If you’ve been shopping around for the cheapest air ride setup, you have probably come across terms like coilover conversion bags, bag over coilover, coilover air bags and more. There are so many options when it comes time to bag your car, but if you are already lowered on coilovers and looking for the cheapest route to take to get on air ride then coilover conversion bags might be the route for you.
Coilover conversion bags and what you need to use them
For those with coilovers on their cars already, you are in luck. The least expensive method of bagging your car is by using coilover conversion bags to transform your traditional coilovers into an air suspension set up, meaning all you would need to buy is four coilover conversion bags that will thread onto your specific coilovers. From our experience, Maxload conversion bags would be the way to go for this since they have not only a low purchase price, but are also offered in many different thread pitches meaning they will fit the most popular coilovers on the market instead of being limited to one specific brand. If we were to recommend a conversion air bag, Maxload would be the easy one to point out.
When you should avoid using coilover conversion bags
As mentioned before, the conversion air bag method is mostly beneficial to those who already have coilovers on their car and then decide to convert them to air suspension. If you were to go out and purchase brand new coilovers and coilover conversion bags, it is unlikely that you would see enough of a price difference compared to an off the shelf air suspension kit from a company like Air Lift or our in house suspension, Super Low. On top of this, if you end up purchasing an off the shelf air suspension kit you will get a product with a warranty so if anything goes wrong you are protected in that regard. So in our eyes if you are starting from scratch it would make the most sense to opt for something off the shelf.
When you should use coilover conversion bags
So there is one other instance other than already owning coilovers where it makes sense to use coilover conversion bags to get your vehicle on air ride. The main reason that we would recommend this method is if there are no other available options for your platform, which can happen if you have a vehicle that doesn’t have a massive aftermarket selection of parts like more commonly modified vehicles do. So in this instance it would make sense to buy a set of coilovers and coilover conversion bags to get your car on air if it is your only available option.
Final thoughts: Are coilover conversion bags right for you?
If you already have a set of coilovers on your car, then conversion air bags can be a very low cost way to get your car bagged and we would recommend it for people this applies to. If you happen to be someone buying all new parts in order to get started on their air ride journey our answer might lean more towards buying an off the shelf kit for your vehicle since the cost difference would be negligible and you would be guaranteed a warranty with your products.
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