Re: [Amc-list] Air shocks on Jav/AMX---a fix I found years ago

["Duane Hacking" <dhacking@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hmmm...back in 1977 when I first bought my first Javelin; that I still
own...I made the mistake of putting air shocks on and soon noticed a
crack in the trunk around the bracket where it is mounted.  I did not
want to do any welding to the sheet metal; and it was just a crack, so I
had a machine shop make a heavy metal plate to go underneath the
trunk...but that's not the main reason I am writing.

I noticed on the driver side there was a place on the frame of  the car
just like the passenger side as if to be made for the shock to mount the
same as the passenger side of the frame instead of onto the trunk.  I
asked my Dad why they would mount it that way and he thought it was to
provide a better ride.  Thinking that air shocks was probably an option;
I thought there must be some jav's in salvage that have the other
bracket that mounts to the springs in the opposite direction so that the
upper side will mount to the bracket that was on the frame just like the
passenger side...so I began looking for one... and if I couldn't find
one I thought the proper fix would be to have one made.  Well, I found
one in a salvage yard!  And it was obviously a factory bracket.  Just
the opposite of the passenger side so the shock could be mounted on the
frame on the passenger side!  And until now, I never thought anything
about it again.  Now I'm wondering; am I the only one that has ever
found one of these brackets?  Now that I think about it even more...I've
owned over 70 AMC's , mostly Jav/AMX...and I've never seen another one.


Kinda weird.  Anyone else ever seen one of these? 

 

rom: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Subject: [Amc-list] air shocks on amx & javelins

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This comes up from time to time and while I personally have had problems
(dating back to 1977) with AMX and Javelin series with rear air shocks,
here is a photo below of the damage one caused. As mentioned before,
usually the upper shock tower on the driver side blows into the trunk,
as while if you keep it below 60psi you should be fine, however some
insist on more and all it takes is a small pothole, dip in road, possum
or other critter, even speed bump, and below is what happens.

 

The shock tower on back of a 68-69 and 70-74 was not intended to have
that upwards pressure and it flimsy to begin with and anyone who has
ever gotten under one of these knows not much to it, and you can see how
AMC grafted the plate on driver side for the shock tower to basically
sheetmetal.

 

So when you are considering air shocks because you want big ass tires,
or a lifted rear or something like that on your AMX or Javelin, consider
below photo. I have had abuot 4 of them do this to me thru years and
really difficult finding any welding shop willing to tackle, much less
warranty the work if you need the 'air shock patch'.

 

Again, your results may vary, like my old 68 AMX The Red Death had
Gabriel air shocks on it for over 20 years and 170,000 miles with zero
problems.

 

This is off a auction on ebay for a 74 AMX:

 

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u305/skbjrnkv/javelin/IMG_0137.jp


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