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Old 11-28-2011, 06:13 PM   #129
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Re: Project Goldilocks, '66 C10 SWB BBW Build

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Originally Posted by chad64chevy View Post
astronaut, you got me thinking about if i need the bag brackets or not! i got 4.5" drop in the front, i made my brackets for the rear
It just depends on how tall the design height of your bags are and how low you want your ride height.

The Airlift D2600 bags are pretty big so I didn't use the cups. I pumped the bags up to their minimum design height (six inches) and it looks like there's going to be roughly 3"-4" of suspension travel before the axle hits the bump stops. I've still got to lower the bumpstops so the pumpkin doesn't hit the bed floor at full drop, so that's just a rough estimate. Their maximum design height is nine inches so I can lift it up another three inches for more suspension travel if it bottoms out at six inches.

I may try clearancing the top of the pumpkin and plane down the bottom of the center boards for more clearance at full drop so I can squeeze out another 3/4"-1" more suspension travel.
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