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Looking for inspiration for my 82 Long bed.
I'd love to see pics of whatever you've done. BAgs, Mounts, Compressors, valves, 4 Links, shocks mounts, tanks, gauges, wiring, etc... You name it. I dig pics of it!!!!

So far I have 4 Slam Specialties SS7s, may upgrade the rears to 8s for a bit more lift and keep the 7s for the front spares or sell.
I also have two Via 450Cs, an 8 port 10Gallon tank, a box I'm having trouble finding with 8 SMC 1/2" Fast Valves a bunch of fittings and 5 Dakota Digital Gauges (4 for bags, 1 for tank) a roll of line and a switch box I changed my mind on.

I'm pretty sure I want to do a Bridge Notch from ekstensive.com and a 4/6 Link Cantilever system from KP components.
Not sure about the front, but I want some type of Tubular A-Arms made/cut out for bags, so I don't get pinched bags..

With this, the bed floor will get cut out in the middle, the rear and front floor will have to raise, I want to smooth out the whole bed floor and have access panels cut into it for maintaining things below and show.

Gonna grab some big sheet of Cardboard or maybe really thin plywood to Mock Up what I want the floor to look like once done...

So much work too do, its almost overwhelming...But as I said in another post, this is at least a 5 year project, not a 90 day race...
 

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Switch Suspension has all the valves and fittings.

I think Porterbilt and Tre5 Customs both have Squarebody raised bed kits.
 

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Sounds like you've got an exciting project in front of you! Mine is bagged on stock arms in the front, with a weld-in 4 link in the rear. If you want to lay frame I'd say spend the money up front with a Porterbuilt dropmember and control arms. That darn stock cross member under the engine prevents me from laying frame...er, evenly.
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I love how that sits. Whole thing looks really nice!!!
Are those 18s or 20s? or?

Any more pics of the 4Link, Bridge, Bed Cutout, Bags, Valves, etc???
I love Airbag Porn and seeing how other did theirs.

I know there is always lower, but I think If I could get bagged, air out and set that low, I'd be happy. We'll see...
 
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I'll post some pics of the setup when I get home from work, the pics I posted is just what I had sittin' on my phone.
 

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If I had it to do all over again I would go straight to bags. The amount of money I have into my static drop would have gotten me at least halfway there
 

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I love how that sits. Whole thing looks really nice!!!
Are those 18s or 20s? or?

Any more pics of the 4Link, Bridge, Bed Cutout, Bags, Valves, etc???
I love Airbag Porn and seeing how other did theirs.

I know there is always lower, but I think If I could get bagged, air out and set that low, I'd be happy. We'll see...
Truck is sitting on 20" Iroc's wrapped in 255/45 R20 (eh, I think). The truck isn't fully deflated in those pic's, I'll post a few of it fully deflated and the crossmember issue will be evident. (though I wouldn't let that change your mind about bagging your ride. It's super fun and handy!)
 

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If you want to see a 1000 bagged C10's in one place...Dino's Git Down in Phoenix in November.

Friday is the best day, only Chevy Trucks and probably 3000 of them.
 

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Here are some pic's of it fully laid-out.. Front end sitting on x-member and lower arms.

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And here are some pic's of the 4-link, tank, valve body and twin compressors. ..
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I have choppin block a-arms, 1" forward but not narrowed, 2.5" drop spindles an 2600 bags. Lays the front crossmember hard with no/custom inners. 245/40 tires but I need new ones an I think I'm going up to a 255/45. I have more room now with the tube arms so I'd like a little more sidewall.

The rear is a porterbuilt trailing arm conversion (discontinued). It's basically a standard type c-notch you'd do with a 6-7" rear flip. Slight trimming to the bed floor for the top if the diff. 295/45 rear tires.

Level ride height an pressure for management, 2 viair 444C with an 8 gal tank.

More pics are in my build thread.
Lowest I can drive it
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I'm not sure exactly what I want to do to my truck yet. I bought it earlier this summer to goof around with while I redo my Nova, so I have a little time to think about it. I'm kind of an old school (old man) kind of guy who likes the looks of some sidewall. I'm thinking either bagging it with wheels and tires with some side walls or putting some mini-tubs in and running some bigs and littles. Either way I need some a major power transplant too. I've had a fun summer with it...
 

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