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Re: air shocks?
Andy (Longhornman) is absolutely correct. Shock mounts are not designed to hold the weight of the vehicle. I have personally seen and repaired quite a few of them in both cars and trucks.
It is usually the upper stud on trucks. They are just a 90 degree (single shear) bolt through a hole in the frame. The stud breaks or the hole gets worn out (loose) and can even crack the frame.
With cars, a lot of the time the upper mount is just in the sheet metal of the uni-body. This results in cracking and shoving the shock right up thru the trunk floor.
If you look at the suspension structure of something that was designed for coil over shocks, you will see much better shock mounts. They are carrying the weight and need much more strength.
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