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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Air Lift Air Bag Suspension Kit

Forgot to mention that prior to getting the RTT, I bought a kit to strengthen to rear suspension on the xB.  It was fairly inexpensive and somewhat easy to install.  Most important, it was really needed.  The RTT weighs in at 130 lbs and we had plans for a lot of other stuff.  Just sticking a couple hundred pounds in the back of the xB caused it to squat, so I knew I need to beef up the suspension.  I'll describe the installation in some detail later.  It is possible to install this kit in an hour.  Of course, it took me about six times that long, but that is pretty normal.  Here is a picture of the kit:


Those red cylinders are the air bags.  You fold them up and slip them into the rear springs.  Once installed, you can adjust the suspension using compressed air.  Really cool.

This purchase was also my introduction to AutoAnything, a great online vendor that I ended up buying several other things from.

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