So a buddy of mine has a bran new digital air ride kit for a Cobalt that he never put on his cobalt because he sold it b4 he could put it on. hes asking $1500 for it. Im really thinking about getting this for my cobalt... The main reason i want to get air ride is because a month ago i got in trouble for street racing and im thinking that if i have air ride ill be less apt to race. lol! but if i want to race at the strip, i can pump the back all the way up and lower the front down. What do you guys think??

 

sounds like an ok deal.. I had my old s-10 bagged. I don't know how different it is on a car..But, good luck

 

yeah my buddy had a baged s10 and a few of my other buddies have bagged cars. they love theyre air ride system. im pretty sure id love hittin those switches!!

and considering this kit is $2000 bran new online this is a pretty darn good deal!

 

It depends on the kit/manufacturer.

If it's AIM Industries/Chassis Tech, I'd stay away...

If it's EasyStreet or Air Ride Tech, I'd go for it...

 

okay thanks. he said he spent $2,000 on the kit. im just wondering if i should put bags on my SS/TC or just do coilovers??

 

Baged cobalt in Michigan, sounds like you wanna rip off your bumpers lol

maybe Davidson has better roads

 

eh in some spots theyre bad. just gotta learn to dodge all the potholes. lol!

 

you wont be able to race at any track....

no bags at tracks.

 

Really why?

 

I heard air ride adds a lot of weight so you probably dont want to race even if you can adjust the height the weight is still there and I heard they fail or break often but again its what I heard I dont know for fact it would be awsome for show though.

 

no sure on the exact reason. I`m sure someone will chime in on why.

I would guess its becuase of the chance that if one air bag blows when racing at 80+ that your car would not fair well.. but i really dont kno. just kno the rule.


Its kinda hard for a plain old coilspring or coilover to fail.

 

Bags on a balt are good for certain things, depends on how you drive it iguess. If you drive it like you stole all the time, then stay away, but if you just occasionally hammer on it then it shouldn't be a problem... I have them and love them, the digital system is great, like jason said if it easystreet go for it. As for whomevwer said it added weight, my ENTIRE air ride lit came inh a box that weighed less that 60lb, total. Not too bad, that included the struts, shocks, air management, valves, tank compressor, the works.

 

Yeah you have a point there.

 

well one of the guys around here has a bagged cavalier and its runnin a stage 3 supercharger kit. its pretty bad ass! anywho ive whitnessed him racing at the Lapeer dragstrip... and i know they knew he had bags. but if they dont allow bags on dragstrips then why do they have these things called drag bags?? not trying to be a smart ass im just curious.

 

drag bags are used in conjunction with traditional springs therefore eliminating the risk of no suspension load on a wheel at any given time.

 

ohhh... gotcha. i didnt know that! lol! thanks.

 

I'd go for it, my friends have bagged minitrucks/cars, i'd so love to bag mine!

 

im really debating on it!! but id like to be able to take it to the track and race it if i want to... lol! i might just get coilovers?? idk??

 

Yeah, if you like to race, which I dont, then I'd go coilovers. Another one of my friends has them & they're pretty awesome...no complaints from him... Guess that's why i'm all about air! lol

 

since when did all these freaking chicks start getting here!?!?!?!

and more importantly, why did no one tell me!?

so....uh....how you doin?

 

I want to put air ride on my redline! I say do it cause slammed cars look oh so good......

 

Agreed... I'm already pretty low, but i will bag it in the future... too bad all that's illegal here in VA... so I need another DD or to move... hahaha... i think the best part is flippin the switches and draggin & throwin sparks (if ur set up to do that, of course)

 

illegal in VA?? GAY!!! what kind of a law is that??

 

Ya im pretty sure im going to buy it this summer, my car is already lowered 2 inches...I can only imagine another 2 . Yes and throwin sprarks is pretty bad ass.

 

oh you think i am kidding lol, i have an affinity for pretty girls.