Hello new shoes. Hello air

[isdeleon]

Originally Posted by X5SND

The majority of fittings used for the air lines were DOT approved air-brake air-line fittings. They're a bit pricey compared to standard 1/4" push-in fittings but being that they have endured decades of service in the transport industry, they looked like a wise choice. Here's a shot of them next to BMW's fitting for the front struts.




The note the o-ring on the inside of the BMW fitting, there is a second one further in the fitting...(enter the non-expert disclaimer here)....the guy I was dealing with for all my fittings and lines took a look at it and basically said that those o-rings will eventually give me nothing but problems...Especially once they have been subject to some of the nice things our roads/weather have to throw at them. The DOT fittings on the other hand have a sleeve that fits inside the airline after being pressed in to prevent the line from collapsing and eventually leaking.


So anyone out there who might have entertained this idea, but not quite sure about how to proceed, or if its worth proceeding, hopefully this can be of some use to you!

I also put adjustable air suspension on my civic (yes I said civic... ), and the only problem I constantly had was the quick connect fittings. They're a pain, I tried so many different ones and they all failed. Finally I went with Home Depot compression fittings and haven't had a leak since then. Hope it's working out for you though. Nice ride .

Something like (SKU #) 541907 but in 1/4" both sides...