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baggin an 04 edge

Old Oct 29, 2009
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baggin an 04 edge

has anyone bagged an edge. let me know whats up if you have. ive done s10s but this is completely different.
 
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Old Oct 29, 2009
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have fun with the torsion bars
 
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Old Oct 29, 2009
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they will go away
 
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Old Oct 29, 2009
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well the rear isnt any different than a normal ranger. the front i would think you wouldnt have to worry about the Tbars since your getting rid of them... so i assume it would be like bagging any other truck?
 
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Old Oct 30, 2009
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check here
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Old Nov 14, 2009
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it will not lay out all the way unless you raise a section of the frame where teh engine is at.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2009
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your gonna have to loose to tbars, and probably have to split the frame at the front
 
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Old Dec 4, 2009
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well u have to make a bracket to hold the upper bag but the lower arms u can probably get away with just drillin a hole to hold the bottom bag (im just assuming) but regardless you have to z the frame and get a new tranny x member go to illsuivefabrications.com he makes the x member. Or u can do a yota clip or mustang 2 clip upfront if u wanna go crazy.
 
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Old Dec 5, 2009
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is Djaye a member over here? he has it all figured out over on G-E,
 
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Old Dec 5, 2009
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^was here...but left. He's not bagged, he's coil-overed.


All said earlier in the thread is correct. Click the link Casper98 posted earlier. If it were me and I didn't have a coil-spring 2wd frame available anywhere locally to swap underneeth the truck, I'd be Z-ing the front frame and fabing up some bag mounts and a new x-member. Bottom line...wrong truck to start off with if your goal is to be low. You got a 4x4 without an axle or tcase.


You'll lay crossmember if you just throw in bags which mean hte valence is like 4" above the ground. Trans x-member wouldn't be be needed because he won't be laying rail but illusive doesn't offer anything for the torsion bar trucks(last time I checked). And they don't just unbolt....cut and weld is a must. Custom/modified control arms would help for the ride height and balljoint angles. It'll basically look like a 4/5 coilspring truck when "laid out".

Originally Posted by Downey
have fun with the torsion bars
LOL....uh.....they're being removed in favor of bags...
 
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Old Dec 5, 2009
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yea ur right but he probably can put one together should it be the same bc the torsion bars will b out already neways so nothing will b in the way
 
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Figure he could run one of illusive's in-frame tubular or square x-members. But gotta get the t-bar key holder junk off the frame first for it to fit. But if an x-member needs on the truck, he'll already be cutting that crap out anyway.

But still...Z the frame. it's the only way you'll be satisfied with the truck. Only way you'll "lay frame".
 
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Old Dec 5, 2009
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very tru
 
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Old Dec 6, 2009
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i came across a guy that was completely laying frame on an 04' Ranger Edge he said he had to put the XLT cross member on(the one under the engine) and he custom fabricated an upper and lower control arm set up in the front. the rear he said was just like any other ranger
 
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Old Dec 6, 2009
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Body drop!
 
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Old Dec 6, 2009
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^ hells yea!
 
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