where to put valves

over the winter i wanna upgrade my airline to 1/2 inchnow my valves right now are on my tanks in the rear hatch..what i was wondering is it better to have my valves for my front alot closer rather then like 8 feet away? and i dont got any mounting brackets on them does anyone know a good way to make something work for that also?

the closer your valves are to the bag, the less body roll and sway you will have. What kind of valves do you have?

Edited: 9/16/2006 4:18:34 PM by thacru78

I put mine right on top of the bags. It is killer fast with 1/2 line and fills at 200. Too fast for me. It is really load also which I like. I just ran wire and gauge line to each bag. I am running hydrauil line so it's realy stiff, therefor no flex to cause leaks. I havent had a problem at all with this setup.I did mine like this, right off the bag

damn jerry that goat looks killer,and yea the closer the valve 2 the bag the faster,i have the same line as jerry and that is the only way 2 go u wont ever have 2 worry about anything

Edited: 9/16/2006 5:02:02 PM by Shitty

if you mount all the valves on the tank and you blow a line you only loose pressure in the bag if you mount them on the bag and blow a line you loose pressure in the bag and tank then all bags go down because no back pressure there are pros and cons to both ways so it is up to you. and on the body roll yes it is a little worse but not enough to tell a difference that is why you should only use 8 valvs becouse with 4 you get very bad body roll and always rember keep a clean booty

Mounted mine to the side of the frame rails under my doors.

the only bad thing about that is if something happens u cant get 2 the valves,i have my valves for the front under the hood on the coresupport and the back is under the bed by the cover for the stepnotch

if you run check valves then you won't loose any air in your bags if you blow a line. as long as it's between your valve and the tank.
the closer the valve to the bag, the less air you will use. mine are under my bed. i can get to them if i'm layed out. i can close them off and fill my bags with a air hose if i have any problems. i even have a quick disconnect on my tank.

that is a very good point but the check valve would need to be right by the valve on the bag

I am running hydraulic line so I don't have to worry about a blown line. Hydraulic lines almost bulletproof. When I cut my bed out I forgot about one of them, just kept on cutting. Finally realized, barely a nic on it. I'm a farm boy and I can tell you hydraulic line is tough. I have a hook up on it so it wasn't to expensive either. I can get to all my valves really easy. I have to bend a little but it's not bad. Thanks for the compliments on the truck.