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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 11:04 AM
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Been researching bagging my truck. I've pretty much decided on ridetech products. 4 link for the rear, E3 system for air management, and shockwaves for the front. My question being is has anyone had any dealings with the shockwaves? They seem legit but want some real world opinions about them or would it be better to put regular bags upfront?
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 03:00 PM
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Want to see how this turns out.
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 07:19 PM
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guarantee it's goin to turn out with me being about 6500 dollars lighter...
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 08:21 PM
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Just ordered the air management part. Ridetech AirPro RidePRO E3 w/ upgraded tank, compressor, and 3/8" fitting and lines Big Red Valve upgrade: $2,222.59
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 08:36 PM
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Are you wanting to lay frame or just have an adjustable suspension?
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 09:40 PM
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right now with my truck lowered frame sits roughly 6inches from level ground..but to answer your question. i would like to be able to lay frame when parked but i dont plan on dragging down the highway. i called ridetech earlier and talked to one of the techs..i asked him about the travel of the shockwaves and height of it laid out. he told me that none of their systems will lay frame for safety reasons. do you know anyway around this?
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 09:49 PM
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That's what I was going to say is they def wont lay frame. If that's what you want then go with a standard bag setup.
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 09:59 PM
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i have djm 3/5 drop kit on it right now..obviously the back isn't going to sit the same when i rip out the leaf springs and through a 4 link under it but i'm curious if the front will sit any lower since only thing i'm changing up front is the type of coil over. lets say if i was to do a regular bag up front how much trouble would that be?
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 10:05 PM
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I've never bagged an f150 but go on a site like streetsource.com and people will know. I do know they are much more complicated then a Chevy.
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 10:08 PM
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from what i can tell, very much so..i have a couple buddies that have either had or have multiple bagged chevy's and they were like dang it's expensive to do your truck
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