So I don't know how many of you are tired of being lowered but I am, and hell I'm not even that low. I used to be like 1/4-1/2" lower but when I went 10.5" +15 and -5 with 285 square tires I started rubbing on the fenders.
So my current routine for lifting my car is drive up onto boards first. Now I don't have a lower profile jack so doing this at 2am sucks because I have to start the car and wake the neighbors. Also if I bought a low profile jack that's just gonna cost money or a car lift which takes up room I don't have plus $1000-$4000. Now even if I had a low profile jack I'd still have to jack one damn side at a time and then find a place for the stand to go. It's all just a PITA and I'm tired of it.
So what do I wanna DIY? Air jacks! So I started looking around and kits start at around $2500! Screw that. So I started looking for just the cylinders themselves, around $300-$400 each. Not bad but I can still do better. So I started googling pneumatic air cylinders and found one by Bimba that should work! It's 2.5" ID with a 12" shaft travel that'll raise the car. It's a 5x line pressure so with my air tank at 165psi each one can lift 825lbs or 3300lbs total for 4. Now that should work since the cars around 3000lbs and getting lighter. If it doesn't that's ok. Each cylinder can handle 250psi max or 1250lbs which I could do if I got a compressed air tank which holds 2000-3000psi with a regulator. The bonus....each ones only $100! So total investments around $400-450 after a few fittings, hoses, valve etc. Also each cylinder weighs only around 4lbs. So the car will only be gaining around 25lbs and that's not bad.
So question is mounting. Most pics I see they mount them onto the roll cage main hoop and front A pilar hoop. But mines not installed yet. So I was thinking the rear could be mounted to the frame where the tow hook lives and the front maybe the crash beam, all with brackets of course that the cylinders go into.
Stay tuned for more....
Pics....
Rear mounting spot to the corner of two frame spots
