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Old 09-24-2005, 03:29 AM
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On a sleve type bag if you compress it too much it will ruin the bag. Thats whats great about a double convoulted bag like the Slams. The only issue with Slam Specialties bags is the plate where the rubber meets the metal. I have had issues before where that will begin to crack and tear apart. Not good. Overall though, SS bags are great, they handle a lot of pressure, they are stiffer than most bags, and dont expand out like a Firestone or Conitech bag does.

I am still a Firestone kinda guy.

Another thing, i dont understand why the airline has to come out of the bottom of the mount rather than the top. You woud think they could drill a hole in the top of the mount and tell you to use a 90* fitting, but who knows.

Looks good man.
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Old 09-26-2005, 03:42 AM
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Originally Posted by LilBlkBox
On a sleve type bag if you compress it too much it will ruin the bag. Thats whats great about a double convoulted bag like the Slams. The only issue with Slam Specialties bags is the plate where the rubber meets the metal. I have had issues before where that will begin to crack and tear apart. Not good. Overall though, SS bags are great, they handle a lot of pressure, they are stiffer than most bags, and dont expand out like a Firestone or Conitech bag does.

I am still a Firestone kinda guy.

Another thing, i dont understand why the airline has to come out of the bottom of the mount rather than the top. You woud think they could drill a hole in the top of the mount and tell you to use a 90* fitting, but who knows.

Looks good man.
I know I hate that the air line comes out at the bottom but I dont guess its to big of a deal.. even with a 90 elbow the line is only inches away from the ground at that point

I dont like it like that but its the best setup ive had so far so im super happy..


Also Just got back from Huntsville 600+ miles round trip on them this weekend.. They rode great.. Little boucny on the Alabama roads but not bad at all
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good to hear i think i'm convinced with the SS bags
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Old 09-26-2005, 12:39 PM
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so were did you pick these up and how much i need to get my xA on some bags
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Old 09-26-2005, 02:51 PM
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I ordered them from Phill @ www.fbimini.com
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Old 11-02-2005, 02:20 PM
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sweet, this is the setup i am doing..... how low can the ss bags go they have an internal bump stop i hear.......
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Old 11-03-2005, 07:30 AM
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depends on what other bags u compare to, the rs62s are have a pretty low height when fully compressed 2.8 " or something? i forget but it gets low
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Sciondrgn can you fix the images? I can't see any of em
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