I like the look of an airbagged car. I guess the main problem of doing it to a 5 would be the handling would go out the window due to the use of airbags. The other would be that the airtank would fill the boot.
Thoughts?
Airbags on a 5?
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 5:23 pm
by Jeo
No idea how real they were but I have heard of kits that claim minimal losses in handling. A smaller tank could be jammed up under the boot perhaps?
By 'you like the look of an airbagged car' I'm assuming you like the chassis rails on the floor look?
Airbags on a 5?
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 5:46 pm
by 16bit
how would they go with a double wishbone setup? would it fit?
Airbags on a 5?
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 6:17 pm
by hks_kansei
dont see why it wouldnt fit, some just replace the springs:
Airbags on a 5?
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 9:10 pm
by bruce
Yup, I luv the look of a car sitting on the ground.
I think you'd need 2x 1 gallon tanks and with the compressors, etc, you would have no boot space left.
Airbags on a 5?
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:38 pm
by Speedyblue
Every time the height changes, so does the camber and toe settings. So you still have to pick a height and stick to it unfortunately. You just get the joy of dropping it when you park.
Airbags on a 5?
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 1:05 pm
by rjastra2
Aren't they illegal?
Airbags on a 5?
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 1:23 pm
by Jeo
rjastra2 wrote:Aren't they illegal?
Legal, provided they've been engineered.
Airbags on a 5?
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 4:25 pm
by hot rod
Airbags are not designed to run at high speed either.
Not sure why you'd bother...
Airbags on a 5?
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 8:01 pm
by Okibi
Not a fan.
Airbags on a 5?
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 2:07 pm
by Benny
Have a talk to Heasmans in Sydney. They import a lot of these kits and fit them as well, and will also give you some good advice on this.
