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midnightdak
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12/29/2002
11:51:33

Subject: HELP ON BAGGING???
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i've got a 2001 dakota cc and i was wanting a 3 inch drop in the front and bag the back.What all would i need to get to make the back sit real low and how much would it run to get the bags,lines,compresser,tank,and switches and whatever else i need.I'm not wanting to go all out but not wanting to have problems with it either.I just want a small tank and lines,just enough to play around with.thanx



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12/30/2002
04:49:10

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are you willing to do the cutting or are you gonna take it to a shop? c-notch? super notch? 4 link or monoleaf? It really depents on how much you want to spend and how low and whos doing the work



n8 dawg
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12/31/2002
15:43:05

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i'd say it'd proably cost u $2500 for a typical bag setup

i havent really gotten into looking at bags just yet so dont relly know to much about them....right now im workin with rims....gotta have my rims before i bag her up...im lookin at the boyd smoothie rims 18x7 front and 18x9 back, or the AR chrome torq thrust st



pappie1
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1/01/2003
18:45:35

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N8 torq trustST won't work unless U short'n the rear axle ..... they just won't tuck. Better off with the boyds with 6.5 of backspace



midnightdak
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1/01/2003
23:01:14

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Now don't laugh at me guys cause i'm new to this kind of thing but my friend has a s-10 and is selling his bags,lines,compresser and 2 tanks for 200 dollars,would they fit?for all i know they could bolt up to my dakota kinda wish they could,If not would it be good to buy all his stuff and buy the bags that would fit mine.He has had no problems with his bags and all i know is that he sits at all the stoplights and jumps the back pretty good,its kewl thats what made me want bags...damn him...lol.But his setup he took like all but one spring out i think..but not sure.



pappie1
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1/03/2003
02:47:59

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Its not a bad deal as long as the bags don't have worn spots and the compressors arn't like 33% duty cycle. Also might wanna look into makeing sure the lines are 1/2 ...... cause everything else is crapppp. so..... what would be left is cups, brackets, switches, and valves (about $400)

Bags are pretty much a universal fit type thang. what kind of bags are they?

Also the back of any truck is light as he!!. Its real easy to hop the back...... more skill to hop the front. Remember to hop the front, playah!!!



midnightdak
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1/03/2003
12:26:44

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thanx man,I forgot to mention take it was just the back setup not the front but i just thought it would be a good start for me if i got the back setup first IF its a good deal and would work,But it does come with everything i need i guess thats the valves and switches too.I'll find out with kind and brand of the bags.



midnightdak
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1/04/2003
13:28:29

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Found out the brand of the bags there firestone bags



pappie1
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1/05/2003
00:01:56

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2500 or 2600?



93 Ford Range
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2/28/2003
13:42:02

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Hello, I am bagging a ford ranger. Now I now this is for Dakota but my friend as one and we are doing his too.... Well, anyways.. I am making all my brackets and my step notch. I am going just F.B. with 1/2 #2600 bags and electric valves. I am only doing the back for now. I went ahead and went monoleaf. The thing is, is that now sense I dont have as much support in the back with only one leaf, when i change from reverse to forward or visa versa, it kicks from the turning of the drive saft. Is there any possible way of fixing it? A ford ranger as a 2 piece drive saft, so that is helping me alot on the geomotries of the truck.... PLEASE HELP FAST!

Michael



tom
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3/01/2003
16:56:17

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Ladder bars or four link are a definite fix, adjustable traction bars might help.



pappie1
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3/02/2003
12:27:38

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ya... my buddie has a ford ranger and after 6 months of mono-leafing, he's getting a 4 link due to wierd axle angle and severe "s"ing of his mono leaf. I don't know what it is about Rangers. I heard they are imposible to bag. do you lay frame? If so, how you go about doing it



chris
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6/02/2003
19:47:37

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hey im interested in ur friends bags if hes really tryin to get rid of them bad... very interested....willing to pay all shipping costs n pay 200 dollars for it all get back to me with ur location im very interested i have a s10 and im looking for some bags for cheep. anothewr question are those all 4 bags for all four wheels??? and also are the bags, lines compressor,and 2 tanks all u need for the whole setup of air bags??? if u can please list ne thing else i would need in ur email back to me. i live in eastern ohio thats my location please get back to me thanks



Jeremy
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6/06/2003
13:52:04

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Actually i've got 3/8 inch line on a 318 94 dakota and it lifts quick as hell on regular compressed air. The front and back can lift all the way off the ground (about 6 inches) in about a second. Its so quick it feels like the trucks bounces so I don't really know how much quicker a 1/2 inch line would make you. Mono-leaf really does suck though but its cheaper than hell. I would get a vlair 450c compressor cause they kick ass. If your running thomas or firestone you better get two. A five gallon tank would be plenty for the rear alone. If you get bag mounts over the axle just use one switch and tee the bags off cause side to side is almost non existent since the one bag will also help support the other side with the air out. Now if you 4-link it or anything else specail i've seen mad side to side travel but as it stands with a basic mono-leaf and bags on axle, one bag at 120 and the other a 0 you get like 4 inch difference side to side and the side aired down is still high as hell off the ground.



scott
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6/30/2003
17:18:24

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I have a dodge dokota sport 2002,I have every thing I need and I have already bagged the front
I can't figure out how to start or do the back I have a couple ideas and I'm putting in 4links for sure I just need some help on where to start and how to tuck the back tires.



pappie1
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6/30/2003
18:56:57

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I always start by setting up the tank, switches and valves before even starting the front or back. Set it all up right up to the valves and test for compression. This is usually the most time consuming part due to leak checks and wiring and what not. Then shot the front out... then the back. by the time you get to the back..... everything should be straight foward up untill u start the bed triming.

To tuck the back... you need to eather shorten the rear axle or purchase rims that have the right backspacing to tuck



bw1199
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7/02/2003
09:50:33

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when you bag just the front or just the rear and are going to do the other end at a later time, can you pre wire all the valves and switches for all corners. So when you do the 2 corners that havent been done all you need to do is run the air lines, do the 4 link, etc.



scott
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7/14/2003
19:33:49

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ya dude thats what i did with mine i started with all the wire for the compressers then ran ALL the hose lines to all the valves and wired the valves to my control box. if you are doing one side at a time i suggest doing the front first.



DUSTIN
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3/12/2004
12:50:36

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WELL FIRST OFF IV GOT A 1999 DAKOTA R/T THAT LAYS FRAME. #2500 BAGS IN THE FRONT WITH 2800 IN THE REAR. ITS BEEN SUPPER C NOTCHED WITH TRIANGULATED 4LINK SO THAT IT WOULD SIT CORRECTLY. ITS LOADED WITH 4 NITROGEN TANKS WITH 300 PSI QUICK VALVES.F.B.S.S THE SET UP WAS INSTALLED AT MAD HOUSE PRODUCTIONSLOCATED IN DENTON TX, FOR $3500.NORMALLY COST $2500 BUT I HAD A BUNCH OF CUSTOM WORK DONE TO STIFFEN THE FRAME AND STEEL BRAIDED 1/2" AIR LINES. IF YOU WANT TO SEE PICS,OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THEN WRITE ME BACK AT THE ADD. ABOVE



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