2/4 drop kit please post your pics !!!
01-03-2014, 10:27 AM
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I just may look into the helper bags but still need to get my frame off the ground lol hate scraping at the boat launch !!! A 3/4 -3/5 drop with the helper bags would prob be the perfect set up for me
01-03-2014, 05:42 PM
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01-05-2014, 10:52 AM
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You don't need an air tank or pump... I don't have one...
Depending on which bags you get, they will go between axle and frame or, on top of the leaf with a bracket connecting them to the frame only outside the frame rail instead of inside. The heavier duty bags are normally the type you see under heavy trucks, only smaller sized. These will handle much more weight. The lighter duty (which is probably all you need) are the sleeve type bags and while they don't carry quite the load, they tend to ride better IMO.
I have the heavy duty Firestone setup on my truck with a simple a schrader valve by the license plate. Admittedly, i do have a big air compressor in the truck to run tools so filling them is no problem wherever I'm at. On a truck with no air, filling them at home or at a gas station would be easily done. Plus the cost of the kit is much less. You can get into compressors, storage tanks, fill/dump valves, controllers, gauges etc. but then your $2-300 bag setup is pushing a grand pretty quickly. A tire chuck and gauge is all you need.
I'm not positive about the sleeve bags but I have to keep a minimum is 10psi in mine so that if the truck bottoms out, it won't cut a bag. I run around 20psi in mine daily depending on what I'm carrying. The bags handle a max of 100psi and will lift the bed rail of my truck eye level if I put that much in them, even with a bed full of stuff lol.
It can be as simple or as complicated as you want or are willing to spend. Main thing is to get a good quality bag and take your time putting your air lines together so there's no leaks. Other than that, it's pretty straight forward. Just pick the right bag kit for your particular needs and truck.
Depending on which bags you get, they will go between axle and frame or, on top of the leaf with a bracket connecting them to the frame only outside the frame rail instead of inside. The heavier duty bags are normally the type you see under heavy trucks, only smaller sized. These will handle much more weight. The lighter duty (which is probably all you need) are the sleeve type bags and while they don't carry quite the load, they tend to ride better IMO.
I have the heavy duty Firestone setup on my truck with a simple a schrader valve by the license plate. Admittedly, i do have a big air compressor in the truck to run tools so filling them is no problem wherever I'm at. On a truck with no air, filling them at home or at a gas station would be easily done. Plus the cost of the kit is much less. You can get into compressors, storage tanks, fill/dump valves, controllers, gauges etc. but then your $2-300 bag setup is pushing a grand pretty quickly. A tire chuck and gauge is all you need.
I'm not positive about the sleeve bags but I have to keep a minimum is 10psi in mine so that if the truck bottoms out, it won't cut a bag. I run around 20psi in mine daily depending on what I'm carrying. The bags handle a max of 100psi and will lift the bed rail of my truck eye level if I put that much in them, even with a bed full of stuff lol.
It can be as simple or as complicated as you want or are willing to spend. Main thing is to get a good quality bag and take your time putting your air lines together so there's no leaks. Other than that, it's pretty straight forward. Just pick the right bag kit for your particular needs and truck.
