Kind of a old thread but here's my thoughts. Set it up correctly the first time. Either pay a shop or get someone who knows what they are doing to help. Have a good welder weld everything up. preferably someone who does it professionally. I've redone a lot of setups where i removed most of the old setup with a small body hammer. Say no to nitrogen. 20 lifts is a trip across town for me. on a daily that would be extremely pricey. I use a old York A/C compressor. It'll fill my tank from 0 to 150 in a minute. They are cheap around here. ussually about $20.

One the air management for a daily don't use any bigger then 3/8" valves. Mine has 1/2" lifts with 1/2" lines and it'll jump off the ground. it's hard to control at highway speeds. use a water trap. Steel tanks will last years if you drain them once in awhile. I use compression fittings from the hardware store. There is no air or water specific compression fittings. The closer the valves are to the bags the faster the reaction in the bag. having some airline inbetween cushions it a little. check valves are good to have between the compressor and tank but i think they are overkill to have them for each bag. If air is leaking out of the bag then the fitting needs tightened. The only time check valves between the tank and bags would hep is if your tank failed then the check valve would keep pressure on your valves and keep air in your bags. as long as you aren't useing a cheap china chrome tank or your tank doesn't drag you should be good.

 

Not trying to thread jack, but my father-in-law owns a hose & fitting company called Northwest Fluid Power. They do hydraulic & air hoses & fittings. Could I just get the hoses & fittings from him or are there certain types I would need?

 

Those will be fine for what your planning to use it for!

 

Those fitting should work fine. I've always used hardware store compression fittings and the only problem i've had was this weekend on the yota. 2 of the caps that hold and compress the line into the fitting cracked so they were leaking. keep in mind this truck has been bagged for almost 4 years with the valves on the tank in the bed and open to all the elements.

 

^^^that's why you always carry an emergency kit. i drive my truck everyday (unless raining), but i always make sure the i carry an extra bag, extra valve, a handfull of extra fittings and some line. and the compression fittings are the best, i only use the quick release for an emergency situation. but anyways, with the right stuff, you shouldn't have any major problems

 

Nice, thanks for the help guys. I haven't checked on prices yet but I know I can get it for cheap. Let's put it this way, I haven't payed for a garden hose in 10 years!