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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by OklaHemi
mdeniz any plans to black out the tails?
uh yeah, in the next few weeks there should be a lot of changes on her and thats one of them
 
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by ricofv
i have a 2/4.5 drop ... have about 3-31/2 inches between the bump stop and axle.
the helper bags i ordered are not goin to work... when mounted together... both brackets and air bag are like 6 1/2 tall with bag deflatted. so, its goin to raise my truck 3 inches in the back , deflated..... so it will be like i damn near did put a drop on the rear .

DO THEY MAKE A HELPER BAG SYSTEM FOR REAR FLIP KITS.... ?
Yep, sounds about right with a 4" drop. Slam air makes a kit. Or you might expieriment a little by fabricating a mounting plate to relocate the top mount. I haven't done it. But gave it some thought when a guy had some bags for sale (cheap).
 
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by mdeniz
Good pics to follow.... Belltech 2/5


Looks good, has that dragster push car look from back in the day. Well done.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by runvs
i run a 285-40-22 up front and a 285-45-22 in the rear and my tires dont rub my rims are boss 304 22x9.5 and i did roll my front fender a lil bit just to be safe, but the back i didnt touch.
I only mentioned it because with my 285/50-20's before I got the front bumps adjusted correctly I could touch the bottom of my inter fender well on full compression. Your tires are shorter, but you also have a deeper drop. Looks good.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 07:26 PM
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thanks redtruck ... and yes.. i thought about tryin to fab a top bracket .. just dont have the stuff i need to do it. i need some bags on in 2 weeks .. got to go out of state and haul some 4 wheelers.
goin to call slamair tues and see what they can do ... just pissed at my self cause i ordered this other kit.. figured i can make it work cause all there pics show the brackets to the side.. when i got it, i knew i might be screw.. now i got to try and sell that kit i have and buy a diff one.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 08:21 PM
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so if you losen the t bar its lowers the truck just like tighting raises it
 
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 09:08 PM
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i have the same drop as you, redtruck ... 2/4.5 Mcgaughy’s

do you tow much ?
 
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by ricofv
i have the same drop as you, redtruck ... 2/4.5 Mcgaughy’s

do you tow much ?
Not really, I have a couple bikes I haul and occassionally the lawn mower if it's broke. lol But i didn't want to lose the capability. I started with just painting the bumper and a standard OEM hitch, but as soon as I saw it painted I knew I didn't like it and installed the pan. If I had left it chrome it would still be that way. But with it all said I like the way it is now. The pan actually forced me to redo the exhaust, which was what was needed to begin with. Strange how things work themselves out.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 09:28 PM
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very nice mdeniz...still waiting on better and more pics....
 
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Old Sep 5, 2010 | 11:30 AM
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