Bed mounted ARB dual compressor

Installed and wired my ARB dual






A little video I took of it operational on my instagram, feel free to take a look and let me know what you think.

https://www.instagram.com/stank_taco/


https://expeditionessentials.com/


Bed mount kit with extended wire harness.


Vixen air 3 gallon aluminum tank


ARB QD with dust cover mounted near my rear license plate.


All Stainless steel braided lines with JIC fittings.




ARB Wiring harness after removing all of the electrical tape




Parts of the harness that were not useful



Harness after it was cleaned up, prior to heat shrinking.




Twin compressor mounted in the expedition essentials bed mount.



QD mounted using a brass bulkhead fitting.



3 gallon air tank mounted and fully plumbed. I used a T on the exit so that I can run a hard line later up front for a QD under the front bumper in the future.




After a little trimming I got the ARB switch mounted and wired up. Had a CH4x4 switch but it’s a 3amp switch and I needed a min of a 15amp switch.

 

That is a Sweet set up!

 

This is the cleanest set up ive seen. Nice work man!!

 

Great job! Where’d you pick up that air tank? Fits perfect.

 

Thank you, I am digging it myself

Thank you, it was not the easiest process.

Thank you. The tank is made by Vixen and I got it off of Amazon, it is a 3 gallon aluminum tank.

 

Do you think the box has enough clearance in the rear to fit with a high clearance bumper. How far down does the new box hang down compared to the stock box.

 

I really couldn’t say, it has as low as the bottom of the bed. It sits about flush to the lowest part of the bed. If I had a high mount bumper I would be able to be a bit more helpful. You could always give expedition essentials a call, really nice people.

 

If you get a chance can you take a picture of what it looks like from the wheel side. I'm sure not all high clearance rears are made the same but a picture would help if its not to much trouble.

 

Can you do a little write up with some links to the parts you used? Very clean. Was thinking of the sale offroad mount under hood but the bed is nice for easy access to tank.

 

Nice setup! Curious, what’s the main purpose for the tank? Are you running pneumatic tools with it or just extending the duty cycle of the pump?

 

Give me a little time and I would be happy to.

 

Yes I will take one tomorrow.

 

You hit it right on the nose. It’s really for both. I plan on having some cutting and grinding tools on board and it helps with tire air up as well........and down the road I plan on doing a train horn as well.

 

Stainless line for connection of QD

$29 Viair 92804 18" Stainless Steel Braided Leader Hose without Check Valve

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000YC5IG0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_QTIRAb4REJ66V

Bulkhead fitting for QD

$18 Moeller Marine Products Brass Fuel Line Hose Barb (Female 1/4" NPT 1/4")

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MTI1BE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_OUIRAbSDSMQ85

Tank

$174 Vixen Air 3 Gallon (12 Liter) 6 Ports Suspension/Train/Horn Seamless Aluminum Air Tank System/Kit 200 PSI VXT3000SA

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071PC5VKQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_HVIRAb8P4F68N

I got all of my JIC fittings and lines from

https://www.northridge4x4.com/scp/engine-underhood/on-board-air/compressor-mounts-accessories


Compressor, wire harness extension and mount I bought from

https://expeditionessentials.com

 

Which wires did you actually keep on the ARB harness? I plan to use my twin for nothing more than airing up and would like to strip out the unnecessary wires to clean up the harness.

Also, why do you need a 15amp switch? Are you not running a relay?

 

Are you filling the tank and system as high as 200 psi? Curious if 3 gal tank fills a tire or lasts very long with a tool - I have a 5 gal/150 psi tank and a 2 gallon/2000 psi cylinder- which would you use (mostly for tires)?

 

Hope there’s a fuse to that line behind the dash if he is!

 

I used the supplied switch provided, even though I had a nice CH4x4 one. I called ARB and they said 15amp switch.....so that’s what I went with and there is a pressure switch and relay built into the pump, ARB supplied everything you need to make it plug and play. For the wires, you’ll see in my original post, I posted 3 pictures with descriptions below. On the long harness you should only be left with purple and black.

 

Well the 3 gallon tank is only for a little extra assistance, the compressor by its self is enough to run some small air tools.

 

Where'd you get your light switches?