rear bag mount help.. anybody - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

lotik · 04-11-2003, 09:19 PM

the truck has stock trailing arm suspension, and i had the bags mounted over the axle, but the lift was pathetic. so i moved the bags onto the trailing arms. i mounted them off to the side on some plate. i have gussets on the mounts as well. but when i put air in the bags, and i push pown on the bed the trailing arm kind of twists a bit in the middle. i think it may actually be twisting in the front of the arm where the bushing is. but i can only see the middle where the mounts are. is this going to fail sooner or later, or will it be ok? i cant think of any other way to reinforce it. the bed as a 15gal fuel cell, air tank and compressor and two bottles of nitrogen. so that is the weight in the rear. please help. i really dont want to redo them, but i will if it will be unsafe.

SCOTI · 04-11-2003, 09:58 PM

Lotik, I welded my trailing arms up. I did 2" sections of weld every 6" or so along the top & bottom + welded the front & rear. To increase the strength, just plate the tops/bottoms.

RACING29 · 04-11-2003, 10:11 PM

Any pics? Of both Scoti And Lotik's setups?

low 84 · 04-11-2003, 11:51 PM

thats the problem with adjustable suspensions and 2 links. you could try boxing them for strenght, but idealy a 4 link is best.

JHickson6 · 04-12-2003, 01:30 AM

Why did you choose that location for your bags over the factory springs location?

orange72 · 04-12-2003, 02:17 AM

hey lotik why dont you move your mounts just a little bit more forward to where the bag is right over the trailing arm. thats what im gonna do when i get to that stage. ive been studying it for a while and that seems to be the best place.

orange72 · 04-12-2003, 02:19 AM

oh and if you dont mind take some pictures when you get done, cause its in my head but i would like to see some pictures too

lotik · 04-12-2003, 02:27 AM

i think i am going to reinforce the trailing arms. i really like the lift i am getting now.

04-11-2003, 09:19 PM	#1
lotik drag it like you stole it Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 542	rear bag mount help.. anybody the truck has stock trailing arm suspension, and i had the bags mounted over the axle, but the lift was pathetic. so i moved the bags onto the trailing arms. i mounted them off to the side on some plate. i have gussets on the mounts as well. but when i put air in the bags, and i push pown on the bed the trailing arm kind of twists a bit in the middle. i think it may actually be twisting in the front of the arm where the bushing is. but i can only see the middle where the mounts are. is this going to fail sooner or later, or will it be ok? i cant think of any other way to reinforce it. the bed as a 15gal fuel cell, air tank and compressor and two bottles of nitrogen. so that is the weight in the rear. please help. i really dont want to redo them, but i will if it will be unsafe. __________________ negative camber //LA\\

04-11-2003, 09:58 PM	#2
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,133	Lotik, I welded my trailing arms up. I did 2" sections of weld every 6" or so along the top & bottom + welded the front & rear. To increase the strength, just plate the tops/bottoms. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

04-11-2003, 10:11 PM	#3
RACING29 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Tennessee, Morristown Posts: 355	Any pics? Of both Scoti And Lotik's setups? __________________ 1967 Chevy truck, R1 racing seats, 4 point racing harness, 4/6 drop, primered blue, soon to be shaved, 350- 060. over, flat top pistons, Eagle rods, Edelbrock Aluminum heads, 1.5 Scorpion roller rockers, Lunati 515" cam, mallory ignition, Holley 750 double pumper carb, Built 350 turbo trans, 2500-2800 boss hog stall, 20 gallon aluminum fuel cell!!!

04-11-2003, 11:51 PM	#4
low 84 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,144	thats the problem with adjustable suspensions and 2 links. you could try boxing them for strenght, but idealy a 4 link is best. __________________ '51 F100, backhalf with a narrowed 9 and coil overs, 18.5" mickeys, monte front clip, +400" sbc in the works '05 1500 Crew Cab RIP '84 swb 5/7 drop, solid cammed 408 w/ fully ported dart heads, th350 w/ 10 inch hughes, 12 bolt w/ 3.73 richmonds and a locker '80 swb 4x4 in progress: 7" lift, 350 th350/np205, d44 and 1.5" ORD tie rod, 14BFF w/discs , armored diff covers, 40" MTR's

04-12-2003, 01:30 AM	#5
JHickson6 I Love This Stuff! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 739	Why did you choose that location for your bags over the factory springs location? __________________ My Rides 1967 C10 In Pieces for now 1985 Ford B700 SourPuss Bus - BIG BLUE 2003 Silverado CITY WORKER YELLOW!!

04-12-2003, 02:17 AM	#6
orange72 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: huntington,texas,united states Posts: 399	hey lotik why dont you move your mounts just a little bit more forward to where the bag is right over the trailing arm. thats what im gonna do when i get to that stage. ive been studying it for a while and that seems to be the best place. __________________ 1972 chevy long bed. Currently under construction!! Bagged, 383/700r4.

04-12-2003, 02:19 AM	#7
orange72 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: huntington,texas,united states Posts: 399	oh and if you dont mind take some pictures when you get done, cause its in my head but i would like to see some pictures too __________________ 1972 chevy long bed. Currently under construction!! Bagged, 383/700r4.

04-12-2003, 02:27 AM	#8
lotik drag it like you stole it Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 542	i think i am going to reinforce the trailing arms. i really like the lift i am getting now. __________________ negative camber //LA\\



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