Has anyone ever tried using air shocks on the front(and rear)of a leaf spring suspension as a cheap and easy way to get an inch or two lift.
Why would this be a bad idea?
Just thinking in theory today... I've never heard anyone mention this as an alternative(maybe with good reason).
I agree with everything said so far.
But if your only looking for inch or so to help some old springs it can be done...in the rear with in reason. Not maxed out like I used to run them. Never seen it done in the front on our old cars.
When I got my first car in 76 it was 71 340 RT challenger and the first thing I bought for it was air shocks for the rear and the second was M-50-14 tires mounted on some deep dish 10x14" crager SS rims and I was styling...big time in those days. I lowered the front end with the torsion bars, you can put a old mopar at any front end height. It was a big ole wedge, just like you see on tie shirts when there drawn all out of proportion.
That car was a chick magnet like I've haven't seen since. Had tons of fun in that car in it's short history with me. It handled like crap and I totaled it racing a girl in a 70 firebird at 2am in the morning into a telephone pole.
Then the car didn't look so hot.