Air shocks

[Mikel2]

Hi,
How do air shocks work? I want to remove a couple of leafs from my M715īs suspension, so i can have some articulation. Someone at the M715zone suggested using air shocks and I was wondering what you guys thought. Can they be adjusted? How would they affect articulation and road driving?
Thank you.
Mikel

[Peter Matusov]

Mikel,

the 715 may be too heavy for air shocks, or you'll have to use 2 per side. They do allow for adjustment in ride height (I've had a set of Gabriel Hi-Jackers on the 4WD Aerostar i once owned), but as shocks go, they are on the soft side.

any air or gas-charged shocks limit articulation - say, for the same compressed length Bilsteins will have less travel than Ranchos. But Ranchos suck.

I am considering buying a set of Gabriel Hi-Jackers for my 68 Wag - to bump the *** end up another inch.

Peter

[BIG BAD JON]

Air shocks are nice. Let out air like a tire when theyre too stiff, air them up like a tire when theyre too soft. Im with Peter though, I would run double gas-shocks! It would probably ride better, and would look really cool at the same time! tongue.gif

[Bombadier]

Lindsey has what appear to be Bilstein air-shocks on the rear of her Wagoneer..... and they work great.

[Peter Matusov]

Bilstein doesn't make air shocks. Its main specialty is gas-charged monotube shocks - which rock, IMHO.

[Mikel2]

Any ideas on how I could improve articulation and ride without compromising cargo capacity too much?
Thank you.
Mikel

[Peter Matusov]

move shocks more inboard

[Bombadier]

all i know is that they're white, and they're air. I thought Bilstein made them.
I wonder......... :confused: