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How HIGH?

Mazda Lowering Static Mazda Suspension Mazda Tech
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notjo   +1y
Hey guys,
anyone know how high you can get your truck on air? i know "juiced" has his truck up pretty high on hydrolics ( i think their hyrolics right?) but how high can you actually get an air ride truck? I want mine to look low, but i live on a pretty rough road and I drive on some crazy roads sometimes where a truck thats laying frame just shouldn't be.
I'm going to be putting in a reverse 4 link with bags on the link bars, most likely with the bags closer to the axle than the bumper. Prolly about halfway or a little less.

mine is a static drop at the moment so it can go about 2 inches off the ground <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: -->

Pics would be cool?
in fact maybe i shoulda put this inthe photo post section.
LOVE to see pics

"HOW HIGH can YOUR Mini truck go?"
grantkustoms   +1y
you can get stock height out of a bag set up with cantalever
notjo   +1y




Cantalever? is that what the hookup i'm looking at is called?
baggedb22   +1y
You can get stock height lift with ur bags over the axle thats how mine is and i can get pretty good lift, I would put the link forward though there many disadvatages to a reverse 4 link...
notjo   +1y
Heres the setup i'm looking at either buying or creating.
From MT's web site.


Is that a good setup or am i gonna get body roll or wat? My buddy told me to go with a half and half setup... bottom bars to bottom of the drive connected in front of the drive, top bars to the top of the frame behind the drive.
(if that made ANY sense?)
i thought a full reverse was a better option because it gave me more life.
notjo   +1y

People keep harping on the reverse 4 link. what are the disadvantages?
I haven't seen one specific thing mentioned about them thats bad, just a lot of references to bad things about them.
anyone wanna share?
if their actually bad then i won't do it, but i havn't seen any real facts against them.

MT is the bible in my eyes (after the mazdabscene of course) and they say it's all a myth.
need some info
mark   +1y
you can get good lift with bags

do a lever setup or cantilever...the pic above is a lever setup, just from the picture it looks like the bags are mounted half way the bars, that gives you a 2:1 ratio of lift, farther you mount it from the axle and closer you mount it to the pivot = more lift, but it also amounts to more pressure needed on the bags to lift the truck, and more stress to the pivot bushing and the link bar, but it rides smooth as hell compare to air over axle
slims   +1y
I dont like a reverse 4-link because it is putting all the suspension stress onto the back half, where the strength is reduced because of the notch.

The ideal setup to me is a parallel 4 link with a watts link. Because you can still keep the stock gas tank, and you are usuing the stock unmolested part of the frame to hang your suspension on.
notjo   +1y


see an argument like that makes a little more sense. i still like my reverse 4 link though
someone on here has a CRAZY three-link setup thats pretty sweet looking as well.

so where can i find pics or information on a "parallel 4 link with a watts link"?
blare   +1y


Thats mine bag over axle in the rear