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outlawchevy · 05-18-2004, 08:48 PM

hi everyone looking for pics of 4 link set up with air bags thanks everyone for any help

NPilot1975 · 05-18-2004, 08:56 PM

Here is the set-up that Lost Wages has on his truck. I am thinking of doing close to the same.

jorgensensc · 05-18-2004, 10:38 PM

Is a 4 link necessary with the trailing arm and coil rear? Just curious.
Shawn

NPilot1975 · 05-19-2004, 02:17 AM

Jorgensenc,

It all depends on how low you are going. Looking at many of the lowered trucks I have seen, you eventually get interference with the panhard bar or the trailing arms and the bottom of the frame. I also think it gives a much cleaner look to the rear suspension.

Putter · 05-19-2004, 10:12 AM

I was actually wondering the same thing as Jorgensenc. I want to keep my trailing arms, replace the springs with bags, and replace the tracbar with something else....but what? I understand that the tracbar will work for a "set height" like using lowered springs, so the truck runs at nearly the same height everyday, but I want adjustment ability. Can some setup like in photo 1 be used where a pair of bars connect the chunk to the frame while using my stock trailing arms? I know there is a bag-guy out there that has an idea or has done it himself. What can replace the tracbar?

nosto · 05-19-2004, 01:48 PM

The kit supplied by Airlift has a variable length trackbar and relocates the attachment point from the top of the diff to a bracket at the bottom of the right side trailing arm. This reduces most of the problems with keeping a trackbar. I have a small (4" ) notch and bags where the springs were. I have the trackbar adjusted for the 'normal' ride height to keep the alignment correct (diff centered in the frame), but when I dump the bags the frame does shift off center a little, maybe 1/2". But when dropped, I'm only cruising the parking lot, not the highway, so the offset doesn't matter that much.

NPilot1975 · 05-19-2004, 09:29 PM

ECE also offers an adjustable track bar if you go with another company for the airbags, like AirRide Technologies.

Glen · 05-19-2004, 11:06 PM

here is another way of doing it.

05-18-2004, 08:48 PM	#1
outlawchevy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Walker,louisiana Posts: 179	does any one have pics of4 link with airbags hi everyone looking for pics of 4 link set up with air bags thanks everyone for any help __________________ (If all else fails get a bigger hammer)

05-18-2004, 08:56 PM	#2
NPilot1975 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Plymouth, MA Posts: 891	Here is the set-up that Lost Wages has on his truck. I am thinking of doing close to the same. Attached Images __________________ 1972 Blazer body...need to get a thread started for the rest of the story

05-18-2004, 10:38 PM	#3
jorgensensc Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cypress, Tx Posts: 4,005	Is a 4 link necessary with the trailing arm and coil rear? Just curious. Shawn __________________ 1972 C20 Suburban- Big Blue Betty '56 Chevy Bel Air Sedan- Frame up Restoration -What would you attempt to achieve if you knew you could not fail?- -I Refuse To Tiptoe Through Life, Only To Arrive Safely At Death's Door- R.I.P. EAST SIDE LOW LIFE

05-19-2004, 02:17 AM	#4
NPilot1975 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Plymouth, MA Posts: 891	Jorgensenc, It all depends on how low you are going. Looking at many of the lowered trucks I have seen, you eventually get interference with the panhard bar or the trailing arms and the bottom of the frame. I also think it gives a much cleaner look to the rear suspension. __________________ 1972 Blazer body...need to get a thread started for the rest of the story

05-19-2004, 10:12 AM	#5
Putter More Cowbell.... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Puckett, MS Posts: 3,569	I was actually wondering the same thing as Jorgensenc. I want to keep my trailing arms, replace the springs with bags, and replace the tracbar with something else....but what? I understand that the tracbar will work for a "set height" like using lowered springs, so the truck runs at nearly the same height everyday, but I want adjustment ability. Can some setup like in photo 1 be used where a pair of bars connect the chunk to the frame while using my stock trailing arms? I know there is a bag-guy out there that has an idea or has done it himself. What can replace the tracbar? __________________ *There once was a member from Puckett.....Who ( fill in the blank blank blank* ) bucket**

05-19-2004, 01:48 PM	#6
nosto Flamin' Bass Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Galloway, NJ, US Posts: 315	The kit supplied by Airlift has a variable length trackbar and relocates the attachment point from the top of the diff to a bracket at the bottom of the right side trailing arm. This reduces most of the problems with keeping a trackbar. I have a small (4" ) notch and bags where the springs were. I have the trackbar adjusted for the 'normal' ride height to keep the alignment correct (diff centered in the frame), but when I dump the bags the frame does shift off center a little, maybe 1/2". But when dropped, I'm only cruising the parking lot, not the highway, so the offset doesn't matter that much. __________________ Rick Olson /nosto/ Galloway, NJ Pics : http://community.webshots.com/user/nosto53 1972 Triumph TR6 - full resto, now with a Toyota 5-speed 1975 F**D F-100 - rusty, but reliable 1982 HD XLH-1000 1967 C-10, shortstep, 350/M21 4spd, nitrogen tank fills fast bags on 4 corners, Toyo 255/45X20s on American Eagle 221 20X8s, shaved locks and handles, antenna, fuel filler, tiny C-notch, rear fuel tank, long headers, Edelbrock, worn 600 Holley, Checkmate flush hard cover, rear pan, custom LED taillights - painted it, too! But don't like it so I'm gonna do it again!!

05-19-2004, 09:29 PM	#7
NPilot1975 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Plymouth, MA Posts: 891	ECE also offers an adjustable track bar if you go with another company for the airbags, like AirRide Technologies. __________________ 1972 Blazer body...need to get a thread started for the rest of the story

05-19-2004, 11:06 PM	#8
Glen Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 189	here is another way of doing it. Last edited by Glen; 05-19-2004 at 11:11 PM.



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