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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tony" data-source="post: 1381183" data-attributes="member: 17070">oh, my bad i misread...yea i'll get around to doing brakes one day..not sure i'll go with cobra brakes or go bigger with wilwoods or bear though. need money tbh <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />i bought ttocs air bags and brackets...then just pieced together my own air management. an air management system usually consists of an air tank, air compressor, air gauges, electric or manual valves, some sort of switches be it rocker style or paddle or really old school toggles lol. then some random fittings and air line. a water trap and pressure switch. now that all sounds like a lot of shit i know...but once you've done so many air ride setups you learn how to run through the install like changing oil. as far as pricing goes...you could just run universal air bags and mounting brackets/cups...then piece together an air management setup for as little as $1,000. i have a little under $2k in my setup which includes ttocs bags and brackets, top of the line air zenith ob2 compressors that were $700 for the pair alone. then the rest of everything i bought from napa lol. they carry all the fittings and line you'd ever need. as far as handling...the air bag itself will just make the ride more comfortable at lower heights than any coilover or spring ever could. once you lower a car enough they almost always take corners better and you can get super low with bags...however you'd be better off running quality shocks and struts to really get a nice ride. i'm running strange 10 ways that make this car ride awesome while being nearly aired out.bags vs a shockwave setup....shockwaves are just struts with a bag in the middle lol. they do move the weight distrubution outwards though which would help with handling as a coilover setup would. but i can't say they would handle much better imo. i'd never run shockwaves because the price isn't worth the benefits to me.</blockquote>