The 93 GM "Tank of Justice II" (TOJ2)

[79lincolnlover]

The front should look much smoother after the install. Will the new grill stay black or will grabber green take over?

[SVT98t]

Because I had the grill sprayed black, it will stay black. There should be more fun soon.

-ryan s.

[SVT98t]

Questions:
Change of plans for the Tank. Again.
I want to increase the amount of weight I can carry in the trunk along with towing capacity. The air ride system is now in the mix. I need input. I am now not concerned with the overall ride in the vehicle, as it is no longer my DD. I don't have to have the soft ride for the family. I need to be able to carry decently heavy parts in the trunk or a 4x6 utility trailer, or both. It will recieve Energy Suspension bushings everywhere. Now what springs? Wagon springs? I don't care how stiff they are.
Picking out suspension parts is not my forte.
Thank you for the input.

-ryan s.

[jaywish]

Let me state the obvious, The automatic air ride system is great for changing weights in the back without any effort on the part of the driver. Plus it give a pretty good ride. Get the most heavy duty air bags of the three choices.

The cheapest and quickest would be new coils and shocks.

Plus a new heavy duty sway whichever way you go.

[88Vic]

Didn't you just get a new H-pipe not that long ago? Did salt eat it already?

[SVT98t]

I put the H-pipe on 3 years ago, October 19th, 2009. Eff.

HD Sway bar. Check. Strongest bags. Do you have a preference or dealt with a ceratin brand before? It will be getting coils and struts as well.
Thanks for the input.

-ryan s.

[jaywish]

I never had any of my oem air springs give out. I have not converted the wagon yet. It has the auto air shock system.

I have read good things about arnott.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/300498537381?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649

I am not sure what you mean about coils. If you graft in an an air ride system you would use the bags as springs. I do not know how much work that would be regarding wireing as it was an option on your car.

[zoomie]

Questions:
Change of plans for the Tank. Again.
I want to increase the amount of weight I can carry in the trunk along with towing capacity. The air ride system is now in the mix. I need input. I am now not concerned with the overall ride in the vehicle, as it is no longer my DD. I don't have to have the soft ride for the family. I need to be able to carry decently heavy parts in the trunk or a 4x6 utility trailer, or both. It will recieve Energy Suspension bushings everywhere. Now what springs? Wagon springs? I don't care how stiff they are.
Picking out suspension parts is not my forte.
Thank you for the input.

-ryan s.

Lets put it this way, i can drop a full weight motor in the back of my lincoln with limo springs,and it will laugh. if you happen to kill one or both of your shocks,they wont care either, i lost one of my mounting bolts so thats how i know.

[mpco239]

I am running the Moog variable rate springs in mine. It gives a decent rake over the stockers and I have never had a problem with sag or ride. All I have put in the trunk is maybe 200 pounds of army gear, plus my standard load of oh shit ammo....cause you never know. This is with some Gabriel Auto-zone crap shocks, 'cause when you pull out your springs to change them and find out you have a blown shock, you need new ones immediately, not when the next truck gets there.

[SVT98t]

Just picked up another stupid Walker h-pipe. I'm sick of the noise. It should be fixed tomorrow.

-ryan s.

[SVT98t]

Replaced the H-pipe today. This is what my old H-pipe looked like after 3 Buffalo winters. I even painted it with 1300* hi- temp aluminum paint to keep the corrosion down.

It's nice to have the exhaust again. No more rattling my brains out. Especially after driving almost 500 miles with it broken.
Now I like driving again.

-ryan s.

[GoodSamaritan]

only 3 winters!?

[SVT98t]

Yup. Passenger side broke off last week. The driver's side followed on Friday.
The stock stuff lasted 17 years. Aftermarket garbage? 3. That's it.
And last winter was very mild. We only had 35" of snow total for the year.

-ryan s.

[pantera77]

only 3 winters!?

That's pretty typical for a cheap aftermarket exhaust around here.

Buffalo is one of the least car friendly places in the world climate wise. A few months ago I was working on a 08 Escape that already had a nice hole rotted trough the drivers side floor pan.

[1990LTD]

I don't find paint helps a whole lot. They rot from the inside