Its like Christmas in..err...March? Thanks Norcal SS

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when I would hit a bump going over 60, it would just start swaying back and forth like i was jerking the wheel left and right...i would assume this is just from how far the axle was shifted over when i was loaded down..i couldnt even see my wheel in my driver mirror and i could see the front of the tire out of the pass mirror...everything is tight and installed right..it does fine when its just me, but i have noticed that i get a TON of sway...i have new links in front and back, with the new shocks so youd think it would be pretty tight, but it sways almost worse then before...Id guess with the helper bags that will stiffen it up a bit

i know the wheels tuck perfect, since so many people run them...it just rubs on the one side due to the axle being shifted..the panhard should fix both of those issues..

For the squeak, i layed under the truck and had a buddy push the bumper up and down and its my rear pass shock...it will do it for a while, then it will go away...then come back...havent really narrowed down whats causing it..

ya ill get those bags put in hopefully tomorrow...do you think I should do them together, or should i run seperate line for each? my last set up was single, but i may do this one double so i can level it out if i need to..idk


I run the helper bags to airlift 72000 on my customers truck i like doing side to side independent so you have no air travel that can go from bag to bag.

or hook up 2 shrader valves and just fill them up. as for swaying like crazy ive done more than a few here and never had that issue but upon load ie towing and going to the lake it did bottom out and the helper bags fixed it.
 
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I run the helper bags to airlift 72000 on my customers truck i like doing side to side independent so you have no air travel that can go from bag to bag.

or hook up 2 shrader valves and just fill them up. as for swaying like crazy ive done more than a few here and never had that issue but upon load ie towing and going to the lake it did bottom out and the helper bags fixed it.

ill let you know how it works out...i mean with 5 people, i was almost at 800 lbs, then subs, amp, box prolly another 150 lbs, and full tank of gas..thats alot of weight in the back with no bags...i was basically tucking tire just sitting...so when id hit a bump, i was on frame right away
 

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ill let you know how it works out...i mean with 5 people, i was almost at 800 lbs, then subs, amp, box prolly another 150 lbs, and full tank of gas..thats alot of weight in the back with no bags...i was basically tucking tire just sitting...so when id hit a bump, i was on frame right away


yah with that much weight.

For my tbss we towed with my buddys 05 yukon to the track and he has 3rd row in the rear.

about 700 pounds of people in back along with race gas then my tbss on the trailor the truck has the helper bags at 35 psi and did it no issue.
 
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got them in today...

good thing i rush shipped them and did it today..there was only one small bolt holding both relocation brackets on..no idea how that happened..i torqued everything when I did it, and retightened it 2 weeks ago.. im guessing that was my swaying issue...glad i caught it before it caused a accident..

Truck rides great now with 20 psi in the bags...nice and stiff and responsive in the corners..

I think you should offer the bags with the kit...I wouldnt ever think of running the kit without the bags..

i ran the bags seperate to avoid air transfer
 

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i run the same kit here with no issues on many of them. Swaying you said i never had a issue with. also helper bag kits if people tow or carry weight i tell them about and have them buy elsewhere since you can get it cheaper online then what I can get them for.
 

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I love my truck with the bags, just wait until you get some big ass sways on that ***** :D
 
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i run the same kit here with no issues on many of them. Swaying you said i never had a issue with. also helper bag kits if people tow or carry weight i tell them about and have them buy elsewhere since you can get it cheaper online then what I can get them for.

well the swaying was definatly my loose relocation brackets..there was one bolt holding the one side on, and the bracket was spun so it was pointing down, which would try to twist the axle since it basically made the LCA longer..

i just dont see how people can run them without bags...with more then 2 people in the truck it would bottom out all the time...but its all good now with the bags, so im happy..hopefully get the panhard bar soon and be done with it for a while lol

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I love my truck with the bags, just wait until you get some big ass sways on that ***** :D

thought about it, but shit i dont drive it hard enough for dropping money on that..if i stepped down to some 20s or something id do some sways..
 

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Looks great on the 4s but 2s would ride/drive better for sure. I think some racelines would look dope as **** on your truck with a chrome esky rack.
 
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kinda what i was thinking..only problem is that 2 of the wheels are kinda ****** up..something happened to the chrome where they got dripped on, from what looks like brake dust when it rained, and it stained the shit out of the rims..nothing cleaned them and all it did was **** up the chrome...so i couldnt sell them for what I wanted out of them...
 

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