Tim Boehm '90 Imperial-air shocks

[Jim Gathmann <jim_gathmann@xxxxxxxxx>]

I rather have an air bag go then a hydrolic shock...

Nice thing about the after market systems, some can be
used to control the tilt the hieght of the rear or
front..  allowing me to jack up the rear at the flick
of a switch... good for take off, bad for turning...
--- Rog & Jan van Hoy <vanhilla@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> You'd think they would've learned not to use airbags
> from
> Uncle Tom McCahill blowing out the airbag on a '58
> Buick
> while competing it against a '58 Imperial.
> 
> --Roger van Hoy, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto, '42 DeSoto,
> '66
> Plymouth, '81 Imperial, Washougal, WA
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> | The Imperial air ride system (and yes, some
> Dynasty's
> | got them... but I'd guess about as many as
> Dynasty's
> | with the vynal roof!) was sooo complex that
> Chrysler
> | made their own FSM JUST for the air ride system
> | troubleshooting. The book was just under 200 pages
> | long!
> 
> .  The automatic load leveling air ride system
> | > has "air springs".
> | > These air bladders or air bags replace the
> | > conventional springs front AND
> | > rear for not only automatic leveling on all
> wheels
> | > but also an improved
> | > smooth ride due to the air ride.
> 
> 
> 
>