I know air shocks are popular on lightweight rock buggies and aren't recomended for street use or high speeds. But after reading about how they work it seams like they could be a good addition to a conventionally sprung setup.
At the very least they can be filled at low pressure and act like a conventional high-end shock, right?
And if needed they can help support the truck. As the regular leafs/coils will do most of the work the shock would only see a very light-weight vehicle.
Also, the an air spring tends to have an exponential spring rate. Tuned correctly this could act a lot like bumpstops by increasing resistance shortly before bottoming out. Not quite as good as hydraulic bumps as they are an additional air shock themselves with additional hydraulic dampening and exponential spring rate.
What do y'all think? If it's already in the budget to get high quality shocks, why not get the air shocks for the added versatility?
At the very least they can be filled at low pressure and act like a conventional high-end shock, right?
And if needed they can help support the truck. As the regular leafs/coils will do most of the work the shock would only see a very light-weight vehicle.
Also, the an air spring tends to have an exponential spring rate. Tuned correctly this could act a lot like bumpstops by increasing resistance shortly before bottoming out. Not quite as good as hydraulic bumps as they are an additional air shock themselves with additional hydraulic dampening and exponential spring rate.
What do y'all think? If it's already in the budget to get high quality shocks, why not get the air shocks for the added versatility?