Am I the only one who hates air shocks?

[mikerallye]

Just took off a set of air shocks from my rallye. They are harsh and make threatening sounds. Is it just me or is the the best that the engineering would can come up with? Does anyone have any suggestion on how to raise the rear about 2 inches without the negative attributes of air.   

[GoodysGotaCuda]

Springs rearched, super stock leaf springs or another aftermarket increased lift/hd spring. I have taken a set of air shocks off my car, only reason i bought them was to clear my old tires off the 1/4 until i could buy my super stock springs.

[Moparal]

Gabrial high jackers...coil spring assit   Still old school though

[BIGSHCLUNK]

NIKKI"S got the XHD ones (leaf springs)thru MP. That booty sits just fine! 



IMO Air  shocks are band aids for bad springs. 

[bb71challenger]

NIKKI"S got the XHD ones thru MP. That booty sits just fine! 



IMO Air  shocks are band aids for bad springs. 

  That is the reason I had them on my car to begin with. Well and putting 295/50/15's on the back too. I will let my car sit low in the back before I put those air shocks back on. I plan on getting xhd springs or ss springs before I get my car all back together. As a sad note, my car goes back into the shop this April but still will not get color until the fall    The contractor is way behind on adding on to the place. Maybe by next summer I will have it back together and running down the highway. 

[DAYTONA]

...I had Hi-Jackers on my CUDA 35 years ago....I honestly didn't know they were still on the market

[71340RT]

I had air shocks back in the 70's and think they shuld not even be allowed to be put on cars. The bumps are bad with them and they make your car handle real bad in corners. I wanted my Cuda and Challenger a little higher than stock so I had ESPO make me a set just like the TA and AAR cars which are 1 inch over stock. Best change I ever made and the ride is great and I love the ride height.

[DAYTONA]

The bumps are bad with them and they make your car handle real bad in corners.

...I agree, they were dangerous....the car handled terrible

...I ran a set of Mickey Thompson M50 tires on the back and the Hi-Jackers were the only way to make it happen....110lbs did the job

[Chryco Psycho]

I Hate both Air shocks & Load leveler type coil over shocks , both put excessive pressure on the shock crossmember which is a bad way to do things & coil overs set up an ocillation in the rear that will bounce the rear tires under hard launch
the best way to raise the car is re-arcing the springs or adding leafs , you can also modify the ride height a little with the front spring eye mounts

[Moparal]

Another 70's way was longer rear shackles. Oh the memories. But I don't suggest this method either.

I am with Chryco on his last statement.   So I have the one last 80's style suggestion for the poor man. I used to do this all the time.

I'd get 1" longer ubolts and a new center pin. Go and buy some 3/4 truck springs. They had a bigger arch. I kept the factory top e body main spring and then used a long truck spring after that, and staggered it just one inch from the front hanger. Then the 3rd spring was stock e body, the 4th was truck , keeping the stagger in front 1" shorter each time. Then the rest was stock e body under that like normal. So I ended up running 8 on the left and 9 on the passenger side. It raised the ride height, made it ridgid, and helped launch the car. I reclamped the front springs together, And left the back unclamped.

So old school ways was
1  air shocks
2  coil helpers
3  longer rear shackles
4  Adding leafs

Re-arching and or adding springs is a good sure way to achieve your goals

[matt63]

I've got air shocks until I get some new springs (2" over stock).  The air shocks are crap and they were not even that cheap.

[Scatterbrain]

I've also got air shocks and hate the ride.  So I can get the same kind of height from 2" longer leaf's ?  I've got big tires that would hit without the air shocks, but would love to get rid of them.

[Jacksboys]

I have air shocks on the rear, but I am only running 5 psi.  Rides okay for me.

[HP2]

So I can get the same kind of height from 2" longer leaf's ? 

Longer, no. More arch, yes.

[ChallengerHK]

About 30 years ago my boss' son put airshoks on his Camaro and then had one blow out in a hard turn. Car flipped and went roof-first into a telephone pole, and the kid was getting rehabbed for a year. Ever since, I avoid air shocks