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    Are air bags a good rat rod suspension??

    You say cobble together like it's a bad thing. After all, the definition of a ratrod is you make due with what you have available. I would agree with your assessment. If you have zero fabrication skills and need every bracket to get it to fit you'll spend substantially more. Real world...
  2. J

    Are air bags a good rat rod suspension??

    This one is super subjective. It really depends on what you are looking for. I have an air ride and experience working on the "kneeling" city busses that use air bags since back in the 80's. In my current vehicle I have an air ride. There are some downsides like mentioned. Leaks, bags...
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    New TX Rat Owner

    North Austin.
  4. J

    New TX Rat Owner

    Oh yeah. It's loud. I've ordered mufflers with auto cutouts. For daily I wanna be quiet on way out of neighborhood in AM
  5. J

    New TX Rat Owner

    The Previous Owner owned a rock themed Bar and Grill plus a studio. So this was his inspiration for the paint job. That is why I coined it "Van Halen".
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    New TX Rat Owner

    It'll sit about 1" off the ground when aired out. Rides about 4" if you setup normally. It has air bags and there are stops made to limit how low it goes. rides nice but needs front shocks. made a build thread. I will post more as it goes. Want to hit a show ~80 days away.
  7. J

    37 International Truck--Van Halen

    Starting off as a running roller. Not ready for the street. Plan is this will be my daily driver and parts runner for the shop. Has a custom Frame 2021 BluePrint Crate Motor/TH400 Mustang II front end Airbags without shocks unidentified rear end with a triangulated 4 link No side windows...
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    New TX Rat Owner

    Just bought this 1937 International Truck. It was used as a promo vehicle for a restaurant and sat outside for a few years. Has a new Blue Print Crate 350 393hp/417tq. Not road worthy yet. Brake is where a clutch should be so moving that. Pulled out the interior, removed the hacked in...
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