Four wheel air ride suspension conversion?

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Four wheel air ride suspension conversion?

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My searches have turned up plenty regarding the rear air shocks, replacement and conversion to standard shocks as well as safety air bags, but nothing on a full air ride suspension.

Has anyone attempted it? There are some complete kits out there, but I question their compatibility due to the somewhat limited aftermarket for our Bonnevilles.
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Nothing? No one has ever done this?
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I've not seen this done by anyone here, you'll be breaking new ground!
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There were a couple bagged 92-99s many years ago but I don't remember an 00+.
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stumbled across this post.

i was a member of bonnevilleclub 20 years ago.

back in 2004 i bagged a 1994 sse. it was green and had chrome 5 spoke 20's
the front struts were universal. i think i got them from airbagit.com i dont remember
rear were 2600lb bags
10 switches
viair compressor
it was the only bagged 92-99 that i knew of and never seen another one



im sure some of the old timers on this site remember the car
i gotta track down some pictures and post em some how
it was a fun car and i only had it put together for maybe 2 years before it got wrecked
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Re: Four wheel air ride suspension conversion?

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Sweet. How did it ride with the bags?
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GXP_Venom on the old forum bagged his 2005 GXP. However, he hasn't been active since 2020.
The car sits on Airbag/struts in the front and air bags in the rear, powered by a chrome air tank and twin ViAir 12V compressors in the trunk. An 8 solenoid valve air manifold controlled by a computer powered minaturized remote switch box allows you to adjust all 4 corners indepently and monitored by a digital pressure gauge mounted in an air conditioner duct. The car can go from sitting on its tires to jacked 2 feet in the air on the fly.
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Re: Four wheel air ride suspension conversion?

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Ahh I forgot about GXP_Venom. I didn't forget about that green bagged 94 3-wheeling around a turn though..
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95 SLE... a keeper. 241k miles. Low and Slow.
97 BMW 528i
98 Infiniti vq35'd i30: 13.3@104mph, 30MPG Hwy (RIP)
02 Jag X-type
03 BMW M5
05 Chevy Cobalt LS
07 Infiniti G35s 6MT (Sold)
07 Ducati Monster S2R 800 with DS1000 swap
83 Yamaha IT175K
72 Yamaha DS7: '74 RD250 swap, JL chambers

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