The great debate

Bottom line it's your car, do what you want. With that said air shocks can do more damage than good. It is a cheap fix to give the car the stance you are after, but could cost you in the long run. Right now the springs are holding the weight of the car, put air shocks on and pump them up now you have essentially bypassed the springs in favor of 2 bolts that pass through thin metal to hold the weight of the car, see where I'm going with this. Once you pump up those shocks you have those said bolts which are 1/2 to 5/8 of an inch supporting the full weight of the car. After time the metal that supports the shock bolts can become stressed and tear. Now you have opened up a whole other can of worms ie; major repair. If you don't have the knowledge or the resources to do it yourself now you have a major repair bill.

There are much better alternatives to look at, like getting new springs. Save your pennies and put a set of springs on, I believe you can get a set for around 200 bucks. You can change them out in your driveway in an afternoon with minimal tools. There are also spring helper kits available http://www.summitracing.com/parts/EXP-13120/?rtype=10.

I know your a young gun and want immediate satisfaction, but I would certainly suggest you weigh your options. Do you want a quick fix? Do you want to do it right? It is true back in the day a lot of folks ran the air shocks, I suppose for gentle driving you could get by. But before long you are going to want things done differently I assure you. The car I have had air shocks on it when I bought it and they were one of the first things to go, right into the trash, yep I threw away a perfectly good set.

If and when you start doing performance upgrades you will completely understand what StrokerScamp explained above. Give it some thought, save your beans and get some springs for it.


http://www.summitracing.com/parts/EXP-13120/?rtype=10

What do they exactly to I know they rise the car but how and it that all I need I am going to need to rise the car for the look and to fit the new rear wheels and tires