Air Suspension Updates on Welding Rig 2.0

[@ScottArmas107]

That tying them in together came out pretty slick.

[@brianherron5400]

Looks good, all the small stuff that helps you out, before it becomes a big problem down the road 👍🏻.

[@gtmotorsports937]

Keep up the good work! Nothing wrong with refining any design to make it work better and more efficient! Loving the videos!

[@j_moffitt]

Thanks!!

[@jakeblackman5930]

I love what you do on your channel. I have a 2nd gen and am thinking of building a welding bed for it. Id really like to see more of what your buddy is doing with his red 2nd gen. Keep up the good work

[@j_moffitt]

I’ll try and video more of his bed we just are always working on different things and not enough cameras

[@donjackson4883]

Look at how Rayco-Granning does their light duty system. A single member anchored at the front and extending past the axle. No axle twist forces. I’m sure you could build something similar.

[@__Cperez]

the truck is looking good can’t wait to see it all done

[@aaronsbarker]

Just wandered by this video a year late... I've got a shot wheelbase F-450 chassis cab I use for hauling a 5th wheel hydraulic boat trailer and I'll have that loaded up to nearly 30k on occasion, but it always rides like an angry mule, so I've been exploring air ride suspensions. We have a '07 topkick with a Kelderman system and it's nice, but pricey. Your system reminds me a lot of how most big trucks are run with the bag behind the axle but it seems like having a longer single piece swing arm would make things easier.... like ford front ends, but longer. It would make a much better lever arm to counter the rear-mount bags and reduce the number of bushings & pivot points from eight to two. Yes, pinion angle change would need to be considered, but there's plenty of length there to minimize the changes.

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

Ok, I just saw your new video, putting air ride on another pickup... This one looks like a lot better set up!! I agree, you need to stiffen up the lower arm mounts. If you haven't done it yet, you should go look at a real air ride suspension on a truck. My personal favorite is the older '80s to '00 Freightliner suspension... Pete Airleaf is about the same.. one thing they've done to keep the pinion angle correct, is the front mount is below the frame... Straight line to the axle. Typically, leveling valves are set to ride 3.5" off the stops, frame level. Properly set up, it will be level empty or loaded... Or overloaded.

[@j.c.smithprojects]

the connecting brackets and tube look great. plenty beefy for sure. nice set up all together. its going to be a nice riding truck with whatever you haul and tow.

[@j_moffitt]

Thank ya Mr. J.C.

[@oldmanmosh6056]

You should've used heim joints on each link bar to cut down on torsional pressure when the rear end articulates.... I learned that the hard way... enjoy your channel

[@melvinmariott8609]

Im going with a square tubing on mine. I have everything I need i think now just need to find the time to get it done now.

[@rolinslist]

Great videos my man

[@KOSTASFK1200]

Awesome job! Keep the vids coming!!

[@moGear6253]

i have a 2000 3500 dodge all stock but new stuf... i want to install air bags butis it nessarie to ty the air bags to gather on a stock suspension thanks like the tunes too nice work realy like you work there excelent welds im trying thank you

[@j_moffitt]

Tie the air like to the airbags together you mean?

[@galaxigt500]

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[@moGear6253]

no like you said in video weld a bar from bag to bag suport shift side to side is that nessacery on a stock frame

[@bennaylor3658]

love the bag set up man when I get the time going to do it on my 2010 ram 3500

[@thenumber8llc]

Have you ever driven this with the bed off? I've heard the bigger bags when empty get choppy.

[@Alex123-g6q]

Very cool, can you tell me where you get air bags. Thanks.

[@j_moffitt]

Sdtrucksprings.com

[@Alex123-g6q]

@@j_moffitt Thanks, that about front air , do you install it ?

[@j_moffitt]

I can...

[@Alex123-g6q]

@@j_moffitt Your progects look professional, unfortunately I'm from Ukraine and can't ask you to make my truck. Want to make an air suspicion for my Ram 3500 4wd but don't know where to begin.

[@bradleyboyle5286]

Are you going to add the braces for the bag mounts to the store?

[@The_JEB]

Trucks coming along well. I have a 97 f150 that, in the very distant future I am going to be shoving a cummins r2.8 into... after some parts manage to fall off of course, dually swap it and flat bed it, been thinking of doing a bag setup like yours... Im not sure though.

[@mattnarish6019]

Why/how did you choose the 1R12-616 bags and how did you know they were the right bags for you?

[@gatekeeperoffroad4252]

Can you sell theses brackets?

[@mowafab]

you should have side mounted the bags to the frame but still over the axle would have saved alot of time they make bolt on kits like that check it out for future reference

[@j_moffitt]

Bolt on bag kits are just stupidly overpriced and I wanted to experiment

[@joseluiscruz474]

@@j_moffitt what it will be your price range to do something similar on a 13 f450?

[@59vaughn]

Yeah..I was concerned bout that glossy black...😏

[@moGear6253]

i guess you dont remember what you said making the air bags suports and the L drivers side R pass side with the bar you welded them to gather i guse at this point its a loss never mind

[@fordifynation7483]

Love it man..where do you order your bags from?

[@j_moffitt]

Sdtrucksprings.com

[@fordifynation7483]

Appreciate that

[@bradynbrown41]

What pressure are you running the bags at at ride height? And what size air line are you using

[@j_moffitt]

It has a leveling valve so I never put a guage to check line pressure but with the truck empty I’d say 15-20 psi at the most and using 1/4” air lines

[@bradynbrown41]

J_Moffitt thanks man. I’m about to finish up the 4 link and bags on the rear of my 79 f350. I appreciate it

[@s.o.f.fpatriotsforlife414]

any heavy truck internatonal peterbilt kenworth any heavy duty truck that has air ride suspension does not have the bag above the axle it's right behind it

[@manimaran1737]

Give link to buy air bag product.

[@davidlopata7532]

What on board air system are you gonna use?

[@j_moffitt]

Currently or plan on using ??

[@davidlopata7532]

@@j_moffitt let's hear both ? I currently use the Air Lift WirelessONE Compressor for my rear bags and it's not working properly. I've had it for 4 years now. It never worked good the day I bought it.

[@j_moffitt]

Currently the truck has dual viair compressors feeding a 5 gal tank that then runs to a leveling valve like on big rigs, in the future I’d like to mount a belt driven one using a York style compressor

[@MrInnovativeEnergy]

You could easily hang the entire truck from that bracket. I've seen a 20,000 pound bridge section held with a single 3 inch long Mig stitch across 1/4 inch plate and it held being craned into place.

[@j_moffitt]

Haha that doesn’t sound safe

[@MrInnovativeEnergy]

@@j_moffitt It was a bet between the crane operator and our welding crew on a bridge job we did. They figured our 400 amp miller big blue using a feeder could not put down a weld strong enough to match Arc or Tig. The lift was an I-Beam section with a single fillet weld across 1/4 mild plate. Crane operator said it clocked in at about 20k pounds. We knew the weld would hold. But it proves welds with good penetration, even on mild steel plate are stronger than you think.

[@j_moffitt]

Oh yeah, I can’t break my tiny tack welds half the time, gotta break out the grinder to fix my problems haha

[@MrInnovativeEnergy]

@@j_moffitt No doubt!

[@bradfordcustoms7588]

That purple paint or powder coat?

[@brandonmaley6737]

The watt's link stops the side to side movement....

[@j_moffitt]

Has a panhard bar

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