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1955-1957 Chevy Air Ride Suspension - Out Gettin' Slammed

We install cool new parts from Air Ride Technologies in a bare-bones 1957 Chevy

By Dakota Wentz, Photography by David Stoker
1957 Chevrolet Air Ride Suspension Rearend Welding

Once everything is squared away, weld the brackets to the axle 1 inch at a time to avoid warping the axle.

1957 Chevrolet Air Ride Suspension Shockwave 7000 Installation

Mount the ShockWave to the axle using the billet bracket on the axle, and then mount the four-link bars to the axle brackets. When mounting the ShockWaves, there is a driver- and passenger-side bracket; the correct bracket will offset the ShockWave toward the wheel.

1957 Chevrolet Air Ride Suspension Diagonal Link

With the axle in place, install the diagonal link using the spacers and hardware.

1957 Chevrolet Air Ride Suspension Rear Finished Product

The final product should look similar to this.

1957 Chevrolet Air Ride Suspension Front Kit

With the back all wrapped up, it's time to install the Air Ride StrongArms with ShockWave bags. Here's a bird's-eye view of the Air Ride setup.

1957 Chevrolet Air Ride Suspension Strongarm Bushing

The Air Ride kit comes with bushings and ball joints, but they're not installed. Use the Air Ride hardware and bolt up the ball joints.

1957 Chevrolet Air Ride Suspension Cross Shaft

The kit does come with bushings, but one thing it doesn't come with are new cross-shafts. Therefore, either use the old ones, or buy a set of new, aftermarket cross-shafts. No matter which one you use, there is some grinding on the cross-shaft in order for it to fit in the StrongArm.

By Dakota Wentz
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