ShiZZZoN's Build #2 The Epicness of 2011-2024

[shizzzon 461]

Ok,, here is the verdict...

the bottom of the boot on the air strut has slightly ripped off the assembly.

I will be contacting Airlift monday to see what kind of lame excuse they give me for replacing it.

[mccleery3 166]

booooooooo

Sorry I didn't get back to you last night. My idea/perception of time is quite a bit different from most other people with working my hours. By the time I actually looked up & had time to call it was after 2. I'll hit ya up later today.

[shizzzon 461]

The beginning of fixingrepairing the buildcar is underway...

Here is a list of things that need to be done before finishing this build-

rear air strut rebuilt and tested to work

New tires

New brakes

Repair interior dash lights

Install alternator with extra cabling

Rerun 3 sets of RCA cables

Cut and modify existing fuse blocks

Tomorrow, i am going to attempt to get the strut fixed...

I'll keep everyone updated as everything above is slowly fixed.. then the rest of the build should be completed afterwards.

[shizzzon 461]

Downdate.....

XTREMELY bad news right now....

Shop just swapped out the replacement air spring and as soon as we dropped the car jack down on the ground...

BAMMMM!

The Air bag sleeve literally blew a 1.2" hole out the side...

Airlift got a good phone call 5minutes after that...

My air spring was WITHIN air PSI specs.. max = 125PSI, spring= 110PSI.. instant blow out...

Other air spring has never leaked or blew out yet...

They are now suggesting either 2 defects in springs or there is an unforseen defect in my car in that area which is causing stress point(s) on their air struts which is causing leaks and blowouts instantly....

So, long story short-

3rd air spring is being delivered thursday.. By this weekend, we will know whether it's working or it's failed again...

In the sorta likely event it blows out or leaks again, THE ENTIRE BUILD LOG WILL BE TERMINATED!

Everything will be uninstalled and sold to the masses...

The car will revert back to stock...

Remember, this is only if the 3rd air spring is damaged..

I am already preparing for the worst so that's what's going on right now.

Cross your fingers and hope airlift sends me a beefy airspring replacement.

[16K 159]

Yawn

edit:

atleast give us some pics so we can have something good to stare at

Edited July 4, 2012 by 16K

[edouble101 314]

Why dont you get coil springs made for your car to support the added weight?

[shizzzon 461]

Well, i'm gonna calm down a little.. Talkin to teamramrod on the phone, we are gonna work on a backup solution in case the 3rd air spring goes bad this weekend...

Coil spring- besides them being $1700 installed.. being told by the shop and the company who sells them that they are not designed to go up to handle weight so it would be a waste of money.

Teamramrod has a custom heavy duty spring solution from a local company he works with that has the ability to custom make me some springs over my stock struts to raise the car -2.5-4.5" higher.. but i'm only going to fall back on this IF i have too.

[Sencheezy 689]

Well, i'm gonna calm down a little.. Talkin to teamramrod on the phone, we are gonna work on a backup solution in case the 3rd air spring goes bad this weekend...

Coil spring- besides them being $1700 installed.. being told by the shop and the company who sells them that they are not designed to go up to handle weight so it would be a waste of money.

Teamramrod has a custom heavy duty spring solution from a local company he works with that has the ability to custom make me some springs over my stock struts to raise the car -2.5-4.5" higher.. but i'm only going to fall back on this IF i have too.

[dbsupra 69]

It might be worthwhile to corner weigh your car. If a 3rd blows it might not be the strut causing it. Or you have some sorta weird suspension geometry going on to cause a bind.

Don't be hasty and start parting stuff out. I'm sure we can get it figured out. I know it gets frustrating.

[dbsupra 69]

$1700 installed?

Seriously sean you need to stop taking things to a shop.

[shizzzon 461]

i'll tell u what i know man-

When both air springs air aired to same PSI(when the first one was just leaking slow..)

the BAD air strut actually sits up a good 0.75" higher than the other side that does not have a problem!

That right there indicated that LESS weight is being put on the bad strut....

Another thing, airlift told me possibly a defect in the car can be creating stress points on their air strut on that side causing damage...

If that's the case, only removing all the weight would fix it... BUT since the whole assembly lines up perfect, it would be no worse than cornering hard in a car, know what i mean?

Coil springs by themselves are $1440.

Edited July 4, 2012 by shizzzon

[shizzzon 461]

Car is in shop for Suspension install #4.

At this current time, all Slam bags that have been attempted to install on this car have failed because they are too wide....

They have a few hours left today to find one before we find out there isn't one in existence.

[dbsupra 69]

Sucks. Hope you get some good news.

If you can't make it work I think an adjustable coilover setup would be best.

There are a lot of options and some are little under 1000.

[shizzzon 461]

good news..

They have now figured out which slam bag fits.. Now they are in a rush to get everything put back together by today so i can get my car back.

Specs still remain the same- 2500lb rated per rear wheel.

[16K 159]

[Sencheezy 689]

[shizzzon 461]

Here are pics and vid to post shortly...

[Sencheezy 689]

Hey sean! You forgot some. But don't worry, I got your back son!

Ok, so here, in this picture, you can see the baffle taking shape

Heres a closer look

In this picture, well, you get the idea.

You can see a little port action in this one

This will be changing soon.

Ok, so thats where Me and Sean stand at this point. Will update more soon. Stay tuned for eye poping, ear busting, hardcore anal bass!!!

[shizzzon 461]

hardcore anal bass, lmao...

Yea, there are some more pics i need to take of the inside but thanks, Senchez.

Also, a video will be posted here shortly explaining what all has happened and will be happening Epic Style like always.

[shizzzon 461]

[Robert 9]

[16K 159]

Fuck ya thats what we wanna see!

[ricksi30 923]

Where's da port?

[shizzzon 461]

I do not have updates pics but it's on the driver side. the opening that's left is the port.

[ricksi30 923]

I do not have updates pics but it's on the driver side. the opening that's left is the port.

Sweet! Tuned in for this one!