need some help

[PRIMER55]

going to bag front of truck, but i want to make bag mount myself. looking for tips & tricks some specs & pics would be great.I can get most of stuff thru work cheap so i real don t want to buy a kit.

[Thump3r]

get some 1/4 wall tubing the diameter of the springs. weld a bag plate to the end of the tubing. is all you need to make the cups. when mounting the bag plate you will be best to off set the plate to allow more clearance for the bag.

your lower cup needs to be tappered aprox 1" tapper from side to side but you will need to fine tune it to fit your arms. the bag NEEDS TO sit fully compressed and centered when slammed so no damage to the bags will happen.

you will want to trim the spring pocket on the frame to allow your hand to fit around the bag at both compressed and at full psi to insure your bag wont rub. its also a good idea to weld in some round bar around the cut are to clean the edge and have a nicer edge icase the bag happen to hit it. ( stole this from when i bagged a ram and noticed the stock ones have it thought it was a good idea and bee doing it ever since)

weld a nut in the bottom of the cup and use a threaded rod and bolt the upper cup in place. to where the shock normally would be. to mount the lower cup you can either do the same and bolt it in where the shock bolts in. takes a little more work but is nice. or you can just weld them to your arm.

shocks need to be relocated to out side the arms and you will need to figure out the best spot depending on rim size

air line run a swivle 90 off the top of the bag and drill a hole through the side of the cup and run the air lie inside the frame for max protection. just watch when welding the frame for you shock mounts or anything else that you dont burn your air line.

if i can find pics ill post some

[PRIMER55]

thanks alot for all the info.

[Thump3r]

its pretty straight forward im going to be baggin a dakota front end with in the next 2 weeks and ill take pics ever step of the way from cutting the frame to mounting the cups. ill do it up as a write up for the how to section since this is a main question that seems to be repeated over and over

[batman13]

thump3r, give the man details,
quit being so damn general.

lolx

[Thump3r]

well i forgot to mention not to use tephlon tape LOL to use the good non grit thread sealer normally is white in color but some times blue.

also should use a protector over the line any where theres a chance of it rubbing anything. as in wire loom or rubber hose.

also to use lock tight on the bolts holding the bags in place try to stay away from lock washer they tend to split.

paint the frame any where you grind the frame or have bare metal.

usin stock arms your upper arm will hit the manifold so you will need to modify the arm some way to clear .

and to lay the front you will need to trim some of the lower arms frame mount theres a tab that will hold the arm from laying the corssmember

depending on rim size you might have to notch the frame for the tie rod larger the rim more the notch

if i think of anything else ill let you know LOL

[batman13]

this should all go into the new how to bag a dak thread....

[PRIMER55]

thanks again . I work on big trucks so i get the air systems, just making it smaller . i ve got a piece of drive shaft to use for mounts its about 4 1/2 OD i thick it will work out good thanks again