Tubular Suspension Systems



A couple of cool renderings courtesy of HAZMAN

 

             

                             

                                

         
           

                                                                                                    

                                                       

 

                                                  

    

AIR GLIDE KITS FOR 300c

 

Kits from $2950

All kits are FBSS

Fitting from $1500

Engineers report from $700 NSW

 

Kits come with the following

1x Viair 400c 2.5cfm compressor

Front bag assembly with Dunlop triple convoluted bag

Only requires 65 to 75 psi to achieve ride height

Upper and lower mounting plates for strut

Upper plate has a stainless steel insert for long leak free life

Both upper and lower plates are T6 aluminium

Custom made Noltec upper pillow top mount

Correct articulated air line for strut - DOT 62543/ SAE J1402

Rear bags are Slam Specialties RE6 and include brackets

ACCUAIR compact 3/8 valve block assembly (Plug and Play) 5 year warranty

250 psi 3/8 particle filter/water trap

2x 220 psi Viair dual needle gauges

1 x 4 way control panel

All fittings are Alkon DOT Brass push to connect

5 Gallon SAE J10 steel tank, 2 shapes available

Optional ACCUAIR self leveling with 3 height settings

 

Upgrade are as follows

Standard kit with Viair 480c 200psi compressor                            $3020

Standard kit with 2x Viair 480c 200psi com[ressors                      $3335

Standard kit with self levelling Accuair                                          $3800

Add self levellig option to any of the above kits                            $850

GC Digital stealth 1/2" 2 speed valve lines & fittings                    $790

Adjustable Koni's front                                                                    $930

Adjustable Koni's rear                                                                     $810

Tire inflation kit                                                                               $98

Air Box wireless remote 18 function 30m range                             $250

Standard fitting cost                                                                         $1500

Fitting cost including self leveling                                                   $1850

Engineers reports NSW from                                                            $700

 

 

300c AIR GLIDE STRUTS

Unique features of Air Glide Suspension Bag Struts

All struts parts are made in house (not imported)

TSS kit uses factory OEM bodies or Koni shocks (Konis best choice)

All struts come standard with triple convoluted bags.

DUNLOP TRIPLE convoluted bags are 25% larger volume than strut bags.

The triple convoluted bag has a 3000lb rating

Fitting bags over strut will not pressurize shock internals if the bag has the correct volume.

Triple convoluted bags out perform all other bag struts in handling, comfort & reliability.

Triple convoluted bags maintain full original travel, 188mm on the 300c with our Koni’s

The drop over bags fall 50mm short of this.

Koni shock upgrade allows the choice of Limo style ride thru to performance.

No other kit has this feature.

Most rolling sleeve bags only have a 1200lb rating due to a smaller volume of air.

This 1200lb is under the tire load rating (100W = 800kg or1760lb) for this car and would not pass engineers.

The rolling sleeve bag would also be working at 100% of its capacity just to achieve 100mm legal ride height

let alone allowing a safety margin for cornering, braking, bumps and pot holes.

Upper seal plates on TSS struts have a S/S insert for leak proof operation.

Lower strut mount is a fully machined ‘billet’ piece of 6061 aircraft aluminum.

Each TSS strut is 7kg lighter than stock strut on average.

All TSS struts have correct DOT articulated line.

The articulated air line has a higher flow rate than ½” air line.

Other struts have push to connect fittings or braided compressor air lines and cannot be engineered as they do not

meet the DOT requirements.

These other air lines fail as they have not passed the whip test all brake and articulated air lines have been tested too.

Dollar for Dollar the TSS kit is miles infront of any other kit currently sold on the market.

 

Just recently I had a popular drop over bag for 300c load tested

The results were concerning to say the least

The bag itself use to be advertised as 1500lb rated bag

They now no longer post a load rating for this bag.????

Now for the front of a 300c this is already too little as this bag needs 90 psi

just to achieve ride height and these bags are rated for only 100psi.

When the bag was load tested at 100 psi it only came in at 1260lb.

Well under the claim of 1500lb.

A volume calculation was also done by filling the bag with water and then draining it out to get the volume

The calculation for lift at that volume came in at 1060lb @100psi

It is extreemely important to make sure the bag used on such a large car has enough lifting capacity for the car and is not working at 100% of it load capacity just to get ride height

The ride would be extreemly stiff as the bag effectively would be locked up

One other thing I found is the tire hits on this bag at full lock