Question for the bagged hearses

[Jus" Roach]

.....always a worry about Nitrogen Leaks. A good whiff of Nitrogen in that Hearse and you will be Riding in the Back.

The air we breather is made up of 78.09% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, .93% argon, and .03% carbon dioxide

[Creepy Cruiser]

I run a Nitrogen tank in mine too, but I have it filled with diver air at the local dive shop, (it only cost $5 to have it filled. it's way cheaper then nitrogen). I have compressors also, and @ 200psi they lift the car just fine.

[BIGEVIL]

So I have a crazy idea (I know...whats new right?)

Since the cars I build are usually show cars ride quality is not a big concern.

What if I were to slowly continue to cut down the coils on my '60 until my static drop is as low as I want to go (probably 3" or so from the ground or what ever the stock control arms will allow after trimming the rubber bump stops)

Then replace the shocks with old fashioned air shocks? The front coils seem to have a big enough i.d. to accomodate them, and the rear would be a no brainer.

The advantage would seem to be weight. If the original coils are taking up 90% of the load, the air shocks would only be inflated with a low pressure to raise the car back up to an acceptable drive height.

Other advantages would be if there was an air failure, cost, minimal tank and compressor.

Thoughts?

[R U INJRD]

So I have a crazy idea (I know...whats new right?)

Since the cars I build are usually show cars ride quality is not a big concern.

What if I were to slowly continue to cut down the coils on my '60 until my static drop is as low as I want to go (probably 3" or so from the ground or what ever the stock control arms will allow after trimming the rubber bump stops)

Then replace the shocks with old fashioned air shocks? The front coils seem to have a big enough i.d. to accomodate them, and the rear would be a no brainer.

The advantage would seem to be weight. If the original coils are taking up 90% of the load, the air shocks would only be inflated with a low pressure to raise the car back up to an acceptable drive height.

Other advantages would be if there was an air failure, cost, minimal tank and compressor.

Thoughts?

Seems like that would work...IF you could find air shocks that would fit. The problem is that most air shocks are designed to give you more REAR load carrying capacity, so anything you find would likely be too long to fit the front, and probably would have the wrong ends to just bolt up.

[Good for nothing]

How about if it has the factory air-ride in the rear? How much modification would be needed to basically just upgrade the bags and compressor? I figure i'll just cut the springs in the front a little and drag the tail... Or is that feasible with the factory setup?