Bagging an 03 Hoe.....(56k Killer)

[airbagd]

Well I've finally started. I'm bagging my 2003 Tahoe. I started tonight on the rear and hope to have everything finished by tomorrow (or Sunday at the latest since this is my daily driver).

What I'm running

2 - Viair 480c Compressors
2 - 5 gallon aluminum air tanks
4 - Parker 1/2 air valves (fill)
4 - Parker 3/8 air valves (dump)
1/2 inch airline run to all four corners
1 - EAI 5 switch switchbox
3 - AVS dual needle guages w/ blue LEDs
DJM RK2000 rear trailing arm relocators and sway bar end links
DJM Drop Control Arms
McGaughy Drop Spindles
CoolCars rear air bag brackets
AVS torsion style front air bag brackets
Socal Diesel Overhead gauge mount (for front and rear bag PSI)
Custom gauge mount in dash (for tank PSI)

All the wiring and plumbing for airlines has already been completed (I started doing it on the weekends).

I'll try to take as many pics as possible so hopefully it will help others if/when they decide to do it. If there's anything you want pics of, let me know and I will try and get them.

With that being said....on to the pics!

Sitting in the garage ready to go

Sway bar endlinks and bottom shock mounts disconnected to allow the axle to drop down.

Starting to cut the bumpstops (DJM Free Travel Mod)

Prying it open to get the back side

Cut off bumpstop (before being grinded down)

Bottom bag mounts (these can be shortened if you want)

Mock-up of what bag setup would look like (on a spare rear axle I have)

 

[JKmotorsports]

Can't wait to see the finished setup.
One of these days I'll bag mine. One of these days.....

 

[mikeyboy]

make a good wright up i need one lol

 

[puckhead]

Sweet dude! Cant wait for the finished set up! you gonna be running stock rims or you have some sittin off to the side waiting to go on? Good luck!

 

[fatnlowtahoe504]

its going to come out tight, i need to get some some drop spindles and drop arms so i can go lower...

 

[airbagd]

Well I didn't start until the afternoon, but we were able to get the back done, and start on the front. I'll have more pics of the front setup tomorrow night.

We ran in to a lot of fitment issues in the rear to make sure the bag wouldn't rub where the bumpstop bracket was. I ended up having to angle the bags a hair, to get the bolt through the upper spring perch.

My total measurement was a 6 1/2" drop from when I first started. I could probably gain another 1 1/2" - 2" by cutting down the cups.

It's nowhere near as low as I want it, but it's a start. Eventually I will be running a custom 4link with cut floor, but for now this will do.

For the front, I highly recommend getting a Torsion Bar tool to remove the torsion bars. I rented one from a guy on another forum for free...just had to pay shipping. It saves soooo much time.

Passenger side bag.

Drive side bag.

Aired out on the 22s (265/35/22).

 

[ItsAdam1]

those are some tall brackets I would cut them down. I think when I measured I had about 5" when the axle was fully compress. So the compressed slam bag is 3" to that left about 2" for the cups.. But I went with weld on axle brackets and very short upper cups.

 

[Nickleahy23]

looks good, but thats alot of work to be higher then a static drop would be...

 

[Eagle]

my thoughts exactly

 

[denalianyone]

265 tires are some skinny minnies. I agree with cutting the cups shorter.

 

[Young28]

looks good, but thats alot of work to be higher then a static drop would be...

i was thinking the same thing.

 

[MOBmentality]

i would swap the 3/8 dumps on the back and put the

front as 1/2 up 3/8 down

and the rear as 3/8 up and 1/2 down

The rear will pop up FAST.. but needs help getting back down..

 

[fatnlowtahoe504]

i would swap the 3/8 dumps on the back and put the

front as 1/2 up 3/8 down

and the rear as 3/8 up and 1/2 down

The rear will pop up FAST.. but needs help getting back down..

agreed i need to get a bigger valve on my dump in the rear cus my front goes down so much faster...

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and X5 on cutting the top bracket, you will get alot lower if you cut it...

 

[MOBmentality]

yea.. if i were buying a new set id run at LEAST a 3/8-1/2 setup on the back.. but probably 3/8-3/4

 

[Modded]

Wow, for a second I thought that was a static drop, I sit lower than that with my DJM coils.
Cut those brackets down like others said so you atleast lay on the tire.

 

[MOBmentality]

Fat is BOA right?

 

[fatnlowtahoe504]

boa??

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o my bad yea bag over axle lol but yea for now it is

 

[airbagd]

Well we weren't able to get the front done due to time (I had to have it driveable by Monday). We put on the DJM lowers and McGaughy spindles and cranked down the torsions about as far as they can go.

We started looking at clearance issues up front and there appear to be a lot. we had to cut off half of the bumpstop bracket for the bag to fit, but there is also a big hole in the frame (where the bracket back plate goes), however it has a raised lip. Has anyone else had to deal with this? I'm assuming you would have to grind down the lip, and relocate the brake line to put the bracket.

Does anyone have specific pics of their front setup that is running the bags on the Lower Control Arm?

I probably won't start on bagging the front until a few weeks from now due to my buddy's schedule that helped out.

Here's a pic to show the setup.

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Here's a pic of where it sits now...

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front is at 31" at center of wheel, rear is at 32.5" completely deflated.

again... its nowhere near where it is going to be... this was just a start to get me motivated (the parts have been sitting in the garage for almost a year).

 

[MOBmentality]

ill see if i can find any pics..

 

[ItsAdam1]

I just ground the lip down and flush with the frame and plated it in the added my upper mounts from there...