> > At least with air ride when you're getting pulled over you could raise
it
> > back up and tell the cop it must have been a figment of his imagination
;-)
Years back, in the late '60's, had a friend with a '66 Chevelle, 396-375
horse 4speed. And some go fast stuff added, as if it weren't fast enough
already! Anyways, he added a beam axle up front, re-arched springs for more
height, much longer coils in the rear inside the regular coils. Plus
airshocks at all 4 corners. Rode like the proverbial lumber wagon too. But
had the old gasser look down! With skinnies on narrow Cragars in the front
and either slicks or L-60's in the rear.
Michigan back then had road-side safety checks. A good spot just happened
to be near his house, (true). They would pull/wave you over at random, and
go over from stem to stern. Give ya a little sticker if you passed. If you
already had a sticker, you were waved thru. He didn't have a sticker, was
waved over, and they swarmed over his car. Couldn't get him for noise, he
had 4 mufflers on 3 inch steel pipe. E-brake worked, lights and turn signals
worked, all up to snuff. 1 cop was bound and determined to nail him on
something. He kept leafing thru the rules book and found "headlight height.
passenger cars". Back then it was 53-54 inches from center of headlight to
ground. Cop measured...it was 55 inches! He had hi,. or so he thought. The
guy reached under front bumper. let air out to 53" level. Other cops laughed
and hooted, older cop said to get the hell outta here. He insisted on a
safety sticker and got one! Guy still has the car, it's in his barn, won't
sell it, sigh.........
Ed in Mich
'57 3100
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