[mm0142]

Ok, I'm looking for a good kit to bag a 96 tahoe . wanted input on this kit http://www.airbagit.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=FBS-CHE-40-KIT3&CartID=1
I havent had baqgs before and need some input on a kit or what and where to get the parts I need to get .

 

[groundscr8pr]

i would check out air ride technologies. they have a far better kit.

 

[GMracer]

ChassisTech, AirBagit, AIM industries all the same company and their product are FAR from superior.
Are you trying to lay out or just a little bit lower? Fabrication skills?

 

[mm0142]

i want it to lay frame when done . ill have it installed at a shop but need the parts. I figured the kit was crap like most all of thier products . I just want to get the tahoe bagged and need some insite on where to go to get everything

 

[GMracer]

Well depending on the shop, I'm sure they will be able to lead you in the right direction. The problem with tahoes is the torsion bar front suspension, the control arms are mounted lower on the frame to compensate the higher ride height and the draglink steering. With these issues, it's more difficult to bag and maintain good ride. But it most certainly can be done.

 

[comegetsome]

do teh older body style tahoes have torsion bars?...take it to NFamous its in texas...he done the bag work on my tahoe and it was top notch

 

[GMracer]

Yes I believe so, but I'm not 100% sure. If I were to bag a tahoe, personally I would run a 2wd silverado front clip.

 

[Charles]

A 96 Tahoe like he has uses a regular coil spring suspension in the front if it's 2wd.

 

[mm0142]

yes its 2wd same ft clip as the silverado . i just want to bag it . I just cant seem to justify paying 3grand to do it if i can just buy one that is already bagged all day for the same price .

 

[GMracer]

oh my bad :blush: I missed what year it was and though it was a NBS

 

[ridin2slow]

to get it to lay you are going to need more than just the kit, you will have to tub the front and rear

 

[on1wheel06]

to get it to lay you are going to need more than just the kit, you will have to tub the front and rear

:word:... unless you you run tiny tires.

 

[dajizz]

I'm inserting my two cents with this tried and true saying: "you get what you pay for"

If you want to lay frame, 3k is around a good average price for a reputable shop. That's out the door. You say you will have a shop do it, then have them do it. I know that I disliked using customers parts for the reason of saving a couple of bucks. Most of the time, its was inferior parts.

If you run small tires on a 20" rim, you might get by without modding the wheelwells too much. But then that ends up looking silly

 

[Will_i_am]

Suspension is definitely not the place to skimp on quality... for everyone's sake!!!

 

[mm0142]

this was just the quote I got from 1 local shop and 1 local backyard fabricator was around $3000 but the shop said they wanted to make thier own brackets and said I didnt need a 4 or 6link that thier brackets would work fine . I got the impression they are full of shit and they only had one bagged car there and it had bolt on cylinders . the other guy said get all the parts and $1000 + beer and we can get it done .

 

[comegetsome]

we usually charge around 1000 labor if you buy all the parts...so thats about right...but bag stuff prices have went way up...the last truck we just did the guy had 3800 just in parts

 

[numatk_07]

do teh older body style tahoes have torsion bars?...take it to NFamous its in texas...he done the bag work on my tahoe and it was top notch

You got any pictures and/or info of what they did for your front?

 

[M.B CO]

When I started to buy parts a couple years ago to bag mine. I had spent over $1,500 and didn't even have half the stuff I needed. Buy all the right things first time around.

Prices sound about right. When I had Shawn at Sick Side Customs. Owner of Plain Jane do a quote to stock floor my Yukon. He told me $3,000. Which was a killer deal at the time.

Should of done it:flame:

 

[TWANKY]

You need to go visit Keith at Nfamous Air Suspension
817-483-6669
www.nfamusairsuspension.com

HE IS THE MAN!

 

[mm0142]

ok ill keep looking awhile longer