Kbuskill's 2008 Burb LTZ "MOD" Thread

[kbuskill]

Please don't "T" the air lines together. Make them independent of each other. When you turn, you don't want all the air to move from one bag to the other... hella sway

Kind of hard not to T them together and still run them off the auto leveling compressor as there is only one outlet from the pump. The whole reason for using these is to maintain the auto leveling feature while running the shocks that I want.

If I were running them off of shrader valves for manual filling then I would definitely run them independently.

I will try this first and if I don't like it then I will change it up.

I don't plan on road course racing a 6k+ lb long body or doing a slalom so maybe it will be ok.

 

[Rocket Man]

Kind of hard not to T them together and still run them off the auto leveling compressor as there is only one outlet from the pump. The whole reason for using these is to maintain the auto leveling feature while running the shocks that I want.

If I were running them off of shrader valves for manual filling then I would definitely run them independently.

I will try this first and if I don't like it then I will change it up.

I don't plan on road course racing a 6k+ lb long body or doing a slalom so maybe it will be ok.

You’d need two solenoids and switches or a manifold. Not sure how well this is gonna work with the autoride system. Is this an experiment or have others tried this? If you’re running bags in place of springs you’re gonna need control of each bag and plumb them separate. You won’t like how it corners, guaranteed. Believe me, I know. That’s how my bagged Silverado was set up when I bought it, and every corner was an adventure lol. Slow and steady was the only way I could drive it, and if I put a passenger in the back seat it leaned. And then go around a corner with it already leaning....it sucked.

 

[iamdub]

Spohn makes some nice boxed lowers. I’m running them on my 02.
https://www.spohn.net/shop/2007-201...-Suburban-Tahoe-Yukon-Avalanche-Escalade.html

I've seen those and they're nice, but I meant stock replacement. I ain't bout to chop up some $190 arms! I want rubber bushings, anyway.

 

[kbuskill]

You’d need two solenoids and switches or a manifold. Not sure how well this is gonna work with the autoride system. Is this an experiment or have others tried this? If you’re running bags in place of springs you’re gonna need control of each bag and plumb them separate. You won’t like how it corners, guaranteed. Believe me, I know. That’s how my bagged Silverado was set up when I bought it, and every corner was an adventure lol. Slow and steady was the only way I could drive it, and if I put a passenger in the back seat it leaned. And then go around a corner with it already leaning....it sucked.

It is an experiment as far as running it off of the auto leveling compressor on our trucks I guess.

Looking at the specs for our compressor and comparing it to the TBSS compressor, our compressor actually puts out more PSI so I don't think that will be an issue.

As for adding solenoids and switches and all of the other stuff... it's not going to happen.

If I decide that I don't like the way it rides or handles with them linked together then I will either run them independently to individual Schrader valves and lose the "Auto" leveling or I will pull the bags out and go back to springs and maybe build some dual shock brackets so I can add the air shocks I currently have on there, in conjunction with the new Ranchos, back to regain the auto leveling.

 

[eand28]

It is an experiment as far as running it off of the auto leveling compressor on our trucks I guess.

Looking at the specs for our compressor and comparing it to the TBSS compressor, our compressor actually puts out more PSI so I don't think that will be an issue.

As for adding solenoids and switches and all of the other stuff... it's not going to happen.

If I decide that I don't like the way it rides or handles with them linked together then I will either run them independently to individual Schrader valves and lose the "Auto" leveling or I will pull the bags out and go back to springs and maybe build some dual shock brackets so I can add the air shocks I currently have on there, in conjunction with the new Ranchos, back to regain the auto leveling.

Totally unrelated but I think you were the one that mentioned you can get tech 2’s on eBay. You think they are worth it over a regular scanner?

 

[kbuskill]

Totally unrelated but I think you were the one that mentioned you can get tech 2’s on eBay. You think they are worth it over a regular scanner?

I ordered mine from Chinacardiags.com, but yes, there is no comparison between a regular scanner that just reads codes and a Bidirectional scan tool.

The Tech 2 is great IMO. You can actually command sensors and modules to operate so you can see if there is an issue with the device or something else.

 

[George B]

I am not sure how the compressor and relief valve works but maybe a simple system with two check valves in the pressure lines and a pair of relief valves independent of each other would work. I dunno how the pump is assembled.

 

[Sam Harris]

I am not sure how the compressor and relief valve works but maybe a simple system with two check valves in the pressure lines and a pair of relief valves independent of each other would work. I dunno how the pump is assembled.

Yes, this is what I was thinking too.

 

[iamdub]

Only idiots experiment with their suspension.

 

[Rocket Man]

Only idiots experiment with their suspension.

Man this forum is full of idiots.