Ok Pat, I caught Dan and asked him some questions about this. He was a little reluctant to give specifics because he says there are so many variables and every car and install is different. Plus, there are lots of opinions on how best to do it.

But here are some of his thoughts:

Air Ride Technologies makes nice stuff, but they don't like to get into custom lengths and stuff. Most of their kits are application specific, and even their universal kit is one length on the bars. The are also a little pricey.

He likes Suicide Doors better. They will custom make the bars to your length, are very reasonable in price, and super to deal with. (My '39 has their stuff under it, and so does Dans '29.) Their bars are 1 and 1/2 inch DOM and built super strong.

He says if you have the room, go with triangulated, as they eliminate the need for a panhard. The install is not one of the most simple jobs and takes much planning and fabrication. You will be rebuilding the rear of the frame to accomodate them and mount them.

For bags. there are tons of choices, but one place to start would be Firestone double convoluted bags, like a number 255, but that is only one choice. Vi-Air makes a good compressor, in many models, but a number 460 is a nice one. For valves, SMC are good ones, too.

Suicide Doors can help you pick out all the right components. He does say that bags are not the hottest set up for high performance usage. Coilovers and others are better if that is one of the points you are wanting to gain.

Hope this info helps get you started in the right direction.


Don