Not necessary to remove it. Dropping the spare also helps, or put a piece of wood in the area so you don’t drill through the tireHow did you go about gaining access? Do you need to remove the entire bumper?
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Not necessary to remove it. Dropping the spare also helps, or put a piece of wood in the area so you don’t drill through the tireHow did you go about gaining access? Do you need to remove the entire bumper?
Nope, just drilled it out. There is a plastic layer, an air gap and then the metal piece. I used a stepper bit and finished it up from the backside, which was tight.How did you go about gaining access? Do you need to remove the entire bumper?
You just need to run the red and black from the one plug to the battery. It's easier to put it on the passenger side as there is already a bolt to attach it to on the positive terminal. You can also just run the black wire to a ground chassis somewhere near your compressor.Alright. I have the compressor mounted and all the plumbing done. I put a quick connect in the fuel door, on the rear bumper and at the compressor itself.
Now I just need some help figuring out the electrical. I have the expedition essentials extension harness, the ARB factory harness, and am not running to a tank or lockers (obviously). I want to use an upfitters as the only switch. Need advice on which battery to mount the harness to, and how to accommodate the harnesses in the engine bay.
Better to ask forgiveness, rather than permission. Or some variation thereof.I told my wife I needed this air compressor. She just laughed, and said, "No." :-(
There are many YouTube videos comparing the speed of inflation of different compressors. Some of those are well done, some are not. One such video measured the time saved by using an ARB tank along with the compressor (probably the twin turbine compressor, but I don't remember which air tank). My take-away was that the air tank they used did not make a meaningful difference in inflation times.Awesome! That indeed sounds like a good choice, and glad my explanation was helpful!
It's a good question! First, to state the obvious, air tanks store a volume of air at a high pressure. It acts as a buffer between the compressor and whatever you're using the air for. The main value of a tank is CFM, but only in bursts until the tank's pressure reduces too much to be useful, then the compressor has to build the pressure back up with time.
A common use case for air tanks is running air tools. Air tools require significant CFM and a compressor that can directly put out that much CFM is quite large. Think shop compressors. It's simply impractical to expect a portable air compressor to put out that much CFM. So instead the compressor builds up pressure in the tank over time, allowing you to have the high CFM to run the tool, just in bursts.
I'm far less familiar with air horns, but it seems like that's the case with them as well.
I personally see less value in an air tank for filling up tires, though I don't have personal experience with it. In my mind you'll, at best, get one tire filled up quickly with the air in the tank, and then the rest will be filled up as if the compressor was directly connected since the tank will be empty. Filling tires isn't a burst operation like many (not all) air tools or an air horn.
But again, I don't have direct experience with an air tank when it comes to portable air compressors* so I'm stating things off of theory not practice. Perhaps the air tank is more beneficial for airing up tires than I realize.
* I have a shop air compressor in my garage, so I do have experience with an air tank in that regard. For shop air compressors the tank is useful for two reasons: some larger air tools will exceed the CFM output of even larger shop compressors, so still need the tank as described above. Also noise. The ability to not have the compressor running constantly while using tools is quite valuable.
Correct. The tank has other benefits. Pressure at the required airflow for air tools, system water management, heat dissipation, etc. The filling of larger tires will primarily be dictated by the limits of whatever compressor you are using.My take-away was that the air tank they used did not make a meaningful difference in inflation times.
Yep a person can always add a portable tank in the bed whenever it's needed and just connect to an air chuck in the bed.Correct. The tank has other benefits. Pressure at the required airflow for air tools, system water management, heat dissipation, etc. The filling of larger tires will primarily be dictated by the limits of whatever compressor you are using.
I didn't initially put one in with my ARB Twin but am thinking of adding one to help with winterizing my RV. I used a portable 5 gal plumbed in series this past season and it worked well...
I went with the Indeflate, which is two at a time. Works well since the front and rear are two different specs.@RedZilla my brother has that morrflate and really likes it
May I ask what quick connect that is that you are using in the bumper and fuel door? I like that it has a lid/cap.Alright. I have the compressor mounted and all the plumbing done. I put a quick connect in the fuel door, on the rear bumper and at the compressor itself.
Now I just need some help figuring out the electrical. I have the expedition essentials extension harness, the ARB factory harness, and am not running to a tank or lockers (obviously). I want to use an upfitters as the only switch. Need advice on which battery to mount the harness to, and how to accommodate the harnesses in the engine bay.
It's the ARB.May I ask what quick connect that is that you are using in the bumper and fuel door? I like that it has a lid/cap.
May I ask what quick connect that is that you are using in the bumper and fuel door? I like that it has a lid/cap.
Perfect. Thank you.
That dust cap works on all of their quick connects. I have to say that the ARB twin is one of the best accessories I have added to the truck. I use it to adjust pressures for towing/around town/on the trail as well as inflating paddle boards and mountain bike tires. I also use it to blow off dust in the bed of the truck and clean the sawdust off my clothing after using a chainsawPerfect. Thank you.
I cut out the raised area between the two mounting bolts on the heat shield wide enough to fit the mounting tab of the tank. I then reinstalled it and marked the cross member where I cut the slit and drill a hole in the middle of the marks.Those of you that mounted your compressor tank in front / above the spare tire, did you remove your tire heat shield? It looks like it’s in the way for how several of you mounted it.
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Thanks! Any chance you can snap a pic whenever you get a chance?I cut out the raised area between the two mounting bolts on the heat shield wide enough to fit the mounting tab of the tank. I then reinstalled it and marked the cross member where I cut the slit and drill a hole in the middle of the marks.