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What is your onboard air compressor?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by billthehiker, Mar 6, 2018.

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  1. Mar 6, 2018 at 11:14 AM
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    What brand/model air compressor have you installed in the engine compartment?

    If I can find one that fits under the hood, that would be my preference vs a portable one which I would have to find a place for[which means leaving something else at home because I just don't have room for anything else].

    Primary use is airing up/down when offroad, and of, course, a flat tire if that happens.
     
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    ARB mounted in the bed cubby. IMG_9066.jpg
    Box made by Expedition Essentials

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    I have a full time slide-in camper so cannot put it in the bed. It must go in engine compartment, if I can find one that will fit.
     
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  4. Mar 6, 2018 at 11:56 AM
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    I'd rather not think of all the $ spent :(
    Mine is mounted just like above but I have the Viair 450. It could easily be mounter on the passenger side of my engine bay, right above the tire well.
     
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    Is one better over the other in regards to ARB or Viair 450?
     
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  6. Mar 6, 2018 at 12:12 PM
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    I have a viair 450p hardmounted in engine bay, plumbed an airline under frame to rear bumper with a quick connect next to license plate. Wire a remote switch in same area.
     
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  7. Mar 6, 2018 at 12:14 PM
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    I'd rather not think of all the $ spent :(
    I have no clue. I bought the cheap ones for years and they always failed me. Then I went to a pancake style but as you said, more stuff to carry. I found this style on TW. I'm real happy with this Viair.
     
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  8. Mar 6, 2018 at 12:26 PM
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    ARB Single mounted to the triple stud fender mount, but may go to the double for no actual reason other than I want to. Planning on reloing to a slee mount to fit a 2x battery system.

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    I have the ARB twin mounted using the Slee off road mount. I wanted the back area for the 2nd battery in the future.

    I love the Slee mount, it is so easy to remove the compressor for the winter, takes like 1 hour. I dont want to subject my beautiful compressor to the stupid road salt here. Since I have no place to off road in the winter, it just gets removed and replaced, nice and easy.

    It outputs to the bed box with my diff breather.



     
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    Did you just run an airline along the frame rail to the cubby? A chuck front and rear is on my to do list.
     
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    Yes sir, I have a chuck at the compressor which I have never used yet, and one in the bed which I use all the time.





     
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    Sweet. Thanks. I use the chuck in the engine bay and I can reach all 4 corners, but why not go big? :D


    One of my friends has a chuck in all 4 wheel wells with some sort of pressure shutoff valve. He has 4 short hoses so he can fill all of them at the same time. It's WAY overdone, but pretty sweet.
     
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  13. Mar 6, 2018 at 1:09 PM
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    I thought of the chucks in all 4 wheels, then realized how overkill it was. The hose that comes with the ARB twin reaches all 4 corners from the bed box with no problem.
     
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    Implying half the crap we do to our trucks isn't already overkill? :D
     
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    Viair 450p not hard mounted though. Extremely quiet and works great.
     
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    I have the ARB CKMA2 in the engine bay. It's bolted to the wheel well right behind the fuse box. I thought about plumbing an air chuck somewhere, but realized how hot this thing gets. I like having the hood open for air flow. If airing up more than one truck, I drape a wet rag over the compressor to help with cooling.
     
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  17. Mar 6, 2018 at 1:16 PM
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    Here's my setup

    Viaor 450p in engine bay
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    Here you can see quick connect for air at rear bumper:
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    Yea I have heard the CKMA2 gets hot, the twin has a fan that runs if its on. I have tested it out airing up several rigs in a row no stopping, just to see and it does not even get warm.
     
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    Unrelated, what do you use that andersen connector for by the hitch?
     
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    Winch / jumper cables
     
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