1965 Aftermarket Shocks

[Blackbird1965]

Rear tire rubs with 275/60/15s, rolling fender will clear it but I want to change how it sits, looking for some rake and wanted to do air shocks, anybody know what all I need for that? Or who even sells them for these cars.

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[sfalco1957]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3869946618...pid=5338236430&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1

 

[Blackbird1965]

is that all I’ll need for the install?

 

[sfalco1957]

Should be, you will have to run the small plastic air lines along the bottom, also place the schrader valve in an accessible place to fill them.
Mine is just underneath the rear bumper attached to the bracket. I did not want to drill through the trunk floor, although that is an option also.

 

[BigClay]

When I bought my ‘64 convertible, it had Monroe air shocks on it. One of the first things I took off. (He was compensating for sagging springs). New springs & Gas Shocks, and now it rides nice. You want to change the stance, cut a coil off the massive front springs.

 

[Blackbird1965]

Should be, you will have to run the small plastic air lines along the bottom, also place the schrader valve in an accessible place to fill them.
Mine is just underneath the rear bumper attached to the bracket. I did not want to drill through the trunk floor, although that is an option also.

If you have some pictures during install that would be awesome I’m about to order that link and install them asap, since car is undriveable as it sits

 

[sfalco1957]

I had some undercar pics but lost them with a laptop crash. If I remember the plastic lines were run separately along the inside of the left and right rear subframe frame rails with zip ties, then joined at the outside rear of the passenger side frame rail using a the T fitting with the schrader valve. The schrader valve is in a little L bracket, and points downward and is just inside the bumper. I suppose it could also be mounted in the trunk if the trunk floor was drilled.