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Old 04-03-2009, 08:37 AM   #1
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Front bag plates & cups???

I'm drawing a blank here. I've got the plates for the front bags on my 72' but the lower plate has no holes in it to mount the bag/cup. I know the bag doesn't just sit on the lower plate, does it? Help me out here guys...

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Old 04-03-2009, 08:39 AM   #2
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Re: Front bag plates & cups???

The bag bolts to the top plate, and the cup sets in the spring pocket. It does not bolt in at the bottom.
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Old 04-03-2009, 09:31 AM   #3
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The bag bolts to the top plate, and the cup sets in the spring pocket. It does not bolt in at the bottom.
OK but instead of a cup for the bottom, I have a plate. Do I need to just discard the plate and buy a set of cups?
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Old 04-03-2009, 10:38 AM   #4
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Re: Front bag plates & cups???

Post up some pics of what you have ... that will help us decide what ya need.
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Old 04-03-2009, 10:46 AM   #5
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Re: Front bag plates & cups???

If you have plates for the top and bottom then the bag needs to be bolted to both plates and the plates need to be bolted to the crossmember/LCA. The cups just sit in the existing spring pocket like your stock coil spring does.
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Old 04-03-2009, 11:28 AM   #6
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I'll get some pics up as soon as I can get them. I'm at work right now. I believe I'm going to just have to buy some cups...
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Old 04-03-2009, 05:59 PM   #7
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Re: Front bag plates & cups???

What brand plates?
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Re: Front bag plates & cups???

this is before i Name:  . 512.jpg
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Old 04-04-2009, 12:15 AM   #9
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Old 04-04-2009, 07:18 AM   #10
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Re: Front bag plates & cups???

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I'm drawing a blank here. I've got the plates for the front bags on my 72' but the lower plate has no holes in it to mount the bag/cup. I know the bag doesn't just sit on the lower plate, does it? Help me out here guys...

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get your truck at ride height, take a sharpie and trace a circle around the bottom of the bag, take the lower plate out and drill a hole in the middle of the circle, and your done. I think its a 7/16" hole.
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Old 04-04-2009, 07:29 AM   #11
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sorry for the double post. I guess we no longer can edit or delete posts ourselves. That sucks. Oh well.
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Old 04-05-2009, 12:58 AM   #12
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Re: Front bag plates & cups???

Ya, what happened to the "Edit" function?
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Old 04-05-2009, 07:26 AM   #13
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There's a post about it that Liz started. It's been disabled from misuse.
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Old 04-05-2009, 01:19 PM   #14
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get your truck at ride height, take a sharpie and trace a circle around the bottom of the bag, take the lower plate out and drill a hole in the middle of the circle, and your done. I think its a 7/16" hole.
Haha, I knew I bought these from you!

Here's a pic anyway....

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Old 04-05-2009, 01:19 PM   #15
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Well since there's no edit button anymore, I'll just post up the link to the pic...

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