I NEED HELP GUYS, JUST INSTALLED AIR BAGS............

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I NEED HELP GUYS, JUST INSTALLED AIR BAGS............
mazzdarati avatar
mazzdarati
+1y
I JUST GOT MY CAR BAGGED AND MY ALTERNATOR IS GETTING REAL REAL HOT WHEN I'M DRIVING AND THE COMPRESSORS ARE ON AND THEY'RE DRAINING MY BATTERY EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS ON. I'M RUNNING (2) VIAIR 480'S, WHAT WOULD YOU GUYS RECOMMEND FOR ME TO DO? I'M ALSO GONNA INSTALL MY STEREO SYSTEM HERE SOON AND THATS GONNA DRAW A ALOT OF CURRENT ALSO, THIS IS PISSING ME OFF AND I NEED TO FIX IT ASAP, PLEASE HELP ME OUT GUYS.

THANKS, PETE
TooLowSdime avatar
TooLowSdime
+1y
there's a few different things you can do.

1. upgrade your alternator. see if you can get something a little stronger.

2. add another battery or cap. you'll probley add a few when you do the stereo.

3. only run one compressor.

4. run nitrogen instead of air.

5. maybe run a second alternator. i've seen people make a bracket so that they can add another alternator so it keeps everything charged.

hope that helps. that's what i can think of to do.
1lowfatkid avatar
1lowfatkid
+1y
im not 100 percent sure you have your comps wired right, how did you wire it? and how big is this alternator
gravity5 avatar
gravity5
+1y
http://www.powermastermotorsports.com/

get one of their GM drop in high output alternators....Extra batteries will not solve the problem, although adding one along with the alternator will help when you put the stereo in.
LOWEST1 avatar
LOWEST1
+1y
Actaully adding a second battery will just make the weak alternator work harder. You need a larger alternator. After that you can add a second batt for the jukes and compressors.
mazzdarati avatar
mazzdarati
+1y
THANKS TO ALL YOU GUYS FOR THE HELP, HOPEFULLY I CAN FIX IT SOON. AGAIN THANK YOU GUYS....
TooLowSdime avatar
TooLowSdime
+1y
sorry that's how i ment to say it. add another battery along with a better alternator.
fatboysS1O avatar
fatboysS1O
+1y
heavy duty alternator and some yellow top optima batteries!?!
bluec10 avatar
bluec10
+1y
when u run your car audio system dont use a cap use a kinetic cap killer
frmlayin avatar
frmlayin
+1y
Yes yes yes please check your wiring before you go putting all this juice to your system. You can possibly burn your truck up or totally screw your electrical system.