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Front bag mounts?

Mazda Lowering Static Mazda Suspension Mazda Tech
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dirtracer14   +1y
Real hard to see the lower plate? Did you just weld it to the lower a arm or did you use the suport piece? thanks for the fast repy....working on it right now pics to follow
dragginmazda86 (dave)   +1y
I didn't do the work in that pic but I did do my truck the same way as the one pictured above. I just welded the round plate to the control arm then drilled a hole on the arm directly under the center hole of the plate bit enough to fit the bolt through. I have Contitech front bags that have just one threaded hole in center as do Firestone bags I have never used Slam bags but I believe you can just use the center hole as well, you might want to get a second opinion on it.
dirtracer14   +1y
You see the pic above with the piece below the bag plate.... do i need to use that or do most just weld to the lower??
elbine69   +1y
You can do it either way, but if your flipping the ball joint that piece gets the bag mount above the balljoint and prevents the bag from rubbing on it.
h2omelon(nick)   +1y
You won't be happy with those RE5s .they will not give you very much lift. RE6s would be a lot better choice.
dirtracer14   +1y
ok I cut all the stops off mock it up and the lower is hitting the frame stopping it from going as low as i want it to? The front frame will hit the ground right? Do i need to flip the balljoint? Thanks, Craig
elbine69   +1y
You need to either grind on the arm or grind the part on the frame where the arm is hitting and then plate it back up when you get it to travel up as high as you want. What size wheels are you going to be running?
dirtracer14   +1y
I will be running 205/55/16's. I think i might have found a way to get it to work.
dropitforme   +1y
you will want to flip the ball joint or use dropped spindals other wise your front wont lay out. and on the slams yes you can just use the center hole i belive the other holes are if you using the bag in a hopper setup to hold it down better due to added stress from hopping.
elbine69   +1y
you shouldnt need to flip the ball joint to layout, but flipping it will make it easier. And you can lay up to 18" wheels without drop spindles