Re: Working Man's Burbon
I have been talking about shortening the cups on the bottom of the front air bags for a couple of years now. So since the WMB was OOC I pulled the cups off and chucked them up in my lathe. I used the lathe to make a small groove around the bottom of the cup 1/2" from the bottom. Once marked I used a Porta bandsaw to cut the cup off. I then used the lathe to true up the cut surface so it will sit flat. Getting the cups out was a bit like one of those puzzles made of wire you have to get apart. But after shortening they just dropped in.
The whole idea behind shortening the cups is to have a higher pressure in the bags at ride height. Previously the trucks best ride quality would put the front end too high. I may have to remove another 1/2" or so but I feel better sneaking up on the perfect combination a little bit at a time.
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Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help.
RIP Bob Parks.
1967 Burban (the WMB),1988 S10 Blazer (the Stink10 II),1969 GTO (the Goat), 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford OHC six 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird (the DBP Bird). 85 Alfa Romeo
If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place
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