Finally BAGGED!!!
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Finally BAGGED!!!
Finally after about of month of waiting for all the parts to trickle in I installed my new suspension set-up. Took me about 4 days with a lot of screw ups...its always better to know what your doing...too bad for me lol. Anyone know how to make the fronts tuck...at all cuz it looks almost stock height up front.
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Originally Posted by civic01vtec
sweet.........congrats 
you go with strut bags ?
you go with strut bags ?
Yup strut bags. They are really fun to play with lol. I just need to find out how to tuck the fronts.
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lol i was like...hope he likes driving back and forth in his driveway
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...i had a 'bagged Sierra, and it was the most fun vehicle i've ever had...so good choice with this mod... 
judging by your pics, i'd say that the airstruts just aren't "deflating" enough to get you lower...it doesn't seem like anything else (other suspension components like control arms, etc) would be stopping you, because my car is just lowered with Neuspeed Race springs (around 2.5"), and it's alot lower than yours...
do the struts have a regulator valve that won't let them deflate past a certain point? ...maybe it's a manufacturer's safety precaution to keep you from slamming your front end into the highway at 70 MPH if you accidentally hit that pancake switch or something...if that's it, there might be a way to bypass it by like bleeding out that extra safety air cushion or something...if possible, that would probably affect how high you can lift with the airstruts, but it would definitely clear up that fender gap...
i've never used airstruts in any install i've done, so i'm sorry i don' have more info...i'll check around with some friends, though, and i'll see what i can find...good luck!
...i had a 'bagged Sierra, and it was the most fun vehicle i've ever had...so good choice with this mod... judging by your pics, i'd say that the airstruts just aren't "deflating" enough to get you lower...it doesn't seem like anything else (other suspension components like control arms, etc) would be stopping you, because my car is just lowered with Neuspeed Race springs (around 2.5"), and it's alot lower than yours...
do the struts have a regulator valve that won't let them deflate past a certain point? ...maybe it's a manufacturer's safety precaution to keep you from slamming your front end into the highway at 70 MPH if you accidentally hit that pancake switch or something...if that's it, there might be a way to bypass it by like bleeding out that extra safety air cushion or something...if possible, that would probably affect how high you can lift with the airstruts, but it would definitely clear up that fender gap...
i've never used airstruts in any install i've done, so i'm sorry i don' have more info...i'll check around with some friends, though, and i'll see what i can find...good luck!
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what kind and color of wheels are those? 18's? is your car titanium metallic? the bags are hot. i have the titanium color and want the same look, were the blacked out tails hard to do? your car is just so clean. also as in not dirty, my car is dirty and i have dings all over
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Originally Posted by eklipz
i know for the fronts to sit lower you must cut the perch on the strut, so the bag sits lower on the strut....
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Originally Posted by chriscivic
what kind and color of wheels are those? 18's? is your car titanium metallic? the bags are hot. i have the titanium color and want the same look, were the blacked out tails hard to do? your car is just so clean. also as in not dirty, my car is dirty and i have dings all over
Thanks guys for all the comments and if you wanna go with bags do it cuz its one of my most enjoyed mods...I love being next to old people and hitting the switches and having them look at me like im crazy lol.
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Originally Posted by eklipz
im about to bag mine in the next week or two, and i know for the fronts to sit lower you must cut the perch on the strut, so the bag sits lower on the strut....
oh and nice car man... that looks sick and leave dem old peeps alone.. ha ha
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Originally Posted by sweeteli99
how is the ride?
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I like those rims.
Also, clean the wire mess in the trunk for some show points.
Also, clean the wire mess in the trunk for some show points.
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Originally Posted by eklipz
im about to bag mine in the next week or two, and i know for the fronts to sit lower you must cut the perch on the strut, so the bag sits lower on the strut....
