[72Eldo]

Hey,
I am thinking about putting air cylinders into my 72 eldorado (because it has fwd and torsion bars bags or strutbags just wont fit anywhere). I started looking around at air ride online stores, but nobody has cylinders that have a big enough bore and any kind of decent stroke.
So then I started looking directly at air cylinder manufacturers. I think I have found a few cylinders that should be able to fit (with some notching of the upper A-arm) and that are strong enough to lift the 5000 lb car. I am looking at cylinders with a 4" bore and 8" of stroke. They are rated at 200PSI opperating pressure and are intended for industrial use.
I would like to know what any of you think about putting cylinders like this into a car....or if anyone has experience putting cylinders into a car with torsion bars. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[SLAMMED63CHEVY]

What's the part # so I can take a look at them. I wonder how fast it will be. Do you know the fill port size of the cylinder?

[72Eldo]

Well, there are a bunch of different ones I have been looking at by a bunch of different companies, but if you go to PRODUCTS you can see what I am talking about (also bimba air cylinders, parker air cylinders, atlas air cylinders, TRD air cylinders...etc). Also, the fill port size can be specified from a list of several options, but I am going to go with 1/2" NPT....what do you think? Is there anything inperticular I should be looking for in an air cylinder? Is there a difference between these types of air cylinders and the ones that are sold by hydro/air stores online?...

[SLAMMED63CHEVY]

Let me ask you this,

What do you want your air setup to do?

Do you want is to be fast like hydros (Extreme)
or
You just want to lift and lay the car (mild)

[72Eldo]

I am not trying to anything too extreme like hop or pull a 3-wheel, I just want to be able to lift and lower the 5000lb car in about 1 second and controll 4 corners independently.

[PsiGti]

Originally Posted by 72Eldo

I am not trying to anything too extreme like hop or pull a 3-wheel, I just want to be able to lift and lower the 5000lb car in about 1 second and controll 4 corners independently.

Greetings I use all of those type cylinders at work. Bimba makes a decent product but usually with a low life cycle. There essentially cheaper to buy new ones than to rebuild when the seals go bad. Parker makes a very good product along with ATLAS COPCO. All of these companies have been around for a very long time. Calling the manufacture and having them steer you to your needs might help you gain insight as to what kind of cylinder you will need.

[Fozzymuphet]

Originally Posted by PsiGti

Greetings I use all of those type cylinders at work. Bimba makes a decent product but usually with a low life cycle. There essentially cheaper to buy new ones than to rebuild when the seals go bad. Parker makes a very good product along with ATLAS COPCO. All of these companies have been around for a very long time. Calling the manufacture and having them steer you to your needs might help you gain insight as to what kind of cylinder you will need.

Not to threadjack but how would you go about finding out what cylinders will work for a particular car? I have a 96 eclipse and Airbagit has cylinder kits with brackets and stuff but they seem a little expensive in terms of cylinder prices. Do most cylinders not use the same mounting mechanism? I realize I will need brackets specifically for my car but past that isn't a cylinder just a cylinder?