DIY: Air Lift Suspension Install - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

kykiee · 11-06-2013, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Admired

lol, I will. I'm picking it up tommorrow afternoon. Hopefully the pull/rolling goes to plan and no fender damage.

Where them pics at? I want to see some pics of where you installed the tank and compressor.

agile30 · 11-06-2013, 10:18 PM

I know that Fish from Risky Devilz with the SWP BRZ has been running his air lift kit at the track constantly this past summer and on the street.

PhreshhWun · 11-07-2013, 07:14 PM

Now I'm a complete noob to air-bags and such.. But how do people get their wheels to automatically camber out when the car drops on the air bags ?

RallySport Direct · 11-07-2013, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhreshhWun

Now I'm a complete noob to air-bags and such.. But how do people get their wheels to automatically camber out when the car drops on the air bags ?

It is due to the suspension, as the car goes lower you will automatically gain negative camber, and the toe will change as well along with the camber. It is something to keep in mind when getting an alignment for a desired ride height. As if you go above or below that specific ride height, the alignment will change.

Thanks,
Rick

PhreshhWun · 11-07-2013, 08:21 PM

Ahh I get it, Thanks ! I always thought that you had to have some sort of adjustable camber plates and all those things.

Thanks though !

RallySport Direct · 11-07-2013, 08:39 PM

And I'm just going to leave this here...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zqSqcR21MQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zqSqcR21MQ[/ame]

Thanks,
Rick

mmontes · 11-10-2013, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by RallySport Direct

And I'm just going to leave this here...

Thanks,
Rick

Sick ass video editing and choice of music! Haha

trigger happy · 11-10-2013, 11:06 AM

This kit is sick. Id really like to save for it after wheels and tires

RallySport Direct · 11-11-2013, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mmontes

Sick ass video editing and choice of music! Haha

Thanks! That was my reaction the first time I saw the video too. Brilliant!

Quote:

Originally Posted by trigger happy

This kit is sick. Id really like to save for it after wheels and tires

Yeah we were really impressed with it. And with some wheels and tires, it should really compliment the kit

Thanks,
Rick

xxscaxx · 11-12-2013, 09:58 PM

Have had this kit for a long while now. Glad to see it get a known vendors stamp of approval. I've been preaching it for a long time now but it tends to fall on deaf ears when its just an enthusiast praising the kit lol.

I'd recommend not mounting the compressor straight to the body of the car, only because of vibration. I mounted mine to a board I cut out using the bolt hole for the spare to hold it down, then used the accuair EXO mounts for the compressor. Even mounting to it straight to the board will cause less vibration than right to the body.

If you do that i'd suggest using some sort of rubber mounts to kill the vibration. Other than that, pretty straight forward, I tapped the fuel pump wire along side the passenger side kick panel for the 12v ignition. VERY VERY important this is connected to a 12v cranking ignition source.

Great job on the writeup. I was going to do one, but didn't think it would really be popular on this forum.

the alcantara is a little dirty but just figured i'd throw this in there to show another setup.

charged86 · 11-13-2013, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kykiee

What are the dimensions for the 5 gallon tank that comes with the Air Lift kit? Is the legs on the tank removable also? Just wondering if the tank fits in the spare tire well.

About 5 gallons.

Brztuned · 11-18-2013, 01:57 PM

Ah, what a great setup!

RallySport Direct · 11-22-2013, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Brztuned

Ah what a nasty set up. Really looking forward to bagging my brz !

You know from my perspective, I was pleasantly surprised to ride in Kyle's BRZ. Suspension geometry is something I find important in our hobby and honestly the air suspension just wasn't my style.

Initially when getting into the car, it's like sitting on the floor (on lowered mode obviuosly). Kyle fires up the car, and it he raises it up with the remote, and it makes this cool air noise. And off we roll.

My skepticism about the suspension almost immediately dwindled as the car was really comfortable to ride in. It felt OEM on regular surface streets. It was like being on coil overs, but with an OEM feel which was I thought really impressive.

And handling wise it felt great as well. Even when he lowered it on the fly.

So in conclusion I actually really like this kit. I certainly have a better opinion about it.

Regards,

Jeff

Kyubi · 12-10-2013, 12:40 PM

What are the specs on the Rims in the video? Just trying to get a good Idea of rim/tires to also fit with this

11-07-2013, 07:14 PM	#17
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11-07-2013, 08:21 PM	#19
PhreshhWun Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 Subaru Brz Sport-Tech SWP Location: Scarborough, Ontario Posts: 159 Thanks: 24 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Ahh I get it, Thanks ! I always thought that you had to have some sort of adjustable camber plates and all those things. Thanks though ! __________________ Mods: 2013 Subaru Outback fog lights, HID fog lights, LED vanity lights, LED dome light, LED trunk light, LED license plate lights, LED door courtesy lights, LED side markers, HID headlights, J2 Engineering test pipe, HKS Drop-In air filter, Window Visors, De-badged, and Diode Dynamics LED side mirrors Side Chick: 93' 240sx Convertible

11-10-2013, 11:06 AM	#22
trigger happy Bang Bang Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2013 Raven FR-S Location: louisville, ky Posts: 216 Thanks: 334 Thanked 61 Times in 45 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	This kit is sick. Id really like to save for it after wheels and tires __________________ Raven 6MT//Injen CAI//VDS UEL//Invidia N1//OFT//ST Coilovers

11-18-2013, 01:57 PM	#26
Brztuned Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: 2014 Subaru BRZ Location: Miami Posts: 53 Thanks: 0 Thanked 39 Times in 14 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Ah, what a great setup! Last edited by Brztuned; 01-17-2014 at 11:37 AM.

12-10-2013, 12:40 PM	#28
Kyubi 86 Rolla Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: BMW X5 Location: Perth Australia Posts: 58 Thanks: 3 Thanked 44 Times in 17 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What are the specs on the Rims in the video? Just trying to get a good Idea of rim/tires to also fit with this __________________ -Kyubi (Unrivaled 86 Perth Australia) My Mods to my red 86, Sprintex Supercharger Inter cooled, 5Axis Body kit, KW V3 Coilovers, Invidia N1 Exhaust. BRZ Rear diffuser and custom "UNRIVALED" plates.

11-06-2013, 10:18 PM	#16
agile30 Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: SWP Brz Location: Nw side of Chicago Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I know that Fish from Risky Devilz with the SWP BRZ has been running his air lift kit at the track constantly this past summer and on the street.

11-07-2013, 08:39 PM	#20
RallySport Direct Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 2014 Widebody Cosworth FR-S Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 4,542 Thanks: 205 Thanked 1,199 Times in 554 Posts Mentioned: 38 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	And I'm just going to leave this here... [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zqSqcR21MQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zqSqcR21MQ[/ame] Thanks, Rick

11-12-2013, 09:58 PM	#24
xxscaxx Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 SWP BRZ Location: New York Posts: 2,240 Thanks: 458 Thanked 878 Times in 556 Posts Mentioned: 34 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Have had this kit for a long while now. Glad to see it get a known vendors stamp of approval. I've been preaching it for a long time now but it tends to fall on deaf ears when its just an enthusiast praising the kit lol. I'd recommend not mounting the compressor straight to the body of the car, only because of vibration. I mounted mine to a board I cut out using the bolt hole for the spare to hold it down, then used the accuair EXO mounts for the compressor. Even mounting to it straight to the board will cause less vibration than right to the body. If you do that i'd suggest using some sort of rubber mounts to kill the vibration. Other than that, pretty straight forward, I tapped the fuel pump wire along side the passenger side kick panel for the 12v ignition. VERY VERY important this is connected to a 12v cranking ignition source. Great job on the writeup. I was going to do one, but didn't think it would really be popular on this forum. the alcantara is a little dirty but just figured i'd throw this in there to show another setup.

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