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trouble lowering 71' leaf rear, want bags
OK, so here is the question. What is the best way to bag it in the rear, since I don't have trailing arms. All the trailing arm brackets are still there though.
I am in the process of setting up the chassis for my GenIII swap. Now I hit a few new problems. I did the rear flip but I am not happy with the results. Witht the amount of work to set up everything, I think I will just bag it instead. The flip gave me more drop than I planned, so now front is too high. The shocks sit too horizontal to work properly so I need to relocate mounts. The axle is now too far forward in the wheelwell. Last edited by robsm88; 07-02-2006 at 12:33 PM. |
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Re: trouble lowering 71' leaf rear, want bags
Any pics of how it turned out?
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Re: trouble lowering 71' leaf rear, want bags
Air Ride just came out with a Air Bar rear setup recently. I belive it was being discussed in the suspension section.
Mike
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Re: trouble lowering 71' leaf rear, want bags
Dont' waste your money with Air Ride. Over-priced parts to go along with their inflated egos and cheesy decals.
You can bag your truck for less than half of what ART charges for one of their "kits" ... do a search for "air bags" and you should have a couple of days worth of reading. Last edited by Shane; 07-03-2006 at 01:02 AM. |
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Re: trouble lowering 71' leaf rear, want bags
Try this thread for an ideal about leaf and bags
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=158440
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Re: trouble lowering 71' leaf rear, want bags
Here are some pics.
After researching, I am definitely gonna do 4-link. What are the benefits of parallel vs triangulated. I understand what they are, but which works better for bags? I am not building this truck to lay frame. My biggest concerns are performance. |
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Re: trouble lowering 71' leaf rear, want bags
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Another option if your not trying to go really low is a bag over leaf set up like I used on my 77 Cheyenne... ![]()
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Re: trouble lowering 71' leaf rear, want bags
That is a coil frame. Just so you know.
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Re: trouble lowering 71' leaf rear, want bags
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Re: trouble lowering 71' leaf rear, want bags
Consider this...
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Re: trouble lowering 71' leaf rear, want bags
These trucks used the narrow leaf's.. the 73 ups arent a direct bolt in.. 1/4" wider. I used a 74 rear in my leaf sprung truck with the flipkit it works fine on the early leaf's.
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Re: trouble lowering 71' leaf rear, want bags
Truck I saw on the internet had leafs w/ bags, it will work
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