Air Ride #003

[Air Ride]

Here are some specs and pics of my latest project.
22ret with lc engineering pro-turbo kit
turbo 5 speed
23 spline reduction box
OTT adapter to atlas 3.8
Volvo portal axles front and rear
Custom air strut suspension


donor truck

[84runner]

Lets see these axles 

[Air Ride]

axles

[BigMike]

More info on those axles please, such as Volvo applications/years/cost

Thanks

[Prismo]

All right another build! Axles
Is this one yours or for someone else?

[88runner]

I have a question on those axle,

since the portal boxes have 2 gear automaticly when when one gear goes in a direction the other goes in in the oposit direction.
So here is my question, since the 2nd gear goes in the other direction how do you go foward when you're not in reverse
is the pinion on the other side of the gear ? or do you have a special t-case that goes in reverse ?

I'm realy interested in these portal axles and they drop on the right side.
Please give me a clue 

[WHITE_TRASH]

Yep the pinion is on the opposite side of a normal diff.

[Air Ride]

The axles are out of a 303C that was made by Volvo for the Swiss military and maybe some others. The axles are getting hard to find but there are after-market parts coming out every day. A good price is less than $4000 for the pair. The ring gear is on the opposite side so the wheels turn the right way. They are very similar to Toyota axles in ring gear and birfield size.  I am building this rig for myself and hope to have it done for the next Hammer season.

[yotaboy79]

hell yeah keep us posted

[Air Ride]

front suspension

[84runner]

Now how well is this suspension goin to absorb the sudden drop or jolt?  Just curious casue this is gonna be trick 

[Air Ride]

Now how well is this suspension goin to absorb the sudden drop or jolt?  Just curious casue this is gonna be trick 

Being that air is compressible I am hoping its ride will be pretty good. Its will also have fox air shocks for dampening and some spring rate.

the latest efforts

[Air Ride]

another view

[WHITE_TRASH]

That is starting to look like all the rides that come out of your shop, killer!  Do we need to get you some help?  It seems that you are in love with your dimple die

[freds40]

Are those just regular industrial air struts or are they built specifically for suspension?

[Air Ride]

Are those just regular industrial air struts or are they built specifically for suspension?

Its just an industrial air cylinder that I have modified to work as my suspension.

[84runner]

Well the shocks will help out a lot  and is there a update on this thing haven't been update in a while ?

[Thumper]

Any more pics or updates so far.
Rig looks sick so far keep em comeing and good luck.
Hopefully he has been too busy building and fabbing too get on.
Lets see some more info and pics

adam

[Air Ride]

Haven't gotten to work on it nearly as much as I had hopped but heres some of the latest progress.

[Hyena]

From what i have seen so far, is the rear axle portal or not?  It doesn't look portal in the pictures.  the braces you put on there are killer though.  It's looking really nice.

[freds40]

The portals bolt on to the ends of the tubes. If you look in the pic of the angled shot of the braced axle, in the left corner you can see the portal box sitting on the ground.

[Air Ride]

the floor, 20 ga. steel

[Air Ride]

fire wall
working on the front bumper and winch mount, will post pics when its done.

[Fireimp141]

I like the way the "floorboards" and stuff turned out, very nice, keep the pics posted!

[Hyena]

I thought i was just seeing stuff.  Thank you for the clearification(sp).

[Air Ride]

Finally got it running and I must say it works great. Don't have the turbo motor in yet hopefully by the end of January.

[Air Ride]

more

[NUb]

I like the pimp interior its giving me some ideas

[Hottrod81]

SWEEEEEEEET

[kneedownnate]

I like it!  I've long been thinking about ditching the leafs in favor of an air spring/swingarm setup in the rear, kinda for the same leveling effect as in your pic.  Lookin good