I am trying to find a chrome 5 gallon tank in the smallest overall height that I can and the only one I have come up with is made by Chassis Tech/AIM. Does anyone have any experience with their tanks?

Here's a link to the one I'm looking at:
http://www.airbagit-store.com/produc...t.asp&ID=95333

It's 7"x30"

 

I would say a tank is a tank. It'll either leak or it won't. But generally AIM is some crappy stuff. But I would think a tank would be hard to screw up.

 

Yeah, all the research on SL that I did showed that Chassis Tech/AIM was not a very good brand but I thought maybe the tanks were okay. I'll dig a little deeper and wait for a few more responses, thanks Spider.

 

this is kind of the same tank i run except i bought mine through Suicide Doors.com. if you get a smaller tank then the less volume you have to work with as far as lifting up the vehicle. even if your guage reads 200psi. each bag generally needs about 20-30 psi per lift and one you lift all the bags up then your out of air. so in sequence the compressor is constantly running and annoying you until you fix the situation lol. i run a 5 gallon for all four bags and my compressor is running constantly, because im switch happy. the sound doesnt bother me because the floor is covered in dynomat and i have extra rubber bushings on my compressor, so the sound is minimal. none the less, 'smaller tank= less play time'

 

I follow what you're saying, it makes sense. So maybe I should run two 3 gallon tanks? If I run a two tank setup, can I run them off on compressor? If so, what's the best way to hook the lines up?

 

two 3 gallon tanks might be a prime choice because they can be located under the car and still not drag them on the ground. but please dont quote me on that because ive never tried putting a 3 gallon under my xb. as far as hooking them both up to the same compressor... you can run the compressor into one tank and then an airline from the first tank to the other one. its easy and simple.

 

Well, I decided on a 5 gallon polished aluminum tank from Chassis Tech and ordered it this morning. I measure and it'll fit on top of my sub box and should look cool (hopefully).

 

Ouch... Sorry I couldn't get to you first. I hope your order experience with AIM goes ok. What is worse than their products is their customer service. Worse than that is their track record with shipping the wrong parts. And the only thing worse than that is their return policy.

 

Oh grrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat.....that's nice to hear

For what it's worth, I called them on saturday and actually had a live person answer the phone. They were able to answer my question about what size ports the tank I was interested in had and were also able to take my order over the phone. I only ordered that one item so surely it'd be difficult to screw that up.

I sure hope it works out...I guess I'll know in a few days.

 

You clearly underestimate the magnitude at which AIM has royally screwed the entire custom industry.

Seriously though, in my MUCH younger, more naive days I was foolish enough to order from them, ONCE. It was for a bumper that they carried back then, built by another reputable company. The bumper I ordered was for a Dodge Dakota. What did they send me? A bumper for a Dodge Ram.

I ended up having to go round and round with them over the phone to take the bumper back and send the right one. Or should I say, to do so without charging me the INSANE 35% restocking fee!!! They were going to charge me 35% of what I paid for the bumper for their screw up! And I know from talking to countless others that this a very common practice for them.

Anyway, I hope it works out for you. But even if it does, in the future, avoid them like the plague.

 

I used a chassis tech accumulator on my setup. It came used. How nice of them. The threads were also half stripped.

 

Wow, you all are instilling just a TON of confidence! LOL

 

Well, you guys were right...I wish I would've waited for your posts. I called Chassis Tech again today (for the 3rd time) to try to get a tracking number for the tank I ordered on Saturday (today is Thursday). After a lengthy hold, the salesman comes back to tell me that the guy who took my order on saturday sold me a tank that has been discontinued and they don't expect to probably have again. This was after I had been told Tuesday evening it would be shipping out Wednesday morning. I asked that they just credit the money back to my credit card (which I WILL be watching for) so that I can find another tank.

*sigh* Now the search for a low profile tank continues.

For what it's worth, they were helpful...but just seemed very disorganized.

Okay, now I'm starting to get confused. I'm wanting to run F/B/S/S but I don't know exactly how many ports I need on my tank. The air gauge I'm running is digital so it does not require an airline and I'm going to use 3/8" airlines. Does anybody know how many ports I need on the tank? Or what other info do you need to be able to tell me how many ports I need?

 

Sorry to hear about another bad experience with Chassis Tech. I won't say I told you so, because I know how it is to be anxious. It is tough to wait around for some random guy from who knows where to reply to a post on the internet.

Exactly what type of gauge system are you using? Are you going to be running 5 sending units? One for each bag plus one for the tank pressure? Or are you just monitoring tank pressure? Either way, you still need to designate a single port to your sending unit. So there you have one port. In reality, you can make any tank work, it is just a matter of how much you want to do in the way of plumbing and fittings at the tank.

Anyway, here are the basics of what you need for a tank (The numbers aren't specific to a location on the tank)...

Port 1 - From Compressor
Port 2 - Front-Left Bag/Fill Valve
Port 3 - Front-Right Bag/Fill Valve
Port 4 - Rear-Left Bag/Fill Valve
Port 5 - Rear-Right Bag/Fill Valve
Port 6 - Pressure Sending Unit
Port 7 - Pressure Switch

So there are 7 for a basic system without combining the uses of any of the ports, or incorporating additional equipment. If you want to get away with a 5 port tank you can always use fittings at the compressor port to mount both the Pressure Sending Unit and Pressure Switch.

However, often timed you will be better off with an 8 or 9 port tank because it allows you the option to run both a drain in the tank as well as a standard quick connect fitting.

For a good listing of tank options check out http://www.suicidedoors.com

 

Thanks for the reply RTon20's. This is the air gauge I was going to run:
http://store.gaugemagazine.com/index...OD&ProdID=2025 but when I logged into my account I had a notice saying that it was not available for purchase so it was removed from my order. Does that look like a decent gauge? Because either way it looks like I'm probably going to have to either order a different one or get it somewhere else. They are closed now, so I can't call for clarification on exactly what happened. But in answer to your question, yes I will/would have been using 5 sending units. I'm not familiar with how these sending units work, so if you have any advice on those I'd appreciate that. I'm guessing the sending unit for the tank pressure gets one tank port and the other four are run inline somewhere in lines going to each bag/strut?

As for my tank dilemma, I used gaugemagazine's online live help and they went completely out of their way to find me a tank earlier this afternoon. They called around and called around to get me exactly what I wanted and at a cheaper price than chassis tech. I wound up getting a 5 gallon brushed aluminum tank with eight 1/2" ports for $59.00 plus shipping. These guys have been absolutely exceptional in their customer service and at this point I'd recommend them to anyone. Your explanation of the what each port is designated for makes it much clearer for me now. Thanks.

Next on my list is to figure out exactly what fittings I need....again I may call upon your help to point me in the right direction if you're willing to help.

P.S. Thanks for not giving me the "I told you so" on the chassis tech situation LOL ;)

 

I hate to tell you this.... ok... no I don't. Looks like the Gauge Store did you a favor. That digital gauge that the Gauge Store sells from FBI is actually from Chassis Tech / AIM. lol

If you really want to get digital gauges, Dakota Digital is the way to go. Unfortunately FBI probably has the best prices for their products online. A similar version to what you tried to order lists for $270 on their site.

http://www.fbirides.com/product.asp?idno=8259

 

gauge has awesome service.

 

I third Gauge rocks. I'll order from them even if they are a little high sometimes, cause I know it will get there, with no BS.