Anyone use load leveler shocks?

[Fern]

I heard that these shocks will give a little height to the rear without doing anything to the leafs.
Has anyone used these and how is the ride and does it change the height or not.

[Moparparts]

I have them on 2 of my cars now AAR Cuda and 70 Road Runner and have had them on a few previously also. The gas charged ones i use give a bit of lift at least 1 to 1/2 inches in my experience and the ride is much better than air shocks when inflated to the same height

[jhaag]

if you are talking about the ones with the spring assist, I would stay away. The upper shock mounts on e bodies are not designed to carry a load. the proper way to raise the rear is with different springs or adding to your spring stack.

[brads70]

if you are talking about the ones with the spring assist, I would stay away. The upper shock mounts on e bodies are not designed to carry a load. the proper way to raise the rear is with different springs or adding to your spring stack.

  That's what I was thinking too.

[Moparparts]

BTW i am referring to the newer design gas charged shocks with the springs made right on them not the old JC whitney ones that were installed out over your shock with muffler clamps.  I have ran them on my cars including many e-bodies for over 10 years now and thousands of miles combined mostly on rough country roads. I never had any issues. The upper shock crossmember is designed plenty strong enough after all almost everybody years ago ran high jackers fully inflated for years including my self even with 3 in extensions and never had any upper mount problems of any kind and gas charged load levelers are no where near that firm

[Adam]

When changing my trunk floor I found the air shocks had cracked the upper shock mount.  The metal in the rear shock cross member is surprisingly thin and should not be used to support the car.

[Chryco Psycho]

the other problem with coil overs is it will create an oscillation between the leaf & coil causing the tires to load & unload , not good for traction at all

[dodj]

The metal in the rear shock cross member is surprisingly thin and should not be used to support the car.

That's the important part. Regardless of the design of the shock. if it is lifting the car up, it is using the shock cross member as a means of raising the back of the car. It will eventually cause a problem.