Alterkation or HemiDenny

snapetwo said
I want air ride on my setup to, so i can raise and lower it. HOWEVER. just heard back from Bill at RMS and he points out his opinion and experience with it...has me thinking twice now.

" On Air Ride, we discontinued the option in 2008 due to it being terribly unreliable. The ride quality is impossible in heavier cars, kind of reasonable in A-bodies, but in the end it's for trailer queens really. Anything that will see driving time needs coil-overs - they're nice riding and handling, and bullet proof for years and years. If a show car is what you're after, I can include parts to allow Air ride on request, but I highly recommend sticking with coils. Not to mention the added cost of air can get out of hand in a hurry. "

They did have some issues with the shock bodies back then. Ridetech recently went to Fox for their shock bodies. Fox being masters at valving since they are off road gurus and know how to build a shock that can handle short square edges...street translation is pot holes.

I did have issues at first due to the older shock design....that was not a function of the RMS set up but the shock itself.

Ridetech did me right and allowed me to trade in for the newer set up and it's night and day from the old stuff. I have put about 2000 hard miles on the new set up and have no complaints...in fact the ride is way improved over stock. Much more supple like a GM A body car (sorry). I like to cruise and show so when I cruise I have it aired up and when I show I air out.

Yes the air ride is pricy but as I mentioned the new stuff works and works well. It's not just a pretty face, it performs as well.

Those pics of the car slammed are just that. Slammed for show with the oil pan just touching the ground. I know other cars can go lower but with a Dana and 7qt pan that's as low as I could go without modifying the floor pans. It's good enough for me.

FYI When I drive It sits like this.

It's really all personal preference and I don't mean that HD's stuff wont work or isn't quality. I don't know anything about it other than what I read so it's just my opinion. The thread is about HD vs RMS. I know about what I have so that's what I can talk about.

Love the Duster by the way...very intimidating stance.