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I am planning to run a suicide doors tri-4 link with the bag- on- bars setup. Again, am I setting myself up for disaster? I’ve noticed many folks with sleeve bags and traditional bag-on-axle setups. You need to decide if you prefer a smooth ride, or max lift. From what I have researched your going to have a smoother ride with a sleeved bag. (I'm sure I'll get some grief for that comment)
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N2 it is my experience that you raise a valid point and I'm willing to stand with you on the superior ride of the sleeve bags. I have been doing bags since the early 90's and have used just about every option (double/triple convaluted in various sizes, rolling sleeve, cans,bag-over-strut) in just about every location (on axle, in front, in back) and in 1:1 and canti-lever set-ups.
For the last few years I've been using the F9000 sleeve bags in more and more installs after using them in a late 30's ford rod with an ART 4 link.
What I have found that causes me to really like them is they feel like they have a higher (read tighter) spring rate and comsume less volume of air than a trad. bag. They also have a few inches of extra lift compared to a 224c bag.
A few years back I had a customer with a 72 longbed that wanted the crazy lift in the rear like a hydraulic equipted low rider. I built it to his specs not mine. Full back half but stock link
It was Z'd 3" up front and laid flat. That part was cool. the part I'm sort of ashamed of was it had 29" of lift in the rear and even with stiff shocks was still bouncy as heck. Since then I have refused to do another like it. The customer was happy but I was not.
My philosophy is as long as it gets the same or slightly more (1-2") lift than the front that's all you need. Sleeves do that and deliver the least bouncy ride.
Josh