy!
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HI Groceries, Super Dope Ride!!!!
Have some questions...
I have a 528 wagon and want to do the air lift mod..
Do you have pictures or detail info on the rear bag removal and installing the new bags?
what plate do i need to remove?
Thanks, LRG Mak.AUDI Q5 2010
MINI COOPER S Supercharger 2003
BMW E39 M5 Supercharger 2000
DUCATI MONSTER 620 2005
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Originally posted by FreshVibes View PostWould you happen to have any pic's of the rear set up?! I'm curious to see what you got hiding since your wagon should be a SLS model if I'm correct.
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Originally posted by LIFTED RESEARCH GROUP View PostHI Groceries, Super Dope Ride!!!!
Have some questions...
I have a 528 wagon and want to do the air lift mod..
Do you have pictures or detail info on the rear bag removal and installing the new bags?
what plate do i need to remove?
Thanks, LRG Mak.
As for a plate, I don't know what you mean. We did have to modify the rear spring/airbag wells to be able to bolt in the new firestone bags, and have free space for the new line fitting. If I get a chance, I'll see if I can pull some of the flooring up and snap a couple pictures.
Originally posted by mikey G View PostLooks great, I hope you plan on keeping the blue hue'd stock tint on it. I absolutely love the fishbowl look.
I still need to replace the old window shades, or just retrofit the non shaded door cards. Both will probably cost me about the same.
Originally posted by iadubber View PostPlease please please can you take some pics of the rear setup? Inside the hatch and the spare tire well. I'm trying to piece a kit together for my E39T but I don't have the SLS rear I just have springs. I just want to see how your bags are mounting up. Thanks!!!
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Here's what the management system looks like.
Compressor: Viair 380C
Tank: I forget the brand. 4 Gallon aluminum 5 port
Management: Airlift Autopilot V2
The rear bags are fed by the lines that go up into the carpet, the fronts are the lines that feed into the rubber grommets, and the valve dump line is fed between the two grommets.
Sorry the picture isn't very clear. I used my phone to snap a picture in a dark parking garage.
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Nice looking Touring. Will be picking up an E39 540iT in August and looking to go full air suspension as well. So, the conversion to Firestone 9000 tapered sleeve air springs was pretty straightforward? Can you tell me, how did the dimensions of the F9000's compare to the stock SLS air springs? How does the rear ride in comparison to the original SLS airbags?
Looking great so far. Looking forward to seeing it with some wheels...Alvin Caragay
'96 AC Schnitzer S3 Sport CLS Replica
'02 BMW E39 540iT
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Originally posted by mpowered02 View PostNice looking Touring. Will be picking up an E39 540iT in August and looking to go full air suspension as well. So, the conversion to Firestone 9000 tapered sleeve air springs was pretty straightforward? Can you tell me, how did the dimensions of the F9000's compare to the stock SLS air springs? How does the rear ride in comparison to the original SLS airbags?
Looking great so far. Looking forward to seeing it with some wheels...
Hope this helps.
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