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      Another thing to think of is a certain amount of roll set is required to make a car go through a curve. Friend I went through a driving school just reminded me of this term/phrase. It means a car center of gravity side to side does effect how it goes into a curve.
      I keep rereading your post and it seems your looking to remove weight yet you looking at multiple compressors, and tanks, even in aluminum are not light, extra hardware and honestly I see actual negative return on the expenditure of funds and time.
      We were given a formula to achieve this factored movement from CG, suspension mounting points, and a multitude of other factors Ihad forgotten about. It would have bubbled to the surface but its been 20+ year since that class!
      I figured my 71 Monte like 11 yrs ago and without a bunch of info I needed I plugged in as much as I had and figured the car needed to "set" around an inch with coil springs and after installing rear CoolRide I honestly think the set was around 1/2 or less as the rear just didnt roll like it used to with worn out springs and shocks.
      Think of it this way your going to need at least 10 t o12 active control circuits, at least 24 (rough guess in my minds calculator)sensing circuits, all the wiring and bracketry involved and some serious compressor(s) capacity to maintain steady pressure.
      Most systems run in the 50 to 150 psi range, and most springs while naever fail over that according to ridetech, upping the pressure gives a exponentially harder/harsher ride and will conversely seriously degrade your ride. Unless you seriously increase the spring size, then you get into cost,weight,function.
      Sounds like little gain for way too much effort.






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