# hi every one im new **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [June 8, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hi-every-one-im-new/237240 "2008-06-08T17:58:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![da\_jester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@da\_jester](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/da_jester)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hi-every-one-im-new/237240/1 "2008-06-08T17:58:30Z")
hi guys my names jeremiah, i live in amsterdam and i drive a 98 cavalier 2.2l ohv not many mods its lowered has shaved handles, 17" gold rims wrapped in falken zex912 tires, a cf invader hood, euro tails, projector head lights, a short ram air intake, 8mm accell wires, and bosch plugs, also has a full blitz body kit just actualy put skirtson 2day and almost a whole kenwood system.I got told bout this place bye a buddy named ernie and i had mentioned something to him about wanting to bag my car and he said i should ask on here. he said that i would have to strengthen my frame is this true? cause ive never heard of haveing to do it for a bagged suspension but you may have to idk. any advice or answers would be greatly appreciated thanks. ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hi-every-one-im-new/237240/2 "2008-06-08T18:01:15Z")
You should come down to the lot and talk to the kid with the bagged Grand Am about doing it to your car. ---
**Author:** ![phil2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@phil2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/phil2)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hi-every-one-im-new/237240/3 "2008-06-08T18:02:13Z")
The gold rims and euro tails sound sweet. :o ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hi-every-one-im-new/237240/4 "2008-06-08T18:02:43Z")
> [@PJB](#): > > You should come down to the lot and talk to the kid with the bagged Grand Am about doing it to your car. I don’t think he did his bags himself. > [@phil2](#): > > The gold rims and euro tails sound sweet. :o :rofl ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hi-every-one-im-new/237240/5 "2008-06-08T18:10:58Z")
You will not need to do anything to the frame to bad it. Typically the bags sit in the stock location and dont reuire any mods other than wiring/plumbing. ---
**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hi-every-one-im-new/237240/6 "2008-06-08T18:12:45Z")
> [@da\_jester](#): > > hi guys my names jeremiah, i live in amsterdam and i drive a 98 cavalier 2.2l ohv not many mods its lowered has shaved handles, 17" gold rims wrapped in falken zex912 tires, a cf invader hood, euro tails, projector head lights, a short ram air intake, 8mm accell wires, and bosch plugs, also has a full blitz body kit just actualy put skirtson 2day and almost a whole kenwood system.I got told bout this place bye a buddy named ernie and i had mentioned something to him about wanting to bag my car and he said i should ask on here. he said that i would have to strengthen my frame is this true? cause ive never heard of haveing to do it for a bagged suspension but you may have to idk. any advice or answers would be greatly appreciated thanks. pics, yo ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hi-every-one-im-new/237240/7 "2008-06-08T18:31:28Z")
> [@K20powerz](#): > > I don’t think he did his bags himself. > > :rofl I heard he did and that he did alot of the other work on the car like the Corvette brake swap himself too. One of the guys I was talking to alot this weekend at the lot was his teacher in high school. ---
**Author:** ![mcflurry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mcflurry/32/6468_2.png) [@mcflurry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mcflurry)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hi-every-one-im-new/237240/8 "2008-06-08T18:33:47Z")
yea i wanna see pix wont be that hard to bag u tryin to lay frame or not if u do u might have to c-notch it maybe ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hi-every-one-im-new/237240/9 "2008-06-08T18:56:06Z")
> [@PJB](#): > > I heard he did and that he did alot of the other work on the car like the Corvette brake swap himself too. > One of the guys I was talking to alot this weekend at the lot was his teacher in high school. you will never get vette brakes on a grand am there still stock drum rear and 10 in rotor in front :crackup ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hi-every-one-im-new/237240/10 "2008-06-08T20:28:25Z")
> [@88slowmarro](#): > > you will never get vette brakes on a grand am there still stock drum rear and 10 in rotor in front :crackup he got vette brakes and calipers on his Grand Am, they look sick too. > [@PJB](#): > > I heard he did and that he did alot of the other work on the car like the Corvette brake swap himself too. > One of the guys I was talking to alot this weekend at the lot was his teacher in high school. His buddy that has bags on his truck did them for him i believe. ---
**Author:** ![mcflurry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mcflurry/32/6468_2.png) [@mcflurry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mcflurry)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 8:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hi-every-one-im-new/237240/11 "2008-06-08T20:35:49Z")
it really aint that hard to do it ur self i was gonna do it to my old truck if i got anew bed for it but i didnt and i shoulda kept the fucking thing ---
**Author:** ![da\_jester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@da\_jester](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/da_jester)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hi-every-one-im-new/237240/12 "2008-06-11T15:02:56Z")
kk guys i can get pics this weekend when i go home i work in long island all week doing pavers umm where and when do you guys meet maybe ill head there this weekend if you meet on sat or fri nights ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hi-every-one-im-new/237240/13 "2008-06-11T15:40:14Z")
McDonalds and Kohl’s on Central avenue on Friday and Saturday nights, usually after 10. ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hi-every-one-im-new/237240/14 "2008-06-11T15:42:02Z")
> [@88slowmarro](#): > > you will never get vette brakes on a grand am there still stock drum rear and 10 in rotor in front :crackup seen em with my own eyes. sick actually, wish they were on my car :wtf ---
**Author:** ![da\_jester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@da\_jester](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/da_jester)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hi-every-one-im-new/237240/15 "2008-06-11T16:14:31Z")
kk ill see if i can get permision from the old lady to go out i usualy hang out in jtown with some friends but im sick of hearing that my cars just a cavy so idk. and when i bag i dont plan to lay frame i just like veriations in height with living in amsterdam and i have to take my side skirts off every time i wana jack my car up cause its lowered 2" in front (how i bought it) and kinda hard to work on so with bag i can ride around low then when i gotta work on it raise it up ---
**Author:** ![Mafdark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mafdark/32/6322_2.png) [@Mafdark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mafdark)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hi-every-one-im-new/237240/16 "2008-06-11T16:31:32Z")
you know its gonna handle like shit though right? ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hi-every-one-im-new/237240/17 "2008-06-11T17:22:36Z")
> [@Mafdark](#): > > you know its gonna handle like shit though right? Cant be much worse than stock. Ive driven/ridden in a bunch of stock Cavaliers and the handling wasnt all that good anyway. ---
**Author:** ![da\_jester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@da\_jester](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/da_jester)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hi-every-one-im-new/237240/18 "2008-06-11T18:13:01Z")
what itll handle worse on bags ?? cause theres a kit i kno a few guys on jbody used that they said it handles better ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hi-every-one-im-new/237240/19 "2008-06-11T18:21:00Z")
The Air Ride Technologies kit handles very well. ---
**Author:** ![da\_jester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@da\_jester](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/da_jester)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hi-every-one-im-new/237240/20 "2008-06-11T18:36:29Z")
idk but i may be coming home early so if i do i may be out fri night if not then deff sat night [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hi-every-one-im-new/237240.md?page=2)