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Air ride on a 67 to 72 F100 that has I-Beams? Yes it has been done; but you will have to fabricate everything for the front as I do not think there is a "kit" for this application. IMO, do the CV swap.
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Ride Tech's control system starts at $800. Add the bags and fab to adapt and you're looking at another $1,000 minimum.
Sounds like you've got homework to do:
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Sounds like you've got homework to do:
Air Suspension Overview « Ridetech – Tech
Air Suspension Pros | Find Quality Suspension Lowering & Lift Kits
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Why don't you do the CV IFS swap first then do the air ride? Seems like a better way to go rather than air bagging the twin I beam. I am swapping CV IFS and Mark V111 IRS in to my '71 F100 Short Bed. I can bag it down the road but I am going to do lowed springs first for pure performance in turns.
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I agree; if u are willing to do fab work, trash the I beam and install the cv. You can notch the fame where you putthecv together it a little lower. That would be what I would do.
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Ya that does sound like the better route now I just have to find a cv front end which shouldn't be hard
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