ARB or Viair

[MSFTMatt]

I currently have a Viair 10007 constant duty compressor with 2.5gall tank. I have this left over from my last F150. My question is should I figure out how/where to mount all that equipment or swallow the pill and buy a smaller unit like ARB dual? I saw Maximus makes a cradle to mount under JT but it isn’t cheap and I imagine it isn’t light. Decisions, decisions….

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[dajudge]

I would use what I had if I already had a Viair system that works. You will have to decide if the space savings is worth the money! I mounted an ARB in a case so I could take it in either Jeep, but I replaced a CO2 tank.

 

[fourfa]

Viair 10007 looks to be a kit containing a 450C compressor:
https://www.viaircorp.com/oba/oba-constant
https://www.viaircorp.com/c-models/450c-compressor

Which is more than adequate for filling Jeep size tires directly. I don't think you'd need the 2.5 gal tank or most of the accessories in that kit, just wire it up to the hard-mount location of your choice. Looks smaller than an ARB twin to me.

I built my own under-seat mount for the baby brother of your compressor (300P) here. You could do the same, or pick up any of a number of pre-made mounting kits.

 

[MSFTMatt]

That’s a good point. I had it mounted on my F150 for filling my 35’s. It could definitely be overkill

 

[fourfa]

I mean, my wimpy 300P that I originally got for skinny 31s on my last truck is way underkill for my Jeep 37s, but it just keeps not breaking... if/when it does fail I'd likely get a larger Viair and put it right where my 300P is now. Nothing wrong with overkill, especially when the money's already spent.

Here's a bunch of mounting ideas to think about: https://www.813fabrication.com/jeep-arb-viair-compressor-mounts

 

[MSFTMatt]

Thanks for help guys. I’ve been on several forums over the years, Toyota, Ford, and this is the most helpful group I’ve encountered.

 

[kickingaz]

I added the ViAir 10007 system to my JTRD recently. I purchased the 813 Fabrication bracket for a behind the seat mount, then decided to mount everything in the bed to a Body Armor Front Molle Panel. I still utilized the 813 Fab mount, just on the molle panel outside vs. inside. Here is a photo of the panel and tank before the compressor was mounted. This keeps everything accessible as I also bed mounted my spare to gain more clearance on the rear of the Jeep when I installed the Evo High N Tight Bumper.

 

[MSFTMatt]

I just ordered the 813 Fab extension panel for above the wheel well. Going to mount up my Viair there. Gonna check out that bracket you mentioned.

 

[Escape.idiocracy]

What size tires are you filling, and how often are you filling them?

 

[MSFTMatt]

I had this set up left over from my f150 so going to reinstall in my JT. Had 35’s on tbe Ford and will eventually do 37’s on JT. I air down pretty much every time I leave the pavement when I camp. I was able to air all 4 tires at once with the MORRflate system in about 5 minutes.

 

[kickingaz]

What size tires are you filling, and how often are you filling them?

I have 37x12.50x17s that I fill. It currently takes about 3 minutes to fill the tank and about 4 minutes per tire individually. I will make a hose set that will fill all four at one time (have all the tubing and connectors but didn't get finished before KOH this year). I will likely order a second 450C compressor to cut times in half. The 10007 kit I installed was a couple years old from a Raptor project I planned but never installed. I only fill these after airing up after offloading, not more than once a month.

 

[Escape.idiocracy]

I had this set up left over from my f150 so going to reinstall in my JT. Had 35’s on tbe Ford and will eventually do 37’s on JT. I air down pretty much every time I leave the pavement when I camp. I was able to air all 4 tires at once with the MORRflate system in about 5 minutes.

5 minutes is pretty impressive… the only reason I ask is we ditched our Dual arb in favor of CO2 for the sake of time. 10-12psi to 34psi was taking almost 20 minutes. CO2 took the same job and dropped it to a couple minutes.
Drop down pressure to road pressure varies by rig and conditions. If your compressor setup is able to perform the task in 5 minutes, that’s awesome, change over to co2 doesn’t seem worth the squeeze….

 

[MSFTMatt]

Having the 4-way hose set up is pretty crucial for time savings and the 2 gallon tank with constant duty compressor eliminates any lag time

 

[Escape.idiocracy]

Having the 4-way hose set up is pretty crucial for time savings and the 2 gallon tank with constant duty compressor eliminates any lag time

Cfm is cfm…

 

[HooliganActual]

Cfm is cfm…

Yeah, people don’t get that. Only so much air, CFM, can exit the discharge piping/hosing on you Compressor. It doesn’t matter if there are 4 of the same size hoses going to each tire; only so much CFM can go down that discharge line….

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