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03-10-2011, 09:36 AM | #1 |
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Bolt the rear bag to trailing arm?
so I am mounting the rear bag in place of the coil spring and bolting it on top....do I need to weld a bag plate and then a center bolt through the trailing arm? just a bolt and no plate? What do ya'll think?
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03-10-2011, 09:40 AM | #2 |
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Re: Bolt the rear bag to trailing arm?
I used Slam Specialties air bags.
I just bolted them to the trailing arm. No bracket.
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03-10-2011, 09:52 AM | #3 |
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Re: Bolt the rear bag to trailing arm?
Thanks Lo.....btw got rid of the pink name....all the info on this site is worth the 25 bucks!
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03-10-2011, 10:21 AM | #4 | |
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Re: Bolt the rear bag to trailing arm?
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Thanks for supporting the board. I used a 3/8"x4" bolt with a heavy washer to secure the bag to the trailing arm. Then I made a template of the top of the bag. I used this to locate the two bolt holes and the air fitting hole in the frame.
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03-10-2011, 10:28 AM | #5 |
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Re: Bolt the rear bag to trailing arm?
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03-10-2011, 10:53 AM | #6 |
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Re: Bolt the rear bag to trailing arm?
in reading different threads I saw that you need to drill the mounting holes front to rear with the fitting to the inside.....the kit I got supplied two straight and two 90deg bag fittings and I used the 90's on the front so he sent me two 90's for the back. Thanks guys....made my template and gonna drill the frame today!
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03-10-2011, 11:35 AM | #7 |
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Re: Bolt the rear bag to trailing arm?
daved,... I also used studs in the top of the bag (instead of mounting bolts).
It's such a tight area of the frame,... that most of it is done by "feel". You can then shove the studs up thru the frame, and much easier to install a nut on the stud than to start a bolt into the bag. Plus I know I have full "thread engagement" into the bag. Just my way of doing it.
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03-10-2011, 01:55 PM | #8 | |
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03-10-2011, 02:00 PM | #9 |
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Re: Bolt the rear bag to trailing arm?
Wow! That sure is! Bolting the top of the rear bag was such a PITA...
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04-21-2011, 07:09 PM | #10 |
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Re: Bolt the rear bag to trailing arm?
Did anyone bother to use stainless bolts/studs ? The base looks to be aluminum on my Slam SS7's ?
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05-05-2011, 06:38 AM | #11 |
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Re: Bolt the rear bag to trailing arm?
Did the same with the bag. Luv the fact info is to the point and accurate. Well done gents .
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