Date:         Tue, 8 Sep 2015 09:42:51 -0400
Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tantonbz@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Tom Buese <tantonbz@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Air lift best rear spring bags
Comments: To: Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com>
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It appears to moi that the bags air connections may leak right out of the
package, mine did, but were easily fixed w/ another new Schrader valve &
making sure your connections to the bags & valve are done properly. Once
corrected my bags held pressure all Winter & until just recently, I didn't
even add air.  Now that I am going to pull the Titanic out of drydock & set
sail for Buses By The Buoy & Transporter Fest next month, I will be
fiddling w/ the bags as needed to adjust the ride. BTW, the instructions
come w/ warnings on making sure the connections don't leak & to keep a
minimum pressure of 5 psi in the bags at all times or the bags will get
damaged-YMMV
For Eric, the bags look like the connection is on the bottom or top, but in
reality, the bag is installed w/ the seam facing up/ down, not
horizontally, so the connection to the hose goes out the side between the
coils.  The bags are very tough & will expand up & down to fill the coil
space even though it looks like the seams should be perpendicular to the
major direction of inflation.  YMMV

On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 11:11 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:

> According to my post on the samba, mine have been in place for 5 years.
> Still holding the 15# I put in them when I installed.
>
> Ji m
>
>
> > On Sep 7, 2015, at 3:51 PM, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MYMTS.NET> wrote:
> >
> > Mine didn't last particularly long on my 85. I appreciated the firmer
> ride but for some reason they lost pressure and by the time I noticed they
> had gotten chewed up. Hopefully others had a better experience.
> >
> > Jeff
>



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Tom Buese