![]() |
|
|
|||||||
| Register | FAQ | Members List | Calendar | Mark Forums Read | ||||||||||
|
Supporting Members Don't see these ads...learn more. |
||||||||||||||
![]() |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
|
#21 | |
|
Train horn honker
Status: Offline
Join Date: Feb 2003
Member ID: 4712
Pics: My Gallery
Location: Tulsa
Age: 35
Posts: 6,210
|
Re: Advice on bagging a truck
Quote:
![]() |
|
|
|
|
#22 |
|
Registered User
Status: Offline
Join Date: Jun 2003
Member ID: 7120
Pics: My Gallery
Location: denver
Age: 25
Posts: 208
|
Re: Advice on bagging a truck
Ok i have a few of questions, i apologize in advance if they are stupid but i am interested in bagging my truck and dont understand how the supension must be set up.
1) I would like to use the air ride coolride uca/lca set up in front, where does the bolt on shock mount go? and what does 04_low mean by saying he pulled the bolts out of the frame? is that a common problem? 2) When installing a new uca for air bags how do you set up the eccentric for camber adjustment? Can the eccentric be marked and just reinstalled in the same position. Can it be aligned at a shop if the suspension is now on airbags? 3) Is the pinion angle affected when using airbags. How should the angle be setup or does the suspension kit installed in the rear compensate or find the correct angle itself? This has been very informative and i would greatly appreciate any info. Thanks for the help.
92 RCSB
350 TBI w/ 700r4 4/6 drop AMERICAN RACING TORQUE THRUST II 18X7 FRONT 20X8 REAR |
|
|
|
#23 |
|
Registered User
Status: Offline
Join Date: Feb 2004
Member ID: 11912
Pics: My Gallery
Location: Abingdon, VA
Age: 27
Posts: 150
|
Re: Advice on bagging a truck
What I mean buy pulling the bolts out of the frame is....one the upper shock mount you drill 3 holes and install self tapping screws. There is no way to get nuts on them. I have a 04 Silverado I don't know if this is a problem on the OBS. I've only had my truck bagged for 6 months. I don't know when it happend or why it happend. I seen a post talking about breaking off the bottom shock mounts and made me go look at my truck to find out the upper shock mounts where pulled out. I don't know, maybe I drilled the holes to big.
04 ECSB 3/4 drop 20" B.Coddington Stingrays |
|
|
|
#24 |
|
:/
Status: Offline
Join Date: Jun 2002
Member ID: 18047
Pics: My Gallery
Location: Lodi,CA
Age: 23
Posts: 3,048
|
Re: Advice on bagging a truck
If you need to you can weld the upper shock tab to the frame along with bolting it in. Most 4-links have adjustable ends so you can set your pinion angle at the height you want to drive at, called ride height. Once you have completed installation of everything and have determined your ride height take it to an alignment shop to have the fronte end aligned. You may have to try a few places since some are weird about working on bagged trucks.
Buy me
![]()
|
|
|
|
#25 |
|
Registered User
Status: Offline
Join Date: Jun 2003
Member ID: 7120
Pics: My Gallery
Location: denver
Age: 25
Posts: 208
|
Re: Advice on bagging a truck
So everything just has to be setup to be in alignment at a given ride height. I figured it would be simple. Just out of curiousity how big of a notch has to be cut in to the frame to clear the tie rods?
Thanks for the info mike
92 RCSB
350 TBI w/ 700r4 4/6 drop AMERICAN RACING TORQUE THRUST II 18X7 FRONT 20X8 REAR |
|
|
|
#26 |
|
:/
Status: Offline
Join Date: Jun 2002
Member ID: 18047
Pics: My Gallery
Location: Lodi,CA
Age: 23
Posts: 3,048
|
Re: Advice on bagging a truck
I think most people cut a piece of 3" pipe in half and use that recessed into the framerail.
Buy me
![]()
|
|
|
|
#27 |
|
Xcentric Customs
Status: Offline
Join Date: Jul 2003
Member ID: 7315
Pics: My Gallery
Location: baton rouge
Age: 21
Posts: 4,685
|
Re: Advice on bagging a truck
Well, another freakin lower shock tab broke in half on my dad's truck! I welded it back on, along with welding a washer on top of it to give it strength. If they keep breaking, we're gonna put some stock lca's on the truck. Usually, pinion angle is set 1 degree down
'98 Camaro Z28/GTP stage 2 5.3 heads/LS6 intake/F15 cam/Pacesetter LT's and ORY/cutout/2" drop/17" z06 wheels/SS hood
|
|
|
|
#28 |
|
Registered User
|
Re: Advice on bagging a truck
Baggin a truck is all up to the owner and the shop if they are diferent. I have had many bagged trucks and have one at home right now that I am working on. I have had 2 links, 4 links, bags with leaves. all different set ups. 99% of the time you want to use some spindles up front to help keep the camber in check. I will post a pic of the rear set up of mine right now. maybe give you a little idea of what it consists of and how it looks.
|
|
|
|
#29 | |
|
12 Second Truck Club
Status: Offline
Join Date: Nov 2002
Member ID: 3363
Pics: My Gallery
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Posts: 849
|
Re: Advice on bagging a truck
Quote:
that would be my truck lol, also the valves were only $90 shipped. and the cups were ART and i paid i think $45 shipped over a year ago.
00 Corvette Z51 Hardtop - Cammed
91 S-10 RCSB - Carbed LSX coming soon 02 Camaro Z28 - Cammed, bolt-ons - 11.84 @ 116mph....sold 02 Silverado RCSB - 6.0L swap, cammed, stalled, sprayed, 12.04 @ 114mph....sold |
|
|
|
|
#30 |
|
Registered User
Status: Offline
Join Date: Jul 2004
Member ID: 16091
Pics: My Gallery
Location: ponca city, ok
Age: 22
Posts: 9
|
Re: Advice on bagging a truck
a fullsize chevy will lay on stock control arms with two inch spindles and that saves hella money
bada** rides are built not bought.
|
|
|
|
#31 | |
|
Beaner/Cracker
Status: Offline
Join Date: Aug 2001
Member ID: 17301
Pics: My Gallery
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Age: 28
Posts: 7,941
|
Re: Advice on bagging a truck
Quote:
|
|
|
|
|
#32 |
|
Rollin 17's
Status: Offline
Join Date: Oct 2004
Member ID: 19862
Pics: My Gallery
Location: Enumclaw Washington
Posts: 98
|
Re: Advice on bagging a truck
For Truckin92pu-I have the ART front shock mounts on my OBS. You can get a regular bolts and nuts on. The nuts goes inside the frame rail. But I put shocks on after I had the bags, in order to reach inside the framerail I had to take the bags and cups back out so I could get my skinny ass arm in there to get the nuts on the bolts. It was a pain and I dropped nuts (haha) many a time. But for those of you who want to put the ART bolt on front shock mounts on a OBS with something other than those tapping screws it can be done.
|
|
|
|
#33 | |
|
Registered User
|
Re: Advice on bagging a truck
Quote:
|
|
|
|
|
#34 |
|
:/
Status: Offline
Join Date: Jun 2002
Member ID: 18047
Pics: My Gallery
Location: Lodi,CA
Age: 23
Posts: 3,048
|
Re: Advice on bagging a truck
Buy me
![]()
|
|
|
|
#35 |
|
Registered User
Status: Offline
Join Date: Oct 2004
Member ID: 19774
Pics: My Gallery
Location: Central coast California
Posts: 83
|
Re: Advice on bagging a truck
A little help. Im in the market to buy a 99+ and id like to bag it myself. Now these are the parts i came up with and if you guys could let me know if i need anything else at all to get it to lay with 22s in back and 20s in front. From innovative air suspension: Contitech bags 1/2 4ply-- 2 5 Gal tanks-- 2 Viair 450-- KPcomponents.com-- Bolt on 4 link/cantilever system--Dual needle gauges--Sporttruckdirect.com--Dropped A arms. Id like to get the parker valves but if there are any better let me know. How many do i need to go FBSS? 8? Do i need to do a 5/7 first or can i bag it from stock height? Should i also run some spindles? Let me know fellas. Also, anyone want a 500hp 72 chevy?
|
|
|
|
#36 |
|
:/
Status: Offline
Join Date: Jun 2002
Member ID: 18047
Pics: My Gallery
Location: Lodi,CA
Age: 23
Posts: 3,048
|
Re: Advice on bagging a truck
Run just the spindles in front leave the a-arms stock. You will still need cups for the front also. Yes you need 8 valves for FBSS, and yes you can bag it from stock height.
Buy me
![]()
|
|
|
|
#37 |
|
Registered User
Status: Offline
Join Date: Oct 2004
Member ID: 19774
Pics: My Gallery
Location: Central coast California
Posts: 83
|
Re: Advice on bagging a truck
You dont reccomend a arms? My brother has a cleanly bagged 02 and he says the only thing he would change is the a arms. If i bag it at stock height can i lay frame with stock rims? And then later on notch it for 22s?
|
|
|
|
#38 |
|
Resu Deretsiger
Status: Offline
Join Date: Nov 2003
Member ID: 10314
Pics: My Gallery
Location: So Cal
Age: 25
Posts: 410
|
Re: Advice on bagging a truck
No matter what rims you use you will have to notch the frame somehow, either a bolt in under the bed notch. Or a step/monster notch in order to layout with any wheel. You should notch it when you do the bags getting the size of notch that will work with the 22s, for 22s you will also need to tub the wheel wells in the bed and for 20s in the front, on an OBS you have to remove the inner fender wells, I dont think you have to on the NBS (i could be wrong). Use 2" drop spindles, this way you can layout and it wont mess up a lot of the geometry. Some people run arms from Air Ride. it helps to correct the alignment/etc and is a cleaner setup.
The starting point of bags does not matter, many go from a 4/6 drop or whatever because thats what they had. You can bag it from bone stock the day you buy it. You will not layout on your stock rims because the tires are too tall, 30" stock tires are equal to a 22" rim/tires.
1997 1500 Silverado ECSB
Intro Wheels KP 6-Link/Bags from GO-EZ Customs SSM Profile ![]() LOCAL FINESSE POR VIDA! |
|
|
|
#39 |
|
:/
Status: Offline
Join Date: Jun 2002
Member ID: 18047
Pics: My Gallery
Location: Lodi,CA
Age: 23
Posts: 3,048
|
Re: Advice on bagging a truck
Running drop a-arms and rop spindles will make your bag need to lift you that much higher to clear the tire. More lift= higher psi= rougher ride
Buy me
![]()
|
|
|
|
#40 |
|
Registered User
|
Re: Advice on bagging a truck
Can you hit S2S on the KP 4-link/cantilever. Does any body recomend any special bags and valves or is there a good all around kit out there. I all so heard that it is better to run copper lines instead od the dot plastic lines. Is this true.
|
|
| Advertisements |
|
|
![]() |
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
|
|