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School me on air ride
Particularity in the back. I want to lay frame, but have a decent ride height. Whats the best; example, 4 link, bag over axle, trailing arms, bag on arm.
Pictures would help as im new to this. Just doing some research. |
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Re: School me on air ride
you got a long wheel base, you can have some long trailing arm with bags and run a pan hard and be good. check out hales speed shop of facebook. these guys have some pretty simple modes that get you low.
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Re: School me on air ride
Whats the difference between triangulated 4 link and parralel 4 link?
Anyone try any of these on ebay? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-St...782741&vxp=mtr |
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Re: School me on air ride
I saw this on Facebook on Rik Hoving's page this morning
![]() Behind the scenes... What to do when the airbag system fails when picking up your car from its transatlantic boat-trip. and you still need to load it onto a truck for a trim thru Europe. Palle Johansen borrowed a forklift, lifted the car and put some wooden block to raise the suspension. Dick Dean chopped Mercury.
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Re: School me on air ride
I know air ride is all the rage now but I can't imagine trying to drive a truck that "lays frame". Why the hell would I WANT that? Driving diagonally to enter driveways, etc. = too
much a pain in the ass for me. I want my truck lower than stock but not so low it causes me trouble and certainly not with a feature that if it fails I need a forklift to move it!
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Re: School me on air ride
Thats why i asked the question of what would be the best set up, and get me the most lift so i can drive it at a decent ride height. But when parked at a gas station or show, lay er down.
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Re: School me on air ride
all the way fits a paint can
![]() all the way down..paint can on its side ![]() just enough room for a fork lift ![]() ![]() check my build page for my set up
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Re: School me on air ride
Is that a kit you bought for the rear links? I like the height of yours. What clip do you have in the front? Running drop spindles?>
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Re: School me on air ride
stock spindles on 77 Camaro clip. no kit, had a buddy who has a fab shop and CNC machine install the rear. I think hales speed shop has a similar kit. you have to facebook them, they don't have a shop number.
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Re: School me on air ride
This is my motivation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP3uR31Ruzg |
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Re: School me on air ride
Iv looked at hales' and look pretty similar to yours. I like it, but not sure if id rather have the bag inside the frame? I could fab up and weld everything with the help from a buddy.
I like this one, looks kind of like yours. And is simple. Although id do the shocks different. Looks like that would bind. ![]() I also am leaning on doing the parallel 4 link like scotts hot rod. Mainly because i like how everything is inside the frame rails. ![]() |
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