Air bag suspension on a yukon?

[2004yukonlover]

Anyone put bags on they yukon or tahoe? I'm looking for cost and maybe even individual parts I gotta replace to get my stock yukon fully bagged on all 4s. I wanna lay it on the frame!

 

[shakedown067]

Lay frame? You'll need a lot. You'll have to build a notch for the rear frame, DJM tubular control arms upper and lower, 2" drop spindles, Spohn adjustable rear control arms and pan hard bar for starters (may have to do a custom equal length 4-link in the rear). You'll then need to figure out what bags you want (2500 or 2600), custom upper and lower air bag mounts up front, and upper and lower air bag brackets for the rear. For air management, do you want auto level or self adusting? I'm guessing around $8k in parts and labor to get really close to laying frame. Probably over $10k to actually lay frame.

My old air ride truck before the suburban.

I plan on bagging the rear of my suburban soon, but mainly for minor adjusting and towing.

 

[yates ™]

@Young28 is pretty knowledgeable in the subject.

 

[05Single]

Say bye bye to your back seats lol. If you don't mind that then please go ahead cause they do look awesome layed out.
As you could imagine its insane fab work in the rear.
Not easy like a truck where you can just take off the bed to do the work.
I was following a nbs tahoe build on fb and it turned out sick but it caught on fire on the hwy and was completely destroyed.

 

[05Single]

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/my-truck-56k-no-no.8913/page-39

 

[2004yukonlover]

Lay frame? You'll need a lot. You'll have to build a notch for the rear frame, DJM tubular control arms upper and lower, 2" drop spindles, Spohn adjustable rear control arms and pan hard bar for starters (may have to do a custom equal length 4-link in the rear). You'll then need to figure out what bags you want (2500 or 2600), custom upper and lower air bag mounts up front, and upper and lower air bag brackets for the rear. For air management, do you want auto level or self adusting? I'm guessing around $8k in parts and labor to get really close to laying frame. Probably over $10k to actually lay frame.

My old air ride truck before the suburban.

I plan on bagging the rear of my suburban soon, but mainly for minor adjusting and towing.

what do you mean build a notch for the rear frame? and why would i loose the rear seats?

 

[2004yukonlover]

Lay frame? You'll need a lot. You'll have to build a notch for the rear frame, DJM tubular control arms upper and lower, 2" drop spindles, Spohn adjustable rear control arms and pan hard bar for starters (may have to do a custom equal length 4-link in the rear). You'll then need to figure out what bags you want (2500 or 2600), custom upper and lower air bag mounts up front, and upper and lower air bag brackets for the rear. For air management, do you want auto level or self adusting? I'm guessing around $8k in parts and labor to get really close to laying frame. Probably over $10k to actually lay frame.

My old air ride truck before the suburban.

I plan on bagging the rear of my suburban soon, but mainly for minor adjusting and towing.

i think i can settle to as low as possible like how you have your suburban currently or maybe a bit lower than that. i just want that side step to be as close to the ground as i can and to be able to control each side independently

 

[shakedown067]

Gotcha. You plan on installing and welding or taking it to a shop to do? I can work up a pretty good estimate for you. I worked at a custom car shop the last couple of years where we worked on a lot of air ride cars and trucks.

 

[2004yukonlover]

yea i manage a mechanic shop i just need parts and prices maybe where to get them to make sure i get good quality stuff. i dont want to replace bags in 3 months but i also dont want gold plated bags either. lol

 

[01ssreda4]

what do you mean build a notch for the rear frame? and why would i loose the rear seats?

If you dont understand his post you are getting in way over your head.

 

[yates ™]

No offense, but like @01ssreda4 said, if you do not understand @shakedown067 post then you really need to research more. If you are just wanting to bag low enough to rest the tire in the top of the wheel wells then it is fairly easy but wanting to lay frame is going to take notching, cutting out of the area above the axle (seat area), cutting out of the front wheel wells and relocating a lot of parts, etc. A lot will also depend on wheel and tire sizes (your current ones will likely not work). This is really something you need to have well planned out. Bag prices are the last thing you should be worried about.

Not trying to be a dick but if you do not research and research more you will end up with a partially finished project or something unsafe on the road.

 

[shakedown067]

I sent a message to him with the contact info of the company i was working for last year that specializes in air ride vehicles. They can get great pricing, along with helping him plan out the build.

 

[Big Mama]

The rear axle has to be raised more than the frame will allow.

 

[quest51210]

contact Raymond, he will set you up. http://www.airrideequipment.com/