who has bags on there scion??
#21
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#25
This may be a stupid question...but what is the ride quality like for those of you with bags? I don't mean the inconvenience of being lowered, but the actual bounciness. And does the ride quality change depending on the position your car is (raised/lowered)? And since I've already started asking questions, can you adjust the height as you please or is it only up or down?
I really want to SLAM my xB, but I commute 100+ miles a day.
THANKS!
I really want to SLAM my xB, but I commute 100+ miles a day.
THANKS!
#26
Originally Posted by etarui
This may be a stupid question...but what is the ride quality like for those of you with bags? I don't mean the inconvenience of being lowered, but the actual bounciness. And does the ride quality change depending on the position your car is (raised/lowered)? And since I've already started asking questions, can you adjust the height as you please or is it only up or down?
I really want to SLAM my xB, but I commute 100+ miles a day.
THANKS!
I really want to SLAM my xB, but I commute 100+ miles a day.
THANKS!
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I drive about 50 miles a day, but switching to bags has only helped. I like the ride better. It is a little better than my old springs, but a little bouncier when the car is riding up really high. Other than that, it rides nice and is sweet to pull up and slam your car on the ground. I have the air lift kit that I bought from BFI in Sac. and it works great. No problems. It goes down to the rim in the front and tucks rim in the back. i'm running 18 x 7.5 +42. A couple pics:
#28
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depends if you want your ____ slammed yuo gonna have to let someone do it cutt your strut an such but if you get a kit its gonna go to a certin llevel i dont know what that level is yet cus im waiting on my kit it should be here in a week or 2
#30
A bag is a bag and a cylinder is a cylinder. Uhmm......the bag is rubber and a cylinder is round, metal, and looks similar to a strut with a spring in it but its solid so it will hold air. A cylinder rides horrible unless you run accumlulator and a bag rides good if you run shocks. No shocks with a bag is like running no shocks with a spring, because a bag is also called an "air spring"
#38
i got pics coming soon. just got easy street front in and 2500lbs in rear done not too long ago. Drove 500+ miles this last weekend with no problems with the easy streets. it helps when you know what you are doing.
#39
I got bags too. I have had the Easystreets in the front for about 2 weeks now with no problems, and the rears are nothing but problems. i've had 2 diffrent sets of easystreet on the rear and i'll never use, or reccomend them! they suck! I just ordered 3 of the slam speacialties and brackets from FRIMINI.COM! Should be a simple swap. I'll be sure to get pics when i get the bags on the rear, but here are a few to drool over in the mean time!
http://www.layinbody.com/gallery/texasheatwave05/agc
http://www.layinbody.com/gallery/texasheatwave05/afy
http://www.layinbody.com/gallery/texasheatwave05/abn
http://www.layinbody.com/gallery/texasheatwave05/agc
http://www.layinbody.com/gallery/texasheatwave05/afy
http://www.layinbody.com/gallery/texasheatwave05/abn
#40
Easy fix for the easy street kit rear is to loose the 2 bolts on the bottom of the bag. They pull the bag into a strange strech or bind, causing them to pull out the top ring. Getting rid of the bottom screw lets the bags slide a little when it needs to. I went through 7 bags installed there way, modified the kit to work like I thought they should and now have almost 6k on them with no problems. I am far from an expert, but I think the rear kit was designed badly, I don't think sleave bags are meant to act in an arch like the ES kit forces them to be in. I think sleave are more for straight up and down applications.