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Old 07-05-2008, 01:24 AM   #1
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air bagging a torsion bar truck(61)???????

Looks fairly easy to do, weld a plate on the bottom side of the lower a-arm mount a cup to that. And just the normal plate mounted to the crossmember for the top bag mount??? Am I missing something? OH YEA remove the torsion bars and the adjuster crossmember.

Anyone done it???

I dont want to lay frame just be able to drop it down.
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Old 07-07-2008, 12:44 PM   #2
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Re: air bagging a torsion bar truck(61)???????

Hi buddy, i'm in the process of doing it right now. I'm using 1/4" mild plate. For the bottom plate i am bolting it inside the arm (lower part) and i have also bolted in the top plates. I am using re7's after hearing there pretty good. Only snag is that the lower ball joints have a third bolt which fixes to a small crossmember between the lower arms and the bag just rubs this. I am gonna remove this and attach the third bolt to my lower plate which should give me better clearence

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Old 07-07-2008, 08:57 PM   #3
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Re: air bagging a torsion bar truck(61)???????

SWEET got pics? yea Ill have to look it over a little more and see whats up under there. I think it will be that much cooler to do it all myself.
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