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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Chickasha, OK
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replacing coils with bags on the FRONT!
Well I have completed the rear suspension of my '66 SBBW and its time to move to the front. I replaced the coils out back with airlift 2600's and I am thinking about doing the same up front. I dont want to do a dropmember or anything like that, just a replacement for adjustability. Are there any good threads already covering this subject that I may have missed while searching the site? If not can I get some good information on the swap. Oh, and pictures would be GREAT!!! Again, Im not doing a dropmember, just a basic swap that will ride nice and give some adjustability.
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Royal Palm Beach, FL
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Re: replacing coils with bags on the FRONT!
I did a very very low buck bag install in the front of my 65. I use the typical bag mounting plates on the top and nothing on the bottom. The bottom I just used the center bolt and a very large flat washer to keep the bag in place. It fit perfectly in the spring pocket. If I was to do it again, I would use a small spacer in the bottom just so the bag didnt touch anything. I ran that way for a year till I sold it and never had an issue. Here is are some pics of the install.
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is how low it was. The front crossmember was less than an inch from the ground and nothing dragged the ground. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hope that helps!!
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: sacramento ca.
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Re: replacing coils with bags on the FRONT!
thats the plan for me also just the basic bag plate install !
here's a setup that porterbuilt makes that is a decent price compared to other companys: http://www.porterbuiltfabrication.co...-1963-1987-365 or if you have your set of bags and want to just get the plate's *****************: http://*************/bag-brackets/fro...-port-brackets
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: avoca,mi
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Re: replacing coils with bags on the FRONT!
Did you have a compressor and tank or just fill yourself with a airhose every time? What did you do in the back apache?
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Re: replacing coils with bags on the FRONT!
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Join Date: Sep 2010
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Re: replacing coils with bags on the FRONT!
The rear was done when I got the truck, I did the front bag installs. I pieced it together and bought the plates from a friend and had the other stuff laying around.
The big mistake I made was not to separate left from right. They were T'd together. Lesson learned.
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