This video will give you a greater look into bagging the front of a truck ( nissan d21 to be exact ) www.rohdefab.c... www.rohdefab.com for custom parts email me at rohdefab@gmail.com
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Well explained, although could use some camera stabilization and some lighting to improve view in the dark areas. Gave me some ideas for my 47 ford, which is low enough, but will have to be bagged to get over the hump on the driveway at my new house. Thanks
I just purchased a 86 Nissan truck and lowered it but had to put air shocks on rear so I could haul toys .The fabrication for front am not so good at.Great video!
Your an inspiration... Been following and watching all your videos... Such great detail and helps take the fear of jumping in and giving it ago !!! Thanks man
I am glad you did this video. I have been looking on how to do bags on my truck. The front is pretty simple, it is the back were I am trying to figure out, which way to go. I think I will just do the front next year then figure out back next winter.
I have a good running 87 Hardbody,with a Z24 engine and I wanted to fix up nice ,but when your married and have kids it's hard to fix them up like that.
Could you do one running air lines installing compressor ? And the valves ? Please ?? Thanks brother I knew it was a matter of time before you'd bag this truck .. love it man
Great work well explained it’s nice you took the time for the viewers yes more lighting but my only question is you can’t go left or right when it’s dropped better be careful I had a 1986 Toyota hooked up long ago it was a blast working on it I loved those days nice work
Thanks Anthony! Ya this video lacks in some crucial areas, I try to keep progressing with my new content. Right, minitrucks and turning radius is minimal most of the time. I'm running 16s on the truck now and can almost turn lock layd out 🤘🏼🤘🏼 Keep on truckin' ✌🏼
Nice clean work nice video.. I have a quick question.. did you have to angle up your front upper bag brackets?? If so at what angle did you set the upper brackets. Thanks a lot!
Thanks, i set the uppers to match the lower control arm angle layed out. For example if the lower control arm layed out is 20° ill match that angle with the upper bag bracket said 20°. That way when the truck is sitting on the ground all the way aired out the bag is squished evenly. Hope that makes since.
do you think the piece you added to the lower control arm could use a bit more triangulation to reduce stress on the welds. I was thinking a piece from the original pivot point out to below the shock.
Rats. Wanted to air bag front suspension on sons 1992 Ranger. Any work arounds, folks? He has herniated discs and the air bags would help his pain level monumentally. Gearhead girls rock!
I have a 86 Nissan Hardbody 4x4 d-21. Looking for a reverse tortion bar key for a 1-2 front lift but for someone reason they make this key for every truck in the world but this truck. Any suggestions? Why- want to hit d Rubicon or Gold Lake again.
+Cuttinthruchaos This is a great question! So first off I recommend having at least seperate air lines to each front bag, because if it was a teed line if you blow a bag or line both sides would lose air. As far as an emergency tools here's what I would recommend,,,, union push to connect fittings, Teflon tape, Schrader valve, wrench, small scissor jack. Worst cast pull the bag out and shove a large solid object in there to hold the truck up like a 4x4 piece of wood for example, then just limp your way home.
scrappingpavement thanks for the reply. Also, great video! Yeah, that’s always the biggest worry. Not so much for the rear, but the unforeseen things that can happen in the front, or the wear and tear on the bags. Keep posting your videos. They’re the most informative ones of seen yet that are this in depth concerning air ride!
Is there anyway I can bag the frontend on my 91 ranger? Me and my buddy where thinking about putting a Mustang front end on but would that work?....Is there any Advice you can give me
How does it ride with the bags now compared to the torsion bar system? I would imagine better as air bags lose a lot of sprung energy when in compression.
It rides very nice compared to being static dropped. The back bag setup is slightly stiffer because it's set up for weight handling but if your cruising low with air it's a very nice ride compared if you were cruising low with a torsion drop and drop blocks in the back.
i want to front bag my 1997 chevy 1500 and i know the top of the feender needs to be cut out to drop it to the floor...but i want to know if i have to cut other things
Thousands lmao, was a mistake way way back. But fuck it I kept it makes people comment😂😂 I did get the other channel name "scrapingpavement" for my higher quality videos.
Wonderful to hear! What exactly makes bagging Ford Ranger different? Is it remarkably more difficult to do or is it just different process to bad Ranger front?
@@TomHimanen most if not all rangers have I-beam front suspension. Bag brackets are different, i belive the frames need clearance for the tie rods. Probably simialer amount of work but i have yet to bag one personally. Bagging is the same in the rear though just the fronts are different
@@scrapingpavement If I have understood it right, in T6 Rangers and later, front suspension is coil springs with upper and lower control arms. If I'm not wrong about this, then the process should be similar to the one you showed in this video.
I dont have any video I'm particular that goes over this. How I do it is figure out your overall wheel amd tire height or mount your wheel amd tire, and jack it up until the bottom of the tire is flat with the frame. This is where you'll mount the bag at full bump which is typically 3", after that you'll just want to make sure you mount the bag as close to the frame as you can without it touching. This is important because you'll need as much room on the other side of the bag to be able to lift all the way up, and bot rub your bag with the spindle while turning. If you google "project body bagged" it was a 3 episode series on the show trucks where they bagged a nissan hardbody and they have a ton of great tips in that video series. Hope this helps!
We no longer offer upper control arms. They are not necessary for the other kit. We do offer an upper control arm filler kit, which allows you to flip your control arms upside for better bag clearance and ball joint angle.
I was curious about adding an 1/4" or 1/2" on outside of lower bag bracket to LCA to give a slighter angle for bag to sit more straight when aired up or down. Is this nessacary like the old forums use to suggest? or just keep it flat on LCA like you did in video? Thanks i enjoyed your video im ready to build a Hardbody
Completely up to you, I think the main reason that is done is because there trying to get a better bag angle when the truck is aired up. But I dont like how the bag sits when compressed because it squishes the bag at a wierd angle amd could cause a rub spot, so that's why I choose to mount mine flat. on the arm.
I've reused the factory torsion bolt on several trucks including this one with no issues. Just use a pair of vice grips to hold it while I tighten the lock nut.
+Robert Fernandez maybe so. But airbags give you a better ride and handling and great weight handling for example semis use airbags. Also don't have to worry about fluid leaks and in a lot of cases an airsystem can be a more cost effective choice. I would love to build a car on hydros in the future. But for now bags are what I know.
Maybe I missed it but can you partially air it up and drive it like that? So it sits "low" but not scraping the ground? I've never bagged a truck before so thanks for the video.
+Robert Bethke sweet! Not sure if yours has it or not but if it's a control arm truck your in luck. If it's the I beam front it's going to be a little more challenging
