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Old 05-07-2023, 08:46 PM   #1
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How do air shocks work or operate

On my 69 4 door Nova I am using 3" drop springs from Hotchkiss, and I am likely to add lowering spindles to get another inch. As the true drop has not been far enough for my taste. Currently it's only a 1/2" lower then when the original springs were there.

So to increase my cars weight carrying capacity in terms of weight before the tail drags everything. I want to add air shocks to the suspension off a braced section of the subframe.

So I will have 4 shocks in the rear. The normal shocks will be KYB gas adjust.

If I add air shocks will they increase my cars shock dampening in the rear. Or do they only do that when air is added.
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Old 05-07-2023, 08:50 PM   #2
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Re: How do air shocks work or operate

You will pretty much double your dampening of the shocks. Air shocks are regular shocks with an air bladder. I would look at doing something like an airlift setup over air shocks.
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Old 05-08-2023, 12:12 PM   #3
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Re: How do air shocks work or operate

Damn they were a easy fit.

Well I will look to some sort of sleeve bag or small bellows bag
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