Does anyone make air shocks for my '64 Wildcat? I ordered a set of Hotchkis airbags that their catalog says will work with my car. NOT!:af: Unless I remove the upper or lower sping insulators which apear to hold the springs to the frame/control arms. The airbags have a hose fitting that is directly in the center of the end of each bag. I can't see a reasonable and safe way to install them in my car. I am also striking out on air shocks to fit my car. Any ideas?
Is this for the front and/or rear suspension? The front is a lot more specific and requires mounting brackets and plates for mounting. -Josh
Hi Josh. This is for the rear suspension. My goal is to have an inexpensive load leveling rear suspension so that the car rides level with 4 adults on board. We have a lot of driveways here in the mountains with steep approach angles which isn't good when you have about 4 feet of overhang at the rear. The airbags I have are supposed to fit inside the rear springs and the air line is supposed to enter one end though the spring mounts on the frame or trailing arm. This doesn't seem possible with my car w/o some major diassembly and reengineering of the upper or lower spring mount. Air shock seem out since no one lists them for this application due to the lack of space at the upper mount.
Can you post some pics of the airbag setup you have? I know my coil spring perch on my 67 Skylark have a higher center section to keep the spring in place. If yours is the same, and the airbag mounts are flat, you'll have to fabricate a collar to mount to the bag to rest where the coil spring would rest. I"m planning the same thing on my 68 Chevy C10 pickup, with a load leveling valve. Empty or loaded, I want the same ride height. -Josh
No one is going to have a shock listed for your application, however I'm sure there are shocks out there that will work. I'm running shocks for an F150 on the rear of my '62. Your going to need to find a catelog that lists the lengths, both compressed and extended, along with the type of mounting points, and compare them to your factory shocks. Check out the Monroe Max-Air.
Thanks Andy. After some searching I've found some Monroe Max Air shocks that should work. The application is 1990-1996 Ford F-150 4x4. The lengths and the mountings are close enough for my Wildcat. I'll post some install pics here when I get the chance to do the work. I've got a new carb to install first
