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Originally Posted by 96capricemgr
Air shocks put undo load on the shock mounts and such and are junk when the shock wears out. They also need VERY high pressures to work.
Airlift bags are THE intelligent choice. They outlast the shocks, the keep the weight at the spring, use very low pressure to do their job so any compressor will do and do the job quickly.
At one point I did the different rear coils, got tired of that.
I have airlifts in both the cars I am driving now and the Roady I am no longer driving had load leveler so I kept airshocks on it but the compressor died, I started to do the manual fill on the shocks and the pressures needed to support any real load are quite high, they just suck. Liking them is about like thinking a carbed 283 is the pinacle of smallblock technology.
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I used these air shocks with this vehicle and much older vehicles going back to 1973...
I have never had any issues with shock hardware or frame mount failure of any kind....springs never failed over 100,000mi's of use on poorly paved roads...and heavy trunk loads....
with no/little load the shocks pressures where 30psi,,,,
with 400lbs 2-3 bodies you needed 80psi...a small foot pump is all thats needed....
obviously the shock portion will fail as any shock fails...
the air leaking from the system is usually a poor install or non use of silicone grease on the O rings used at the fittings...this type of shock lasts for me 5-7 years....60-80,ooomi.....
having air shocks does not change the vehicles max... load capacity....this is where YOUR comments MAY apply....