My truck is used as a tow vehicle for my Crawler. I was looking at putting air on my crawler, but also was thinking about bags and air on my truck. What are the options for air in our dodges? I am building a bumper and can incorporate a tank there... Mainly lookig for compressor options. Its on my 06 mega cab with hemi.

Thanks

 

I use a Viair 380C as my compressor, does a damn good job too.

 

Viar is a popular option. Typically dependable units. I have a couple of buddies that are running knock off $40 compressors to run their bags and train horns, and they work fine too, for a few years on one guys.

I will be running on board air here after a while too. Great upgrade.

 

Any idea what hte Knock off air compressor is? Link or Part number? I will look up Viar..

 

No idea, and I knew the question was going to come up. I wil ask when I see them next, within a couple of days.

 

As far as knock-off air compressors, try Harbor Freight. I lived in Arizona until I moved to upstate NY a couple of years ago and my Jeep is pretty heavily modded because we did some serious off-roading out there, and if you break there you need to fix it on the spot, no tow trucks around the bend. For general air-ups after a run I picked up a cheapo compressor at HF (about 30 bucks) with the intention of investing in a Viar or something more expensive when I had the money... except the HF compressor did the job just great! That compressor can air up 5 33-12.50's from 10 psi to 30 without stopping, and did it regularly for a few years. I was so pleased I ended up mounting the compressor in the Jeep and hard wiring it in (it came with a carrying case and I think battery clips originally). I added a longer air hose to reach all 4 corners of my rig and I was set.

If you're like most of us and don't have $$ to burn I highly recommend trying a "cheap" compressor to see if it meets your needs before investing hundreds in something you might not really need.

Just my 2 cents...

 

I was looking at reviews for the Harbor Frieghts and Cosco. Both seem to be pretty favored by jeepers for air ups. I was also looking at a york compressor, but that takes brackets, v-belt etc. I like the idea of have a good compressor and tank at my tow vehicle, but can't decide if I want to mount a set, or just pack along a generator and compressor... So many options. Where did you set up your HF compressor? I am going to be running a 38" tire when it is all said and done on my jeep. SOmeday I will have a 42" tire on my Buggy.

 

I mounted the compressor on a wooden plate, then mounted the plate on the top of the rear fender on the right side with rubber isolators between the plate and the fender to keep any noise down. I just hard-wired it direct to a power stip I installed under the hood for my CB, lights, etc. The only thing I wired directly to the battery was the winch.

Like I said, I'd get 5 33's filled before the thermal overload switch cut out, but even with 42" you should be able to do 2 tires before having to give it a rest. As I recall it doesn't hve a real high duty cycle but for $30 bucks I got my money's worth!

 

Another option is to get a York compressor mount kit from Kilby Enterprises and you will have the perfect dependable setup. They don't show the Hemi kit on the website, but if you call or e-mail them, they have it ready! I want to add it to my truck at some point in the future as my SAS'd Astro has OBA and we used it all the time.