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Best Bags?
I know everybody that has bags has an opinion on this, but here goes...
Who makes the best bags and why? Firestone, AirLift, or Slam Specialties.
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Steven "If dogs don't go to heaven, when I die I want to go wherever they went." -- Will Rogers R.I.P. Oscar R.I.P. Ratchet 1967 Pontiac GTO - Dad was the Original Owner 1970 Chevy 2wd SWB "Oscar's Truck" 1970 Chevy 2wd Blazer "Ratchet's Blazer" 2013 Chevy 2500HD Crew Cab Duramax/Allison Z71 LTZ "Brown Sugar" 2017 Chevy Suburban "BDB" 2020 Chevy Blazer Premier "Foxy" Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Shop Build |
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belly dragger
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I seem to be using mostly slam specialities and contitech lately. Personally I prefer the slam specialties but I give my customers a choice of all the brands.
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do the slam specialties give a firmer ride than the others? I understand they are supposed to be stiffer than the others.
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BK Built
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i believe the bags themselves are firmer, but the ride is awesome. i think they are firmer because that allows them to expand up and not out. if you check out the specs, the deflated and inflated specs are the same, they dont balloon out at all, so you can run tighter clearances, which is nice. im running them front and back and i like em. i also believe they have internal bump stops, so that may help depending on your application.
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My vote is Slams...alot of people don't like Airlift bags since they changed them...some installers won't even use them. Stones are still old reliable for those that just want to go up and down. I've heard good things about Conti bags also.
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So the consensus is slam specialties... Do you think the RS-72 all the way around would be good on a 70 chevy with coil rear?
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Got L.E.D.s
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I'm switching to Slam bags.
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Join Date: Jan 2003
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I got 'Stones, cuz I got a deal on them, and they serve my purpose just fine.
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Where is a good place to find Slam Specialties bags?
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I bought mine from Larry @ Innovative Suspension...great service and the price was good...
Link to Slams @ IAS I'll get pics of my RS-82's when I get them installed...hopefully it will be this week...
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$89.00 each for rs-72, No shipping charge. Never used them, don't know anything about them, but they are about the cheepest I've seen.
Rg http://www.krustyskustoms.com/ss.html
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anybody already have slam bags on their 67-72 chevy? If so what part numbers for front and back did you use?
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67-72 parts collector,…
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How do you know which bag size to use? Alot of numbers,... rs-72's, rs-82's, etc.
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Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823 |
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Maybe you figured this out too, but I think the first number is the size. So rs-62's are 6" tall, 72's are 7" tall, etc. But I have no idea which ones to use. I am going to order some soon for my Jimmy and need to know what size too.
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The RS-72's are comparable to the 2600. I saw a post somewhere that a 71 chevy used four of the RS-72's. I'll try to find it.
Rg
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The place I go to is Krusty's Kustoms in Fort Worth, TX ,
www.krustyskustoms.com |
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