got experience with Air Ride?

**WABIT** · 05-11-2009, 12:38 PM

hey guys, i know this might be a looong shot, but just wondering if anyone has dealt with air ride suspension?

what would be the best option for installing air shocks on a mk3 golf setup

ive been reading up on custom bag sleeves over bilstein shocks

or

a direct bolt on kit i.e air shocks

any help would be great,

thanks
dom

**Rocket36** · 05-11-2009, 12:53 PM

Not directly related to the application in a VW, but I know a guy who has air bags insead of shocks in his HSV (rears only) and he swears by them!

I don't know the details but I know he can easily adjust the stiffness for different applications. Cruisinng, track or towing his boat.

The best way I can think of to approach something like this is let people know what your goals are and then work out which solution would be best for what you want.

Cheers

**WABIT** · 05-11-2009, 12:58 PM

ok, lets just pluck a random car out of no where..... say i was to air ride a B3 passat wagon, going to be my daily driver, dont want it too fancy, just to go up and down, front and back...... what would be my best option, custom make a set using custom sleeves or just buy a kit pre fabbed up.....

dom

**Rocket36** · 05-11-2009, 01:02 PM

Do you mean like air bags with the compressor and switches for raising and lowering etc? Or do you mean a more standard type of shock replacement with adjustable rebound resistance?

I would say pre-fabbed for either would be easier and a cheaper than having some made custom.

**DubSteve** · 05-11-2009, 03:21 PM

What you are looking for is probably a pre-fabbed kit, the hard thing is getting one in Australia, I am in the process of working out what the VR will need and stuff. I'm considering it very highly but the mk3 isn't hard to get low like a mk4 or mk5!

**WABIT** · 05-11-2009, 03:27 PM

yeah i have plans to import a kit from the states just need to know if there are any cheaper/more effective methods out there, ive got a bag kit on order at the moment

dom