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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by gsumax
yeah i want bags soo bad, but nobody recommends them!!i dont know what i should do.....
That sound like an easy question to answer to me but think about the longer term, you are about to spend over 2000$ for your set-up, for that price get JIC coilover, the install will be done in a snap, and your car will be fockin tight, not just look, can you say great handling, to me that would be the smartest moove you can do.


Good luck whatever you decide.

AA
Old Jan 8, 2004 | 03:32 PM
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I should be free - just - make sure you have a heater in your garage and no other car in there.

Lots of newspaper and masking tape
Old Jan 8, 2004 | 07:43 PM
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Oh P-deddy

There's a shop called "Endless Fabrications" in Dallas....well...Dallas/Mariettta line - they do all kind of crazy stuff.



Shave handles and bags
Old Jan 9, 2004 | 07:12 AM
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I have had bags on my 4th gen for over a year now and Jason summed it up pretty good. If I had to do it over again, I would get the JICs. Oh, it's cool and all, but what I don't like is the fact that the front doesn't go down very low and the front is not very fast because of the strut bags. The cylinders in the back are great...really fast and the back goes pretty low. But like Jason said, you're always hunting down leaks (I've got a slow one now in the right rear). And a good kit is a must...good valves and a good pressure switch are a must. Yeah, I get lots of looks, but it's mainly 'cuz I'm female and I drive a bagged car.
Old Jan 9, 2004 | 07:53 AM
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What about just putting airbags on the front...like a Lincoln? Has anyone done that?
Old Jan 9, 2004 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by RR95SE
I have had bags on my 4th gen for over a year now and Jason summed it up pretty good. If I had to do it over again, I would get the JICs. Oh, it's cool and all, but what I don't like is the fact that the front doesn't go down very low and the front is not very fast because of the strut bags. The cylinders in the back are great...really fast and the back goes pretty low. But like Jason said, you're always hunting down leaks (I've got a slow one now in the right rear). And a good kit is a must...good valves and a good pressure switch are a must. Yeah, I get lots of looks, but it's mainly 'cuz I'm female and I drive a bagged car.
got any pictures of your car, id like to see. thanks
Old Jan 9, 2004 | 10:44 AM
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i would get bags

That way you can just raise it up if you need to get up a driveway or speed bump. but thats just my opinion
Old Jan 9, 2004 | 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by RR95SE
I have had bags on my 4th gen for over a year now and Jason summed it up pretty good. If I had to do it over again, I would get the JICs...
It seems to me that most people who have had experience with bags are saying coilovers are the way to go.

I would be interested to know how many of the people who voted for bags either have bags now or have had bags on their ride in the past.
Old Jan 10, 2004 | 01:43 PM
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i voted bags, and never ever owned a set
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