If everyone could, give your opinion on different bag setups. I've noticed a ton of bag questions, many of which are the exact same. If a mod could sticky this, it would be great.
My advice:
For the rear, the KP Components bolt on 4 link with cantilever attachment rides great. I, as well as many others, love this kit. The difficulty of the install was prolly a 6 out of 10, due to grinding a ton of rivits. You basically need regular hand tools, such as a grinder, drill with a step bit,a jack, jackstands, socket wrenches, box end wrenches, and a BFH.
www.kpcomponents.com
For compressors, I am running the Air Commander, which consists of a York 209 compressor, which was used on older fords for the A/C. The kit comes with everything to hook the compressor up:mounting brackets, clutch, pressure switch, fittings, airline, check valve, water/oil trap, etc. The install was very straight forward, with a difficulty of about 4 out of 10. I had to modify my mounting brackets a little to fit, but no biggie. The compressor is made by Airlift.
www.airliftcompany.com
For bags on the back I am running the Airlift 2b7 1/2" port bags. They feel great on the KP kit.
For valves, I am having great luck with (8) 3/8" smc valves. They are very quick.
For a tank, I am using the Airlift 8.5 gallon, which mounts under my bed, and doesnt hang below the rollpan. I have enough room to mount 2 under the bed on my obs.
For the front end, I recommend the Air Ride coolride setup, which consists of the tubular uca's and lca's to correct balljoing angles. It also has the cups, bolt on brackets for shocks, the shocks, and bags. I do not own the kit, but hopefully I will one day. I'd say the difficulty of this is about a 5 out of 10, using basic hand tools.
Up front, I am using cups from
www.innovativeairsuspension.com Slam Specialties RS-72 bags, and homemade shock mounts with bilstein shocks. The front end rides very nice with this setup. I also have 2" spindles. I have not notched the frame for tierods, so I'm 1.5" from laying out up front.
Everyone add what you think is appropriate.