What options for my 51?

[Chappychapperton]

I have spent the last 6 year building my truck from the frame up, a lot of time spent in the garage. I lowered it by cutting the coils, reverse shackle and removed a few leafs. Now I would like to put an air ride suspension on it. Does anyone here know what my best options are as I only know of ride tech. My truck has a 73 Camaro front end on it and a stock leaf rear. Thanks for the help!

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[Oh Damn, it's Sam]

For a stock leaf rear, look at the setups truck guys use for tow / load leveling - usually it's just a bag sandwiched between the leaf and the frame, using some custom brackets that you can weld or bolt on. I ran that setup on my old Dodge for load leveling, and it worked brilliantly. You'll obviously need a different bag than what I used on a lifted Cummins, but the concept is the same. I'd be looking at Slam Specialties bags and UAS Air House bags, depending on the dimensions you need.

For the front, I'm not familiar myself with any off-the-shelf options for a '73 Camaro suspension, but since Ridetech offers a bolt-in kit, I'd be very tempted to go that route. Otherwise, you could fab brackets and use something like UAS Aero Sport bags.

And then, of course, you've got all the different options for management.

[Chappychapperton]

For a stock leaf rear, look at the setups truck guys use for tow / load leveling - usually it's just a bag sandwiched between the leaf and the frame, using some custom brackets that you can weld or bolt on. I ran that setup on my old Dodge for load leveling, and it worked brilliantly. You'll obviously need a different bag than what I used on a lifted Cummins, but the concept is the same. I'd be looking at Slam Specialties bags and UAS Air House bags, depending on the dimensions you need.

For the front, I'm not familiar myself with any off-the-shelf options for a '73 Camaro suspension, but since Ridetech offers a bolt-in kit, I'd be very tempted to go that route. Otherwise, you could fab brackets and use something like UAS Aero Sport bags.

And then, of course, you've got all the different options for management.

Thanks for the reply. Looks like ride tech has a pretty simple bag system for the rear, and ya the shockwave setup for the front looks solid so I will go that route. Their tank/compressor and management system is pretty pricey so I might look for a different supplier. Thx again.

[Jay92]

I would suggest modifying or buying new control arms upnfront with drop spindles. Should be able to get it to lay out since you've got a good starting point with that front clip. As for the rear the best way would be to notch the frame and 4-link it. Thorbros has some universal kits as well as many other places.

For my 58 chevy i'm doing a Mustang 2 crossmember with drop spindles and custom control arms up front. 4-link in the rear.

[adeena]

Thanks for the reply. Looks like ride tech has a pretty simple bag system for the rear, and ya the shockwave setup for the front looks solid so I will go that route. Their tank/compressor and management system is pretty pricey so I might look for a different supplier. Thx again.