bagging the rear!! ''set n forget''

[goozdenali]

just picked up some chassis tech 2500 bags on ebay for $51. ordered the u build it plate brackets from airbagit.com. my plan is set the bags at a certain psi and forget about it till i bag my front then pick up a tank, compressor, ect. should get parts in next week and ill post pics of the build. any ideas on a front setup for an awd denali?

 

[Young28]

how low are you trying to go?

 

[goozdenali]

another 3 or 4 in the rear and like another 2 or 3 up front

 

[Young28]

this is what they did the first time around for me. It just set the truck on the tires.

 

[goozdenali]

is that the bracket and upper control arm from airbagit.com?

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and i have spindles and keys, will i need to eliminate torsion bar

 

[Young28]

im not sure on the control arm that was about 2 years ago. Yea you will get ride of the tbars.

what year is your truck? If you dont have those parts yet i will see if he has saved them or what hes done if your interested.

 

[goozdenali]

Ya bro that would be good my truck in an 03 so its all the same. Just let me know, we can make a deal for those parts

 

[Young28]

Ya bro that would be good my truck in an 03 so its all the same. Just let me know, we can make a deal for those parts

alright cool. I cant remember if he got new uppers for my new setup or not. ill let you know what i find out.

 

[fatnlowtahoe504]

it is recommended 2600 for the rear so your going to have to put the 2500s at a higher psi to keep the rear end up, so its might be a little stiff but im sure it will be better than the coils

 

[ItsAdam1]

any ideas on a front setup for an awd denali?

#1 remove half shafts and go with a 2wd spindel and bag on the lower CA
#2 keep the shafts limit your drop to the wheelwells on the tires and run a bag over the upper CA like post in the pics.

 

[goozdenali]

If I wanna keep the half shafts how can I seat that up? Can I just bolt on to upper CA or would I need another one and a bracket on top

 

[ItsAdam1]

It gonna have to be fabbed up...
weld a plate to the upper CA and the bolt the bag to that then you will have to make an upper mount for the bag as well.
pretty much like this pic

 

[Badluck]

Please post pics of this project. I'm going this route also to cure the "back sits too high" problem.

 

[goozdenali]

Correct me if I'm wrong, I seen in another thread that I can't weld to the factory control arm, is this true, if so what should I do.

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And ill definitly post pics of the build, bags are here just waitin on the aim parts

 

[Badluck]

You are correct. You cannot weld to the cast metal control arms.

 

[Max]

Ditch the awd for the best bag setup Do you not have any shocks brandon? Or did they mount them on the lca to the frame somehow?

 

[Young28]

Ditch the awd for the best bag setup Do you not have any shocks brandon? Or did they mount them on the lca to the frame somehow?

not at that time i didnt. It was like riding in a boat. The new setup will have them though.

 

[goozdenali]

Ditching the awd is extremely tempting but I'm in new england and the snow can get a little crazy here, but knowing myself ill end up switching up my set up again

 

[fatnlowtahoe504]

Please post pics of this project. I'm going this route also to cure the "back sits too high" problem.

me too! im going to start by cutting the cups then do a c-notch, try to do something with the trailing arms besides the relocator kit, also see what i can do with the panhard bar

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o and taking off the sway bar

 

[goozdenali]

oh since you mentioned panhard, i need to figure something out with that cause as it sits now with a 3/5 the bracket hits the sway bar when i hit a bump. what are my options. and my aim parts should be here tomorow so hopefully i can get started early in the week, (lets see if the wife has the same thinking)