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Cacti25 · 12-30-2007, 04:42 PM

Looking for some feedback on which air bag system you guys recommend. Looking to do a 4 link in back/upper and lower a-arms with bags in front. I been looking at the ART system and the Airbagit.com system. Any help would be great. My ride is a 72 fleet with a 67 front clip. thanks

GREASEMONKEY72 · 12-30-2007, 05:10 PM

welcome to the board and where in bako are you???

Cacti25 · 12-30-2007, 05:34 PM

Northwest

Scott68-93-97 · 01-02-2008, 08:19 AM

No need for a four link use the stock rear suspenson and add air bags to it, the front you can buy plates that bolt in to mount the bags really the only mod is a c-notch in the back the rest bolts in get a hold of FBI (Fender Bender Intl.) there local here in sacramento but they mail order world wide. Im not really a fan of airbagit.com's stuff
Here is a link

http://www.fbirides.com/

Riveted1 · 01-02-2008, 09:33 AM

Wow. I think this is the cheapest full setup I've seen! http://www.fbirides.com/product.asp?idno=264842 Wonder how good the stuff is?

Scott68-93-97 · 01-10-2008, 08:10 PM

This shop is local to me and I have seen it grow from a small shop in the back of a commercial strip mall to small but known shop to a large company selling country wide and a much larger shop, I used to do business with them when I had a small shop and one of my good friends worked there when they first started and actually does business with them now as a fab shop owner himself. There products are good expecially basic kits like this, there in expensive because they don't come with a four link or any special brackets, you get bags and basic universal brackets ,switches, air line, valves etc. this kit may come with a special c-notch for these trucks, you can call they'll be helpful with giving you all the info you need, trucks like ours don't require as much info as most leaf springs trucks since we already have coils.

The only thing I'm not a big fan of on there kits is the use of compression style fittings instead of push lock fittings, The all brass push locks have had the least problems with leaks from anything I have used and are re usable they cost a lot more but you get what you pay for.

I'm using a kit from them similar to this on a caddilac I'm putting air ride on without the c notches and rear plates, but we added a digital gauge that has sending units for each bag and the tank

12-30-2007, 04:42 PM	#1
Cacti25 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca Posts: 20	suspension Looking for some feedback on which air bag system you guys recommend. Looking to do a 4 link in back/upper and lower a-arms with bags in front. I been looking at the ART system and the Airbagit.com system. Any help would be great. My ride is a 72 fleet with a 67 front clip. thanks

12-30-2007, 05:10 PM	#2
GREASEMONKEY72 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bakersfield,CA Posts: 7,893	Re: suspension welcome to the board and where in bako are you??? __________________ -steven Alte Seele S.S. "Allison" '72 C/10 LWB 350SB/TH350 - DD PITBULL IS NOT A CRIME

12-30-2007, 05:34 PM	#3
Cacti25 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca Posts: 20	Re: suspension Northwest

01-02-2008, 08:19 AM	#4
Scott68-93-97 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fair Oaks, CA Posts: 475	Re: suspension No need for a four link use the stock rear suspenson and add air bags to it, the front you can buy plates that bolt in to mount the bags really the only mod is a c-notch in the back the rest bolts in get a hold of FBI (Fender Bender Intl.) there local here in sacramento but they mail order world wide. Im not really a fan of airbagit.com's stuff Here is a link http://www.fbirides.com/ __________________ 1968 Short Fleet 350/700r4 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=249435 1997 Bagged XtdCab Vortec350/4L60e http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...44#post2286144 1993 XtdCab Longbed 4x4 6.5Turbo/NV4500 "Daily Driver" 1985 Toyota XtdCab 4x4 22re/W-56/Dual T-cases, Doug Thorley Header, Homebrew front and rear spring packs, Tons of Mods to suspension and drivetrain, 35" boggers, coming soon ARB's and 5.29's, Possible 4.3/700r4 swap

01-02-2008, 09:33 AM	#5
Riveted1 Tasty Cakes! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 2,112	Re: suspension Wow. I think this is the cheapest full setup I've seen! http://www.fbirides.com/product.asp?idno=264842 Wonder how good the stuff is? __________________ I'm a little and a lot Ground beef: A cow with no legs. ---------------- '66 Chevy SWB "Penny" '67 Chevy Big Window SWB- aka "Pearl" '72 Burb- "Betty" "It's not a hearse dammit" '99 Chevy Ext. cab Silverado

01-10-2008, 08:10 PM	#6
Scott68-93-97 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fair Oaks, CA Posts: 475	Re: suspension This shop is local to me and I have seen it grow from a small shop in the back of a commercial strip mall to small but known shop to a large company selling country wide and a much larger shop, I used to do business with them when I had a small shop and one of my good friends worked there when they first started and actually does business with them now as a fab shop owner himself. There products are good expecially basic kits like this, there in expensive because they don't come with a four link or any special brackets, you get bags and basic universal brackets ,switches, air line, valves etc. this kit may come with a special c-notch for these trucks, you can call they'll be helpful with giving you all the info you need, trucks like ours don't require as much info as most leaf springs trucks since we already have coils. The only thing I'm not a big fan of on there kits is the use of compression style fittings instead of push lock fittings, The all brass push locks have had the least problems with leaks from anything I have used and are re usable they cost a lot more but you get what you pay for. I'm using a kit from them similar to this on a caddilac I'm putting air ride on without the c notches and rear plates, but we added a digital gauge that has sending units for each bag and the tank __________________ 1968 Short Fleet 350/700r4 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=249435 1997 Bagged XtdCab Vortec350/4L60e http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...44#post2286144 1993 XtdCab Longbed 4x4 6.5Turbo/NV4500 "Daily Driver" 1985 Toyota XtdCab 4x4 22re/W-56/Dual T-cases, Doug Thorley Header, Homebrew front and rear spring packs, Tons of Mods to suspension and drivetrain, 35" boggers, coming soon ARB's and 5.29's, Possible 4.3/700r4 swap Last edited by Scott68-93-97; 01-10-2008 at 08:22 PM.



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