Not arguing that shock mount failure could happen, and maybe have even been the major contributing factor in your case. I did the same thing in 69 when returning from a stint in Korea. Jacked up the rear of my 67 and put L60x15's Indy Profile M/T's on it. Wheel hop like mad, scraped the sidewalls, etc. and even used shock extensions (remember those :-)?) but never broke a shock mount. Anything taken to extremes and not used for their intended purpose invites problems. I've run the same set on my current Chevelle for 15 years with no problems and with the wider late rear, I ran them at 60-70lbs to clear the sidewalls under normal conditions. Now that I have the narrower 67 rear, I run them in the 15-20lb range for normal driving and only increase the pressure when the trunk is full of traveling gear.
Everybody has had a bad experience with something and the natural tendency is to write them off as evil or the worst thing ever made; be it air shocks, Ford trucks, or Bayer aspirin. Dale McIntosh TC Gold #92/ACES #1709 67SS/67 Elky > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] air shocks > > > > > Air shocks were standard on my 67 Elky but not sure about other year > > Elkys. Someone removed them long ago but I have a set on > my 67 SS that > > I've had for quite a few years without problems. Some > people like 'em, > > some hate 'em. Some will even claim they break shock > mounts because > > they or someone they know had one break - so it must be > true for all air > > shocks, right? > > OK Dale, I'll bite on this one. I put air shocks on my 69 Chevelle in > 75. Had them pumped up to the max all the time to keep my N50's on 10 > deep dish Cragars from rubbing the fenders. Hey, I was 16 and it was > 1975. Broke both shock mounts about 6 months apart in 75. Dad made me > get 8 inch Cragars, 60 series tires, and standard shocks. It's now 03 > and not a single broken shock mount in 28 years. So in my > opinion, Air > shocks used incorrectly to lift a car, break shock mounts. > > Trooper > > > > > > I ran out of gas in a grey car one time so I'm hesitant > > to ever drive a gray car again. (doh!) > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
