air shock thought

[Terry Rust <trust@domain.elided>]

Just one thing that I haven't seen mentioned regarding air shocks, if you
air them up enough to carry the weight of the vehicle plus any load,  you
have, in effect, made the shock mounts load bearing suspension points. I
doubt that they'll last long term in this role, plus you've really
stiffened the suspension to where it has minimal travel. I would suggest a
set of overload coils (cheaper than air shocks anyway) with stiffer or
variable rate shocks to restore an inch or so without stiffening up the
suspension and running the risk of shearing a shock mount and having the
body settle even further down on the springs.

FWIW

Terry  Rust

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