You must have bought that grabber from greensboro, talked to the guy about it but didn't go and look at it. air shocks are great.....if you want to punch holes into the trunk. I had a set on a 74 20+ years ago and thats what happened. Most of the guys here will tell you that and advise you to get new (4)leaf springs. that is what I am going to do on my grabber. Robert
I,ve had air shocks on many cars for many years, if used properly they work fine,don't use them just for lift,not good for ride and not really stable at high speeds. I had mine on my maverick for three years driving it over 600 miles a week for work. I had just enough air in them for a liitle tire clearance, with no problems,I took them out when I started racing it. just my $.02
I put a set of Monroes from Parts America on mine and am pleased. $69 and about 2 hours total time. It'll get the back end up plenty high but it'll ride like a log truck and be real stiff. Plenty of height though to make it period looking. I ran the same kind on my 73 back in 73 because I pulled a ski boat. Really worked out great.
I have had mine for years and have not had any problems with punching holes in underneath the car. It is possibly due to the fact that I never filled them completly. I always filled them to where they wouldn't lift any further then let some air out to see it start to drop. The ride isn't all that great so I myself will be getting the 4 leafs and getting regular shocks. I'm not saying the air shocks wont damage anything either. But after reading all the negatives, i'm converting.
I used them for a while, then looked at the support where they mount at the top and got scared and took them off. I pictured them jutting into someones back in the back seat, more than going into the trunk. When you air them up, you already put pressure on the top and bottom mount because the shocks are pushing the body (top mount) away from the axle (bottom mount). It is already getting more pressure than any normal shock would put on it. Shocks "absorb" movement, they don't stop it. Now drive that pressurized setup over a bump or pothole, and the only thing that will give is the top mount. You get a nicer drive with "stock" shocks anyway. Get your hight from larger tires, thicker leaf-springs, lift blocks, etc.
Some guys run them, but I wouldn't. Take a look at what the upper shock mount bolts too and it will change your mind. Steve (PGARFDS) and I just cut the upper support (sheet metal) out of a 4-door parts car I had to replace the panel in one of his cars - because a previous owner used air shocks and they literally ripped a chunk out of the panel.
