Chevy & GMC Vans

We have talked about almost everything you have think of in brakes.Except for...........a conversion to Air Brakes!!!!.

What do you guys know about them and what you you think??.

Sure seems like plenty of room passenger side bottom for a air tank.........

Yes, you are nuts! Working on your van yet? Or are you still just reading the internet for ideas?

LiftedAWDAstro wrote:Yes, you are nuts! Working on your van yet? Or are you still just reading the internet for ideas?

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LiftedAWDAstro wrote:Yes, you are nuts! Working on your van yet? Or are you still just reading the internet for ideas?

Well Deano ya just gotta read my latest posts........ #-o

Yup your nuts. There would be no benifit to putting air brakes on. There are alot of moving parts and they don't have the feel and response time of hydrolic brakes.

We love ya thou I mean who else would think of things like this.

Kidhauler wrote:Yup your nuts. There would be no benifit to putting air brakes on. There are alot of moving parts and they don't have the feel and response time of hydrolic brakes.

We love ya thou I mean who else would think of things like this.

I would have thought they where a upgrade.

I'm not expert on air brakes, but I don't see what could possibly be gained. The problem with Astro/Safari brakes is in capacity... meaning size. Adding air to the equation wouldn't improve that.

But there is always the 'cool factor', and air brakes would add that!

Air brakes are more powerful but that is due to the size of the parts. Also you are limited to how many times you can brake by how much air you have in the tank. When the air pressure drops the spring brakes come on and you don't move. Plus air brakes need to be adjusted daily and greased regularly which most people don't do.

I drive class 1 and work on the trucks all the time. It would sound cool pulling the spring brakes on and the big puff of air when you pull up to park but the rest of it would be a pain in the butt.

Now putting it on a airbag suspension system so it hisses and sets down when you park that would be cool and probably easier.

Really wasn't thinking about a cool factor at all.It is that larger truck's and bus's have them,so there must be something to it.The larger parts does make sense.I am working near the vacuum brake booster on the 89 Ole Yellar rust repair and the thought occurred to me what kind of upgrade I might be able to do.I never liked the hydro boost on the 94 LT.Seemed like the brakes on the 85 where better.

Should have stayed with the "cool factor" Gary...

Yup, Gary. You are officially Nuts ! LOL

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