I wonder how many of these cars have been fixed without consideration to this
issue. It certainly would be something I would look for in a potential purchase
after seeing so many posts about it on the IML.
Paul
In a message dated 6/4/2004 8:19:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
mjhumphri@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>
> My father just converted his air ride a couple months
> ago. He cut the spring mounts off a Dynasty rear axle,
> trimed it to fit flat over top of the original
> imperial spring mount, drilled a hole thought the
> Dynasty mount to line up with where the imperial
> spring bolted, and bolted the Dynsty mount with the
> rubber isolator in...
>
> I know of another person who skipped the rubber
> isolator all together, but built a steel puck to
> locate the lower part of the spring into the the
> original Imperial axle. The puck was again bolted in
> using the hole where the original air sping bolted
> down.
>
> I'm sure there are many methods to accomplish this
> conversion without changing the whole rear axle. Any
> way that ensures the spring will not come out, break,
> or wear should be acceptable.
>
>
>
> --- Allan Williams <allanwms@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I bought a '93 New Yorker Salon off of ebay for the
> > conversion, but I may have to find another donor and
> > use it as a commuter.
> >
> >
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7903209320&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1
> >
> > thanks
> > Allan
> > --- Mark Swingle <mark.swingle@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > it is true, the mounts are welded to the axle.
> > > However, I used the rear
> > > coils from a Dynasty. I suspect they are not
> > going
> > > anywhere even though the
> > > mount is slightly different than on the Dynasty
> > they
> > > came from.
> > >
> > > Mark
> > > 1990 Chrysler Imperial
> > > Decatur, GA
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> > > Behalf Of Allan Williams
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 10:50 AM
> > > To: imperial
> > > Subject: IML: Air Ride ... saga continues.
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I pulled my '90 Imperial into my shop and hoisted
> > > the
> > > front end. I pulled the right front wheel to
> > > examine
> > > the flacid air spring. I disconnected the
> > > electrical
> > > plug and wiggled the air line. The air line would
> > > seep air if I wiggled hard enough as I failed to
> > > diconnect the line entirely). Frustrated, I
> > > reconnected the electrical connected and replace
> > the
> > > wheel. After lowering the car, the strut pumped
> > up.
> > > OK, now I'm perplexed, because the strut would NOT
> > > pump up at all anymore. Now it will pump up, but
> > > leak
> > > out after an hour or so. This is the condition
> > that
> > > I
> > > purchased the car in to begin with and had no
> > > problems
> > > driving from VA to Syracuse, NY. I do not have
> > that
> > > confidence anymore after a failed attempt to drive
> > > the
> > > car to work (85 miles each way), because the strut
> > > went limp during the commute (and would not pump
> > > back
> > > up).
> > >
> > > At any rate, I phoned a wrecking yard that I found
> > > on
> > > the net that advertised rebuilt air ride
> > components.
> > > And the tech said that I would need to obtain the
> > > rear
> > > axle beam from a Dynasty or NYer to do the
> > > conversion
> > > for the rear because the coil plates are welded.
> > > For
> > > those of you that have done the elimination
> > > conversion, what parts did you get with the
> > > conversion
> > > kit from strutmasters?
> > >
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