Anybody know anything about airbags?

[pensacol 10+ year member]

I am thinking about baggin my dak, but I don't want to do a complete one with a c-notch and everything. I was planning on making some brackets for the rear so I wouldn't have to c-notch, but how would I go about lowering it first? The springs have 3 leaves in them. Do I take 2 out, or do I have to do drop shackles and go from there? Also, seeing how I have never done this before, is it that complicated? Would there be any advantages to doing a c-notch besides going lower?

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[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

after owning an airlift airbag kit for my jeep, i sincerely suggest hydraulics if you want a reliable setup.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

I have had hydro setup on my 64 imp back in the day and I wouldn't suggest hydro setup to anyone. I was going threw pumps, o-rings, leaks galore and then I twisted the frame. Twisting the frame was my fault though, but before that all that other shit just keep going and going. I had the ish professionally done and know a shit ton of other hydro's locally and we all had probelms over and over and over. I also know quite a few people with air and recommend that 110% over hydro's. I mean everything comes down to install and well its done, but I never had a problem with my cavalier on air besides forgetting to lift it over speed bumps once in awhile, lol! I was stupid with that shit hence the reason I got rid of both of them.

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

they can save your life in an accident

 

[dillinja666 10+ year member]

I am thinking about baggin my dak, but I don't want to do a complete one with a c-notch and everything. I was planning on making some brackets for the rear so I wouldn't have to c-notch, but how would I go about lowering it first? The springs have 3 leaves in them. Do I take 2 out, or do I have to do drop shackles and go from there? Also, seeing how I have never done this before, is it that complicated? Would there be any advantages to doing a c-notch besides going lower?

bagging a truck is kinda an all or nothing type of deal. The front is pretty easy, and can be taken out and put back to normal with out major modification, the rear is a whole nother story. You can pull 2 leaf springs out and mono leaf it, but thats pretty dangerous because the leaf spring can break. IF you are going to mono leaf the rear you just mount your bags over the axel and weld a bridge plate across the frame. Again you are not going to be able to go very low with a mono leaf and no C notch... but it will be bagged.

 

[regal8r 5,000+ posts]

they can save your life in an accident

only if used in conjuction with a seatbelt //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[jrerun21 10+ year member]

only if used in conjuction with a seatbelt //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

and also only if you don't get decapitated...

(I had a friend that actually died in an accident cause the seatbelt couldn't come off though... stuck in the car with an oncoming diesel)