airbags or coils

hello everyone new here i have a 99 f150 that i have purchase a cummins 4bta for. before i swap the motor i am going to install my 76 f150 dana 44 with 6 inch lift for strenght and oil pan clearance. i was going to order my coils this week but got the idea of airbags for the adjustability. curious if anyone can give me so feed back on the pros and cons of going with the coils over the airbags and vice versa. the truck will be used for daily driver work truck, and our moderate offroad camping and hunting trips. my wheeling is moab and similar rock type but nothing extreme. i apreciate any help that is given

Checkout Flourman (http://www.fullsizebronco.com/forum/member.php?u=3836) and his setup. He's the only one here that I can think of that has an airbag setup.

how soon will u start the swap?

i am planning to start the axle swap middle to end of july and the engine sometime this fall when it starts to cool off. i have most of the big stuff i got the engine started today i have a 47rh transmission and np 241 transfercase. found out the turbo is leaking oil into the intake today which is a perfect excuse to upgrade

Look up The Legend. I'm pretty sure he's been running bags longer than anyone on this site.

I've had mine on for about 4 years now I think.

seeing as coils run a whopping $200 max, I'd think you'd like to know what airbags run first (unless you're made of cash), and then discuss any pro/con afterwards.

Personally I'd go with coils on a rig for what you want to do with it. Not only are they cheaper and a lot more basic, I'd even say they are more reliable too since you can puncture bags, and you have a compressor, lines and air leaks to worry about.

hello everyone new here i have a 99 f150 that i have purchase a cummins 4bta for. before i swap the motor i am going to install my 76 f150 dana 44 with 6 inch lift for strenght and oil pan clearance.



How are you going to convert the Dana 44 over to a metric lug pattern to match the rear?

air bags dont punctue very easy at all. they are so thick and strong.
id say air bags they are fairly reliable too
i saw somewere its $200 ifk if thats with the compessor and tank and mounting stuff.

id get bags i think

air bags dont punctue very easy at all. they are so thick and strong.
id say air bags they are fairly reliable too
i saw somewere its $200 ifk if thats with the compessor and tank and mounting stuff.

id get bags i think

I think you need to produce a site that has pricing to validate what you're saying. I think airbags (complete system) will be quite a bit more than you are saying.

Beyond that, why else would you suggest these? What kind of difference in functionality would one see over the umpteen options of soft or firm coils? What kind of longevity?

Do air bags change in inflation pressure with altitude (like tires)??????:popc1:

After seeing the Legend in action many times with his Airbags i have to say i am very impressed with their performance on the trail. As far as price, that i couldnt tell you. Fr

From what i have seen is that the airbags offer infinite adjustability. If hes in the mud and wants to be up out of the water he pumps up the airbags and lift the vehicle. If your crawling you can lower the ride height for better stability and COG. You can also Manipulate the bags to help forced articularion to whichever wheel you want. If set up properly it blows coils out of the water IMHO. But the key is getting it set up properly, definitely more variables than coils making the coils easier to set up. Then theres the money factor which i have no experience to put my 2 cents in but i will say that a good OBA setup runs more than $200 unless you get lucky and find a hella deal.

I like my bags, but if I were to do it all over again, I would run dual-rate coil overs. What I don't like is that all the air bags know is how to deal with compression. I haven't found a good way to deal with the droop as the bags will droop until the limits hold them in where a spring will extend based on some factor of the spring compression rate.

When wheeling, I rarely use them unless I get in a hairy situation (read often). I'll use the bags to reposition the body/frame/cage to effect the balance. I really use them on steep ascents/descents. I'll drop the air out going up hill and air up going up hill. One thing I would like to change is to have a quick air dump (like a low rider) to drop the bags quickly.

I also like to air up the front when I *pretend* to be a go-fast bronco. It will load up the rear suspension and give more control and my fat pig flies.........

Here is a quick vid of using the bags to balance the bronco out. I would have been a lot closer to going over if I would not have used the bags here.

http://fullsizebronco.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1627358&postcount=206

air bags dont punctue very easy at all. they are so thick and strong.


They ain't that thick. maybe 1/4"...