commando1
Old Man with a Hat
OK. That's more like it.
New to me 78 NYB on its way but please Don't tell my wife
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Yes, 11 makes sense and easily achievable with some highway mixed in.
A vacuum container for power brakes etc?
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Well?
LocuMob
Fluid Technician with a hat
Black and Decker aquarium pump?
Of course you knew what it was.... nobody wants to guess after you weigh in.....although two did brave it.
It’s a vacuum operated compressor with integral reservoir.... Delco part. Mid 60’s to late 70’s (“77 to be precise) design. But it’s the same pump system that Mopar used with a remote reservoir under the car.
Leveling valve is also the same. However, Mopar places the sensor at the axle just inside the left front leaf spring perch. I will be placing it on the body just ahead of the differential. Mopar method not good if parked on anything other than flat ground. Stay tuned as the rest of the parts start coming in.
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Black and Decker doesn`t even do them!
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Jav, are you "bagging it" or using air shocks?
carfreak6970
Member
Oh I cant wait to see how this turns out!!!
post part numbers or vehicles that we could rob the hardware off of!
post part numbers or vehicles that we could rob the hardware off of!
Air shocks just to level the car with a full load. Doing a little road trip planning.
I got sweaty thinking of the bags or even ``going on juice (hydraulics).``
78Brougham
"Chump"
Oh boy Javier.... you just stepped in it right there. I did that on my car and caught a **** storm for it.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Maybe.Oh boy Javier.... you just stepped in it right there. I did that on my car and caught a **** storm for it.
Did you use them in conjunction with an auto-leveling system?
Javier is doing it the correct way. Of course.
78Brougham
"Chump"
No. Let's not go there again. Lol... An air shock is an air shock. Regardless if I level the car myself after putting tons of stuff and people in it, or that contraption does it for me.
My T and C had that setup on it. The shocks were mounted exactly the same as any other shock.
My T and C had that setup on it. The shocks were mounted exactly the same as any other shock.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Manual air shocks don't constantly adjust the ride as you drive, tho. That is the difference in my mind.
78Brougham
"Chump"
In my mind, the more you over think the plumbing the easier it is to stop up the drain. If my car came from the factory with the auto leveling system, like my T and C did, you can bet your *** I'd have it working properly.
Mine didn't, so I took the path of least resistance. Cost me a whole $67.00 from shock warehouse.
Mine didn't, so I took the path of least resistance. Cost me a whole $67.00 from shock warehouse.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
I would use bags instead of shocks. Now there is a nice ride!
Almost citoenesque
A version of that system came as on option on the 74-78 C bodies. I’m just going to do it a bit better..... and simpler.
Maybe next time. I thought about it as a possible companion to our “torsion quiet ride’. But, to do right, I’d have to reconfigure the rear suspension. Change out leaf springs to something akin to GM’s coil spring set up but with bags.
Otherwise, it would just be a bagged lifter system and not a suspension.
Big difference between auto leveling air assisted system and air suspension. And you’ll remember.... I know crazy suspension systems intimately....
But please.... tease me with what is possible.
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