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hey guys, just a quick question for you!
I WAS THINKING, is it legal to have airbag suspension on our cars in VIC? i used to work for a mate that does custom 4X4 modifications HERE and one of his MAJOR mods are AIRBAG-ing 4X4's as you can see his Dodge etc etc. I can get them for cost price and labour for peanuts and wanted to know if it would be legal. or should i pour that money into the engine?????? anyhelp would be great. Rob |
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Rob - with the price of fuel at the moment, aren't you already pouring money into the engine? LOL
I would do engine mods rather than air bags, but it's up to you.
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hahaha good point! lol
its just that i would see it as an advantage to have air bags, when your on the highway dump it, when your driving in and out of driveways jack it up a few inches etc etc. i will give it a miss on this car anyway. |
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power........power, speed, gimmie gimmie gimmie... more....
Sorry! Got lost there. Um... go the engine mods. Its fun.... power........power, speed, gimmie gimmie gimmie... more....
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you lose handling characteristics with airbag ... in other words ... it'll handle like a bowl of jelly.
spend the cash on the engine me thinks.
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so casper.. care to tell me what you have gone and done with your car now?
yeah.... the bowl of jelly thing i know about HAHA |
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ok mate!
why do you do this to us???????!!!! sounds interesting anyway, i will see tomorrow! cheers mate Rob |
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how does insurance like airbag suspension (if its been engineered?)
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I inquired about an airbag setup on the AU yesterday, i was told they haven't developed any kits for the falcon, something to do with having to manufacture a new upper control arm as the factory unit doesn't have enough clearance....commodores don't have this problem apparently.
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speak to cali customz @ www.calicustomz.com he is in melb somewhere
or www.locolowriders.com (ring them or email them as they do car stuff as well as bikes) or www.hoppndrop.com.au all are very good at what they do and cali customz has put bags in a fair few autosalon featured cars ... and many others and also does hydraulic suspension(putting that im my AU fairlane very soon ![]() i believe what you were told about clearance issues is correct for bags but hydros are a totally different kettle of fish.. 1 thing that does amaze me is the thin ness of the upper control arm in the AUs :O.. makes ya think it would snap so easy! easiest way 2 check for legality tho is 2 ring the department of transport for your state and or ring 1 of the above for any questions you may have |
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I looked into this, but as the AU does not share a common suspension with anything from America, there is no airbag system developed for it. Big Bickies. $6000+ to do it properly. I wish!
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