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Okay, I read it as you had installed a proportioning valve like the one below. Do the brakes lock up in a panic stop?

can't answer the spring question, but how is the proportioning valve plumbed?

It doesn't appear possible. The written word is hopelessly lacking for meaningful discussion. Without the tone of a voice heard, or facial expressions and body language seen, words are too easily misinterpreted. Offense is felt, though none was intended. The downhill slide has begun and...

Get a half dozen padded flat rate envelopes and use them all if you can. Look at it as the same as driving across town for a waste of time and fuel. It's less than $8 to ship it back, then look for threads here for opinions and options to source the best master for you.

They aren't going to do that as it would make them responsible for anyone hurt by your car that appears to be malfunctioning. A brake drum car should lock all four tires in a panic stop. What have you checked or changed since failing?

We tend to focus on the "go" and less so on the "whoa". I prefer stock looking sleepers and have to admit I wasn't thinking much about brakes. Then a guy told me a story of pulling out to pass a line of cars and stretching the legs of his Mopar. He said he was doing a hundred on the two...

It could be that a 4,000 pound car doubles the weight on the tire patches when panic stopped at 20mph

It would be nice if a guy could utilize that machine to test his machine anonymously so he could go home and fix it. An issue that doesn't reveal itself at lower speeds becomes potentially deadly at higher speeds. Knowing our car needs attention might save us from destroying it on a deer that...

So, is that 20mph the current test also? I would go down to my Fairgrounds parking lot and see what it does with a panic stop. See if they are all locking up. Then compare how the tire marks correlate to the DMV results. A small adjustment, air at a cylinder, or glazing can sometimes have a...

The shop you want to find is one that straightens frames.

you can put the nut to a disc sander and take a couple thousandths off

Body shops used to have them. I have been to a lot of automotive shop auctions, but never seen one, can't find any on google. what a surprise. They had a vibrator that clamped to the frame and shook the car while it was stationary. Poor man's version: pull a plug wire and start the car.

Hi Jeff, I'm sorry if I gave you the impression that stock shocks would do anything to raise your car. As others said, you want to raise it with springs as upper shock mounts on the body are not designed to be used to lift the car. Air shocks can negate the wonderful thing that is a B Body...

Just remember, as you lift the car beyond the factory height, one arrived at with many millions of research dollars, the center of gravity changes and corners with speed become riskier.

Forget the air shocks, go with OEM style shocks for a daily driver. Buy new Springs, look for good used here on FBBO (less expensive), or re-arch (least expensive). With new bushings, spacers and such put into your old springs, new may not cost that much more. There are a lot of options for...

Look at your right side again, it's the side not working correctly