Saturn Ion Strut Bags

So at full drop on my car I still don't tuck in the front. Its about 2 finger or so from tucking tire. Right not I have universal sleeve bags up front and I was wondering what products are out there to help me go lower. I know that theres a kit made by easy street and airbagit.com but I'm not sure on the over all drop and I don't want to get the bags if I still won't tuck. I was thinking of switching to hydros, but I doubt that will happen with this car. I just want to get it on the road and not eating tires.

Any info/pics of some mac air struts would be great. Also if anyone on here sells them and can tell me the overall lifted length of a strut bag and the over all dropped height that would be great. I'm willing to give up lift for more of a drop.

PS: an Ion has the same body as a cobalt (delta), but the front towers are different so the mounting points are slightly different from ion to balt.

Thanks

Mac Struts right??

yep. I know i've asked a few times, but i just want to make sure I get the right ones. Struts arn't cheap

You might call the guys at universal air and tell them what your up against... I spoke with the guys over there last year when I was building my game plan for the cobalt and they had a trick that involved flipping some stuff and a couple other parts but they had everything in stock and stuff for it.

I used 6" CCE Cylinders on the front with a power ball on top basically, it allowed me to keep my factory sway bars and fit a shock in there quite nicely. We tied the 6" cylinder to a 10" cylinder in the trunk with a 2600 lb bag pushing on it.

So it's all air still without the bag in the wheel well and all the issues that come with it.

Edited: 10/20/2008 8:48:27 AM by MrCheetah

is there any way you could post a pic of the front strut that you have now? I'm more of a visual learner then reading it.

But thanks for teh advice and the cars stance is just about in the area I'm looking for

I never considered this, but I could always get a second set of mac struts, cut the spring perch off, and ditch the spacer and weld a new bag plate to the strut, that should lower the bottom of the bag about 2 - 2.5" and I should be able to get the drop I wanted...

Originally posted by artsar



I never considered this, but I could always get a second set of mac struts, cut the spring perch off, and ditch the spacer and weld a new bag plate to the strut, that should lower the bottom of the bag about 2 - 2.5" and I should be able to get the drop I wanted...

Not really - maybe a small amount, the bag has to stay above the tire, or it will hit.

right now it seems like I need to get a custom mac strut kit and alter it to suit my needs unless someone knows where I can get a pre fab strut kit that would work.

My main problem is that no one seems to be able to send me a picture of a pre assembled strut for my to take a look at.

Also I'd just like to say thanks to the guys at universal air, they've been helping me try to solve my problem. Right now it seems that if I cut off the spring purch and get rid of my spacer it would allow me to move my bag down another 2" which would alow me to sit where I want. Problem is I know my struts won't handle it because of the design. I think its going to be a universal mac kit for me and then get it assembled by my mechanic buddy at work. Unless someone has more info...

Edited: 10/21/2008 9:26:39 AM by LaidNeon

Get a UAS bags & brackets kit for your car. Then buy a set of coilover struts that use cartridges. This way you can safely modify the strut without welding a hole in it & burn the shit out of your arm like I have done lol. The cartridges can easily remove from the housing. All you have to do is cut off the hub mount brackets & move them up however many inches that the cartridge has space for. Usually they have around 1.5" or more. Then you just cut off the excess & reassemble it. Then thread the coilover rings all the way down. Hit me up bro on the # in my sig & I can better explain myself.

If you do call UAS, do not speak with a rep named Zach