Originally posted by MTXMAN@Jun 27 2003, 11:28 PM
well, i think im gonna bag it, cause i intend on gettin it out on the road. And since im back to the LS1 truck swap, ill need a quality suspension setup. I dont have any expierience with air sus., how intense is the actual lowering and raising going to be? I only ask because there will be extensive fiberglass work on the interior and wondering if i have to worry about something getting fuked up when lower/raise the truck. Thanks for the help so far.

-MTXMAN
The amount of lift you get all depends on the setup you go with. The front, you're sorta screwed on getting hella lift, b/c your a-arms will max out before you get higher then around 7-8". The rear however, is another story. You can go with an over the axle setup, get the max lift from the bags you choose. Or you can get into a mechanical advantage setup, where you mount the bags on the 4 link bars (please dont go any less then 4 links) and get between 12-17" or you can get a full blown cantilever setup and see the same amount of lift as a mechanical advantage, but with precise adjustability.

Unless you can weld and know how to install an airbag setup, please have a professional do it. You will lose some turning radius, very minimal though, b/c of the shock relocators.

If you plan to do any racing, you might want a 4link with just coilovers. Bags are harder to launch on, you will need to find someone who can precisely tune the 4 link and where the bags go, so you can launch and get good times.

Please do not use a mono-leaf and bag setup. The mono-leaf will eventually break, due to the stress.

Your fiberglass work will be just fine, there are a lot of ppl who have fiberglass inside and never any problems. But it does depend the size of line, bags, fittings, valves, and the PSI you're running.

Here is a real cantilever setup.. a real canti setup uses a rocker and a rod for the bag to push on, making the rod push on the axle to raise the truck.



Here is a mechanical advantage that a friend of mine did, he got 17" of lift from it. All this is is a 4 link with the bags mounted near the pivot point.



Most importantly, stay away from FBI, Alter Images, AIM, Chassis Tech (aka AIM) and Blow Jax (aka AIM)

Jason over at www.suicidedoors.com has GREAT quality and probably the lowest priced cups on the market. Dont let his cheap prices fool you, his cups are thicker then the average cup and the s-10 crowd loves him. I have yet to mess with his stuff, but I wouldn't recommend him without truely knowing him.