Air Compressors (On Board Air)

[alexrex20]

If its that slow for your 33's then it wont last for my 35's (going bigger in the future). I don't need it to actuate lockers, just tires. The $300 tag includes the compressor, air hose kit, and a jeep bracket. The bracket sells for ~$80, so I could probably get $50 for it. Either way, I'll have to look for something else.

idk what kind of bracket they're selling to you for $80, but the ARB CKMA12 comes with a pretty universal mounting system. its bracket has a nice base that attaches via 4 bolts. the compressor isolates itself via 4 rubber bushings, and the entire compressor can be rotated 180 degrees within the base, to get fitment just right. not only that, but among the main compressor components, you still have room to rotate and realign, to get even better fitment.

i wouldn't pay an extra $80 for a bracket; i'm confident you can get the compressor to fit any and everywhere on your jeep, with the supplied hardware.

 

[ARBTECH]

I can understand your concerns, none of us like the idea of potentially getting stuck somewhere without air, but you should be good. I can check though, the serial number is on the base bracket and should be 7 or 8 numbers long. Shoot that over to me and I can determine when it was built.
Marc

 

[Stan the Man]

idk what kind of bracket they're selling to you for $80, but the ARB CKMA12 comes with a pretty universal mounting system. its bracket has a nice base that attaches via 4 bolts. the compressor isolates itself via 4 rubber bushings, and the entire compressor can be rotated 180 degrees within the base, to get fitment just right. not only that, but among the main compressor components, you still have room to rotate and realign, to get even better fitment.

i wouldn't pay an extra $80 for a bracket; i'm confident you can get the compressor to fit any and everywhere on your jeep, with the supplied hardware.

I wouldn't even be able to use the bracket. I forget which company makes the bracket, but its designed to mount the compressor next to the brake booster on a JK. Its Jeep price, surely we wouldn't understand :smiley_drive:

I can understand your concerns, none of us like the idea of potentially getting stuck somewhere without air, but you should be good. I can check though, the serial number is on the base bracket and should be 7 or 8 numbers long. Shoot that over to me and I can determine when it was built.
Marc

Marc, is there a build date that we should look for, for the newer better models? I don't want to place an order and have them ship me one that was built in '07. Is there a build date on the box or stamped on the unit or what serial number do the new ones start at? Sorry lots of questions...

 

[ARBTECH]

Hi Stan,
understand your questions and your concerns. That said, we sell a ton of these compressors every month and it was a ramped up production schedule with the batch issue occuring over 2 years ago (summer 2007) so the affected number were quite small. Therefore, I would be very surprised if any of our dealers whom guys here typically use would have any stock older than a year or so and anything built after about sept/oct 2007 is good.
Marc

 

[Stan the Man]

Hi Stan,
understand your questions and your concerns. That said, we sell a ton of these compressors every month and it was a ramped up production schedule with the batch issue occuring over 2 years ago (summer 2007) so the affected number were quite small. Therefore, I would be very surprised if any of our dealers whom guys here typically use would have any stock older than a year or so and anything built after about sept/oct 2007 is good.
Marc

Good to hear. So anything after fall of '07 is putting out those numbers you sent me earlier? Also, I may or may not have just purchased a compressor :ylsmoke:

 

[ARBTECH]

I'd say you're safe with anything 09 and up for the current spec sheet. From fall 07 on they made a lot of incremental changes that have eventually stacked up to the current spec. Regardless, the numbers on the original spec sheet will be conservative no matter what.
Marc

 

[Geo14cux]

Hey can I still buy parts for the old ARB comp? I have one under the bench that scored the cyl walls...

 

[ARBTECH]

Assuming the compressor is a RDCKA unit (the one we built from about 93-2007) you can buy a cylinder rebuild kit (includes piston, rings, rod, barrel, and o-rings needed) for about 40 bucks (don't quote me on that as I am at home and not at the work computer). It's part number 290311 I think, but we can double check when you ring. I would do it quick though as they are just about gone and there will be no more once we run out.
Marc

 

[Geo14cux]

Thanks Mark! I'll be ringing you in a few hours!
Sorry for the hijack! :elkgrin: