Bag ideas

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by kev2809

.... i used loctite on mine and not one single leak. that loctite is the shiznit

Post up a pic of what you used so everyone can see the p/n.

[kev2809]

a 10 ml bottle will do your whole system and some..

[c10seconds]

Originally Posted by N2TRUX

I don't mean to be harsh, but do you want our advice or not? My advice along with several others here that have experience is DO NOT buy those valves, or anything from Chassis Tech, airbagit.com, AIM or anyone that sells their parts. Do a search on here or Google and you will get plenty of hits telling you about the quality.

PLEASE spend your money with a company that has know good customer service. If Ridetech is not in your budget, then talk to Suicide Doors. They are a vendor here, and are known for quality parts at a very reasonable price.

There is nothing more frustrating than a air suspension that fails because it was cobbled together on too small of a budget. If you want to do this, be patient and save till you can afford quality parts.

A friend of mine owns a tire shop literally across the street from "CHASSIS TECH" AIM" "airbagit" etc...(10 min from my house) At his tire shop they do a whole lot of low budget air ride setups and they use CHASSIS TECH products all the time. I have seen a countless number of valves fail, bags blow, control arms bent, tanks leak and on and on...Constant failure with very little ride time. Ya its inexpensive but "you get what you pay for".

If you'd like I can snap some pics for you so you can see for yourself. It will end up costing you more money in the long run. Do it right the first time, please.

[54Caddy]

hahah alright you got me now so not even there tanks are good?? I have only seen them to be the only company offering a 9 port tank. For valves im looking at suicidedoors now, I want to run the remote for chassis tech for the bags, or are those junk too ahaha. Heres a link to the one im talking abouthttp://www.airbagit.com/product-p/air-con-06.htm

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by 54Caddy

hahah alright you got me now so not even there tanks are good?? I have only seen them to be the only company offering a 9 port tank. For valves im looking at suicidedoors now, I want to run the remote for chassis tech for the bags, or are those junk too ahaha. Heres a link to the one im talking abouthttp://www.airbagit.com/product-p/air-con-06.htm

You've been warned of their quality issues as well as their customer service practices. Knowing that, buy whatever you want from them & then when you buy the replacement part try using one of the board supporting vendors.

Saving a few bucks up front doesn't mean you'll spend less.

[54Caddy]

I wanted the control like that though, do you know of any other company offering one similar? Also airbagit.com is out of the picture found some very bad info on them so im going to order everything from *****************. They sell the upper plates with lower cups and bags. The lower cups are 2 inches is that short enough or will i have to cut them down another half inch??
http://www.*****************/-63-87-f...ag-bracket-kit

[SCOTI]

Some use them as is; others will cut them to fit their exact height needs. Put them in & go from there.

[54Caddy]

If i cut them to low wont it ruin the bags in a way? and also whats the lowest youve seen them cut?

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by 54Caddy

If i cut them to low wont it ruin the bags in a way? and also whats the lowest youve seen them cut?

They need to be tall enough to keep the bag from contacting the a-arm spring-pocket.

[54Caddy]

and the only real way to tell if they are will be installing them and if they are a little high tare it all apart again? A shop here in town quoted me 100 to cup a set of lowers.

[kev2809]

I say cup them and get it over with. ur. gonna want to do it later anyways, plus u wil get a few inches lower than with cups.

[Innovation By Design]

just stay away from airbagit.com, chassis tech, AIM all together trust me it would be smart

[54Caddy]

I think i am going to have to cup some a-arms we will see, got to find me a donor set out at pick in pull or something and talk to a few people and see if i just cant do it my self. And yes i am staying far away.

[54Caddy]

kev2809 i just went through your build thread and man it lays low in the front looks good how big of a pipe did you put in the a-arm?? and you have the inner fenders out correct??

[N2TRUX]

You DO NOT need your A-arms cupped. The only reason you need to cup the A-arms on a 73-87 is if you are wanting to ride really low. Since you aren't running a big notch in the rear you will never need your front to ride that low.

On the 73-87s if you run a short bag cup and remove the fender liners, your crossmember will lay on the ground. Unless you dig a hole you cant get any lower than that. Buy the short cup from Ride Tech or SD and move on.

[54Caddy]

ahahah dig a hole ahahah. Ill take your advice itll be faster getting the install done with some short cup.

[kev2809]

didn't know that....mine got a lot lower after my spindles and cupped arms...well that should save a few bucks and some hard labor lol. what's ur plans for the back?

[54Caddy]

out back im going to notch the frame with a 3 inch section from a pipe, if i measured correctly i will be able to flip the axle with a 6 inch flip and use a helper bag to raise it up for ride height. A buddy of mine has a set of helper bags sleeve style but they have 1/4 inch lines will i be able to run an adapter to go up to 3/8?? With this setup i should clear without having to cut a hole in the bed.