To Bag or Not To Bag?? That Is My Question!
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To Bag or Not To Bag?? That Is My Question!
Ok C.O. enthusiasts, my 64 Cutlass project has been a blast! I’ve done A LOT of work to this car. Now that it is a safe daily driving machine, I’m looking to put a little spice in my car game. I would like to install an air ride suspension on all 4 corners. Watching a car while being pancaked to the ground is VERY cool looking to me. I’m sure that this will be a major evolution (time, knuckle busting work and $$$$). My question is:
Is it really worth it???
I never driven a car on bags. Will the ride be terrible??
What are some of the experiences that YOU had with the ride and installation??
What are some of the brands that you prefer.
I would like to have input from individuals who have experience on this topic beforeI jump into this project.
Is it really worth it???
I never driven a car on bags. Will the ride be terrible??
What are some of the experiences that YOU had with the ride and installation??
What are some of the brands that you prefer.
I would like to have input from individuals who have experience on this topic beforeI jump into this project.
#3
I am a big fan of bags and when done right the car will ride and handle great...... but I don't like bags on muscle cars. Full size cars and trucks yes but not a-bodies.
If you still want to do it Ridetech is the only way to go.
If you still want to do it Ridetech is the only way to go.
#4
Full size cars and trucks yes but not a-bodies.
#5
Wow. As I was reading your OP, I was thinking about how best to express my opinion, then I scrolled down one post, and OldCutlass had already expressed it perfectly.
You can't beat perfection, so +1 to his post. "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuu."
- Eric
You can't beat perfection, so +1 to his post. "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuu."
- Eric
#7
There is a new member with a 65 442 clone that has a sir ride maybe he will chime in I can't remember his user name
If I come across it I will edit
My opinion is it does look cool but I wouldn't put them on a
A body either
If I come across it I will edit
My opinion is it does look cool but I wouldn't put them on a
A body either
#10
Ok gentlemen, looking at the posts on here, it is starting to sway me in the opposite direction now. I'm still confused about why people prefer not to put air ride on an A body. Can some one help me understand??
#11
I don't like that crap on anything. I think it looks stupid.
When the bags are down, it looks like your springs are broken, when they're up, it looks like you put a car on a Blazer chassis, and when they're in the middle, it looks like you never did anything.
When people make the cars go up and down, it just looks undignified, like sitting on one of those rides outside the supermarket entrance that I used to beg my mom for dimes to ride back in the day.
- Eric
When the bags are down, it looks like your springs are broken, when they're up, it looks like you put a car on a Blazer chassis, and when they're in the middle, it looks like you never did anything.
When people make the cars go up and down, it just looks undignified, like sitting on one of those rides outside the supermarket entrance that I used to beg my mom for dimes to ride back in the day.
- Eric
#12
Can some one help me understand?
#13
Bags let you have a car undriveably low at a show and looks sinster. You can bump up and cruise still very low. My opinion trucks and 50's-70's big cars look right like this. When I see a A-body or F-body done up like this it just doesn't do it for me. The exception mentioned above if a wagon. I'd roll a Vista on air any day. Cars like your Rivi are prefect for air. First car I ever did air on was a 65 Riviera.
#14
Of course, it is a matter of taste. I believe the B/C bodies are better suited to an air bag suspension since they were originally built more for comfort and luxury. An A body is better suited to upgrading the suspension with sway bars, poly bushings and upgraded brakes. That's just my $.02.
#15
Drop it a little and it looks fine, but I agree with Eric, doesn't look "right" to me. I am convinced that if you add all of the aftermarket parts to do the up/down that it will screw up the suspension and maybe the frame over time.
"Bagging" is not my thing but I did see a '68 Cadillac Coupe de Ville that was bagged and though not my personal taste, it worked on that one. As a side note; the lines on this car were perfection! You look from the front fender and all the way to the tail not a millimeter of deviation. PERFECT fit and finish. This Caddy belongs to a guy who owns a body shop. Truly talented bunch...and consequently not cheap.
"Bagging" is not my thing but I did see a '68 Cadillac Coupe de Ville that was bagged and though not my personal taste, it worked on that one. As a side note; the lines on this car were perfection! You look from the front fender and all the way to the tail not a millimeter of deviation. PERFECT fit and finish. This Caddy belongs to a guy who owns a body shop. Truly talented bunch...and consequently not cheap.
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