-=> Quoting Alexander Bilan to Landon Robinson <=-
 AB> @MSGID: 1:2401/0.0 17c50bbd
 AB> You where writing to Joel Heckman. but the quote preceeds him;
 
 AB> I would advise against air shocks. They put a lot of strain on your
 AB> shock mounts.  Rather than most of the load being carried by the spring
 AB> mounting pads, when you decide to level (such as a load sagging the
 AB> rear), or jack up the car, all the strain is going to be concentrated
 AB> on that tiny shock mount. Eventually it will punch or tear through.
 AB> Others may disagree with this on the claims of using air shocks, but
 AB> its a very real possibility.
 
Someone told me that air-shocks will give the car a really rough ride. But
given the fact that I honed my driving skills in a 3/4 ton pickup I'm not
going to mind.
Shimming the shock mount on the underside of the car with some 1/8" thick
sheet metal should help it from punching through.
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