VIAIR onboard air how-to

[pat'sRAPTOR]

haha i told you guys i had something epic planned for my how to submission for the contest

 

[Rookie]

Good write up Pat!

 

[pat'sRAPTOR]

thanks zac! i know this might seem like a lot to do but its really not its fairly easy for the average person. i suggest getting an on board air system even if its just the compressor! ive been out many of times and could have used it to help someone or air up my tires! and it beats having to stop at the gas station to fill up after goin off road ahaha

 

[Rookie]

I've been doing a lot of research. This'll def help. Chris already has me for headers and exhaust after Snoball, I'm thinking a train horn setup with onboard air is gonna make the cut too

 

[pat'sRAPTOR]

hell yea man im ordering my train horns this week! and having that tank is perfect for horns haha as long as the tank is full you can blast those horns anytime! im gonna be adding to this how-to when i install my horns cause there is only one port to plug into im going to run a T fitting to the horns and to the coupling to fill tires.

 

[JeepSRT8]

Nice write up. I smell an Ipad going our way =P

 

[pat'sRAPTOR]

Haha I don't wanna jinx myself and say you're right but it's perfect timing cause I had this mod planned for a few weeks now and it is pretty epic! Haha

 

[dataustin]

Whew, there for a moment I thought you were mounting the compressor in the middle of the bed. ;-) Once again, great install....

 

[pat'sRAPTOR]

Haha thanks! I just placed it in the bed so it was easier to get the holes lined up lol

 

[Yukon Joe]

Good install Pat. Installing onboard air is a nice added capability to the truck. I got the same compressor. It runs quiet and seems good over all.

A few observations.
1 - I would be a bit worried about the flexibility of the tank in the steel strips. The flat bar doesn't offer any rigidity to up and down movement. I would add some steel strip front to back and mount it to the bed cross bars. This would help to hold the tank up and keep it from flexing to much when you hit jumps or parking lot speed bumps.

2 - you may want to reroute the air intake into the bed or up behind the rear tail light. This would keep it out of the mud and water.

3 - I like where you mounted the gauge. You will quickly find, as I did, that the gauge is nice to have, but you can't see it at night. I always kick my compressor on when it gets below 120psig.

4 - do you know if that tank is DOT rated? I'm not sure if it's required, but I know some of the viair tanks are and some are not.

5 - I purchased the viair hose and tire air gauge fitting. The 20' soft coiled hose will reach all 4 tires.

6 - find a cover for the air chuck to keep the dirt and water out.

7 - James at alternative offroad sells just the train horn portion.

Thanks for the information write up.

Yukon Joe
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