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Yes... The one on the left is the arnott.

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also at ride height the tbss bags sit lower than arnotts or the firestone bags
 

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So with the tbss oem bag in the drop would be 3 or 4 inches?

Would one have to do a Panhard and spoon kit ad well?
 

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The OEM tbss bag will get the tires to hit the fender when its fully aired out. I think he meant that you can drive the rear like a 3" drop in the rear without the ride being bouncy.

When I had the arnott bags it, it would keep my tires about 1/4" from touching the fenders when it was aired out. Now with the OEM, the tires touch. I currently have 305/35/24 tires and will be switching to 295/30/24 soon. I just hope the rear with the new tires get me lower...lol

You will also need to notch a cross member above the panhard bar bracket because it will hit

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So with the tbss oem bag in the drop would be 3 or 4 inches?

Would one have to do a Panhard and spoon kit ad well?


3 or 4 yes panhard bar and the tbss bags is 3 to 4 inches at rude height. Will need rear djm hardware kit also and bumpstops for free travel mod
 
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A little update:

I received the Arnott bags, but because of clearance issues I am going to return them. I l have a set of OEM ones on the way.

I bought some pipe, cut it down and am going to have my neighbor weld it to the front lower spring bracket. I left the pipe longer than it will need to be so that I can trim it down to the proper size when I go to install it. The more I cut, the lower the front will sit when aired out. Once I get the right height dialed in, I'll have the piece powder coated.

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The last part that needs to be modded for the front strut to be complete is to cut the lip off the upper strut mount. You cut right where the red line is drawn. I ran out of cut off discs, so I will grab a few tomorrow and finish this part.

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---------- Post added at 06:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:21 PM ----------

Also, second Viair 380 compressor came in today. Now I can get working on my bracket for the tank and compressors


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Took the time to cut off the lips of the upper strut mount. I will clean them up a bit more and give them a quick shot of paint. Took about 15 minutes with an angle grinder.
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These are Monroe Strut mounts that I got of Amazon for $28.81 each. I didn't want to take apart my stock struts at all. I want to be able to swap to them if ever needed quickly and easily. I just noticed that there were some AC delco ones for a few bucks more. I didn't see them at the time, but these will work fine.


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Thanks man I appricate you doing photos of this install as I got my air ride sitting in box waiting to be installed
 

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Looking good ... Still waiting on the front to get installed to decide whether to go that route or stick with what I have.

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