fabbed air load bag kit!!

NITROUSCHRIS · Mar 2, 2013

So after i did my McG's drop kit, i decided my truck was gonna need some help in the rear if i was gonna tow my motorcycle trailer now. Stock it sat rear end high and would go to level with the trailer on. But now, with the trucks static hight LEVEL , she was gonna squat! After doing the flip kit and not finding what i was looking for, and not justifying the $300 kit. I took matters into my own hands! Working at a semi truck fab shop, i have access to some cool stuff! so with a little imagination, i made my own kit starting with some peterbuilt cab bags! ($50 each and readily avaiable everywhere!) I figured id make use of the old leaf spring pads and build off them! did some measuring on my bag compressed and extended lengths to find my mounting heights. and BOOM! this is how it went! hope you enjoy!

I started by figuring my base location....then mocked up the bag.

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then i cut pieces for my top mounts and welded them together...

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then i cut the rest of the lower pieces and welded them in....

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then i went ahead and fit a bag and mocked up the top mount, keeping my dimensions i had already figured...

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added a coat of spray on bed liner! and finish mounted the bag!

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i finished the night by running the air line with the brake lines and along the frame up to a bulked on the fire wall where i mounted a schrader valve and a PSI gage. later ill add a mini compressor and a switch and gage in the cab. but for now i drove it home with just 15lbs in the bags and it rides AWESOME! totally different feel! Any harshness that was there on crappy roads is gone!

Hope you all enjoyed!

NITROUSCHRIS · Mar 2, 2013

start to finish tonight was about 7 hrs....and i wasnt moving too fast!

omaha123 · Mar 2, 2013

Looks good! Nice work. I love seeing dabbed up projects like this!

BAILEY1 · Mar 2, 2013

Very nice Chris!! Good job!

travis.smith · Mar 2, 2013

Awesome work and imagination

HemiBabe · Mar 2, 2013

Awesome!!!

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NITROUSCHRIS · Mar 2, 2013

Thanks everyone!

smiley · Mar 2, 2013

Very cool you look to be an inventive person.

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NITROUSCHRIS · Mar 2, 2013

Here's the pic of the Gage, bulkhead, and schrader valve I used

NITROUSCHRIS · Mar 2, 2013

Also knocked out new front bump stops!

moparman · Mar 3, 2013

NITROUSCHRIS said:
Also knocked out new front bump stops! View attachment 10916 View attachment 10917

How are the bump stops working out for you?

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NITROUSCHRIS · Mar 3, 2013

They are awesome! No bottoming and the harshness of the rough bumps is gone! This thing rides like a caddy now!

PCA4208 · Mar 3, 2013

Do you sill have the dimensions of the metal pieces you fabbed up? Looking as if i have access to a welder and metal it might be a fun project. looks awesome BTW!

RatherBeRaming · Mar 3, 2013

Pretty sweet what did the whole setup run you?

STOUTE · Mar 3, 2013

How many pounds are those bags good for ?

fabbed air load bag kit!!

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