For the air bag guys

[Volant1]

Any photos of rear set ups? Is anyone running the ride tech kit?

 

[MOBmentality]

Any photos of rear set ups? Is anyone running the ride tech kit?

if all you want is lift and ride quality.. all you have to do is put bags and brackets in the stock spring area and remove the sway bar

youll get right over stock .. and get about 7 inches of drop

ORRRRRR

DONT BUY A PREFAB KIT

take it to your local shop and have a nice 4 link built and do a c notch ( about $250 at most shops for a lil c) and get 6 more inches

ours sits with the running boards 3 inches off the ground from front to back.

Sorry .. no pics.. its in the shop getting some more done.. i but here it is full up and full down with bags in the stock location with NO mods done but removing the sway bar and nitro drop shocks.

 

[Volant1]

Lift? Ride Quility? hahahaha not for me lol, Its all about being low, I can build a 4 link and notch myself, Back in the day on my first air bagged project I way over payed for really crappy work so no one works on my ** lol. Are your bags still over the axle? Did you have a custom crossmember made? Do you still have a stock floor? Love the white on white btw

 

[MOBmentality]

Lift? Ride Quility? hahahaha not for me lol, Its all about being low, I can build a 4 link and notch myself, Back in the day on my first air bagged project I way over payed for really crappy work so no one works on my ** lol. Are your bags still over the axle? Did you have a custom crossmember made? Do you still have a stock floor? Love the white on white btw

what i meant by that was that if 7 or 8 down was good enough..

no.. mine has a triangulated 4 link but i didnt take pics before we put it back in the shop for more work.

in THOSE pics the bags were over the axle. and aired out its sitting on the bag''

ill get pics up with it gets out of the shop with it full down on the new links

 

[Max]

were you happy with the bags and no sway? I'm gonna cut some shit up this summer but don't feel like notching the back until the truck is paid and I have my degree. 5/8 drop would be nice but nobody makes any coils part 5" for these trucks. anyone want in on a group buy if I have some 7" springs made?

 

[MOBmentality]

were you happy with the bags and no sway? I'm gonna cut some shit up this summer but don't feel like notching the back until the truck is paid and I have my degree. 5/8 drop would be nice but nobody makes any coils part 5" for these trucks. anyone want in on a group buy if I have some 7" springs made?

yep ride with front sway.. no rear.. and independently valved rear bags rides fine to me. if you want a 7 inch coil you could just do what i did at first.. put in a bag in the stock location and set it to ride height and cap it. and you can keep the sway that way.

 

[fatnlowtahoe504]

yea im bagging my truck this summer, can u get some pics up of the install with how yall set up the front end and how yall did the rear with brackets and all

 

[MOBmentality]

yea im bagging my truck this summer, can u get some pics up of the install with how yall set up the front end and how yall did the rear with brackets and all

as soon as it gets back ill do a full thread about it with build up and such.. the rear end wasnt getting high enough on the up side so we are redoing a ladder setup to mount them on so they will be farther away from the axle.. was supposed to start on it yesterday but i think im holding off for a week just incase i need it for this weekend.. but its still at the shop regardless.

 

[Volant1]

7 or 8 down will be good enough I cant bag the front because its 4wd, Im planning on a stock floor body drop at some point

 

[MOBmentality]

7 or 8 down will be good enough I cant bag the front because its 4wd, Im planning on a stock floor body drop at some point

if you dont care about adjustable , the route we went the first was bags in low profile brackets in the stock spring location with 1/4 inch air lines going to a manual hose fill. (like your tires) you have to jack up the bumper to get air in them but once they are filled they ride great , you never have to touch them and with a Djm Free Mod you get 7+ down.

cost like 250 dollars plus install (SUPER easy diy weld job)

 

[ballsie]

if you dont care about adjustable , the route we went the first was bags in low profile brackets in the stock spring location with 1/4 inch air lines going to a manual hose fill. (like your tires) you have to jack up the bumper to get air in them but once they are filled they ride great , you never have to touch them and with a Djm Free Mod you get 7+ down.

cost like 250 dollars plus install (SUPER easy diy weld job)

Gotta link for the parts or procedure???? My 5/5 isnt low enough AND it rides like crap.

 

[denalianyone]

just throw some 26's on to fill the gaps...LOL

 

[MOBmentality]

Gotta link for the parts or procedure???? My 5/5 isnt low enough AND it rides like crap.

when we did that i used i used a site i cant find right now.. but all you need..

2 firestone 2500 bags
fittings (get all 90 degrees)
tell them you want the shortest upper and lower brackets they have
and a line kit with a schrader valve

should cost you 250-300 shipped.

running late and cant find the link but DJM Free-Travel Mod is removing your rear bump stop mounts which clears up like 3 effin inches of travel

(plasma cutter makes it like a 3 minute job)

After installation just know you will have to jack up the rear end to take the weight off the bags to adjust them... there just isnt enough air pressure in those tiny lines to lift the truck... but we arent worried about all that since we are just gong to us it as a spring...

so air it up and get it to where its a little too tall... then set the truck down and let the ait back out until you have the right height you wanted...

cheap....soft ride.. and a major drop.

win win

 

[Max]

you rat bastard, now I have to call firestone

 

[MOBmentality]

you rat bastard, now I have to call firestone

another inch or two is gonna have you clllllooooooose

Be careful of 2 things.. sway bar vs panhard bar.. and make sure you get the SHORTEST brackets you can for the bags...

i had to drop my sway to get all the way down but if oyu do the djm sway kit it shifts the stock sway bar over and inch and makes that not an issue.

 

[fatnlowtahoe504]

yea ive heard alot of people not using a sway and not having a problem at all

 

[Max]

I'll just build some shit when I do it, thanks tho. I'm guessing I'll last a week before ordering compressors, tanks, valves and get a digital air controller from my boy at dakota digital.

 

[MOBmentality]

I'll just build some shit when I do it, thanks tho. I'm guessing I'll last a week before ordering compressors, tanks, valves and get a digital air controller from my boy at dakota digital.

that is EXACTLY how long it took me... Then i got 2 more weeks out of it before i dropped it off to shave and 4 link it .. lol

 

[Max]

I need to pay it off and buy another c1500 obs, then I can sink loot into that thing and it's way easier to bag a coil spring 2wd. Truck is gonna make my ass broke.

 

[sickhoe]

was wondering if a 2 link would be ok on a 2001 tahoe.....