Tubular shocks

[30 Tudor]

Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg

Am I missing something on these gas shocks?

Well actually you are,,and I say this with ALL due respect!

We are all missing something! I used to believe just what you said.

I got some replacement shocks for my chevy van a couple of months ago, nothing special, just good replacement shocks. I had to go to Denver to Bert's of all places,,,oh my goodness what fun. I waited till the last minute to throw them on, after a life time of this no problem right,,I wasn't missing a thing.
Wrong! when I took off the safety strap they shot out like a loaded weapon
and my body weight on top would hardly push them back in.
What a pain in the Butt working against all that pressure! floor jack, leverage bars, getting dirty!
I hadn't even planned on getting dirty! Four bolts out, four bolts in, maybe a little rust maybe a little stuck, no problem. The bottom mounting bracket was off (out of alignment)so the bolt was way to far off to go in easily with the "A" frame up or down. I had this "I only have one nerve left and your standing on it" attitude, sometimes the unexpected doesn't sit well.
Now the Van sits up higher in the front end by a very noticeable amount.
Just can't wait till just one side leaks the gas out, it will be a gas.

There are now high pressure shocks that used to be just regular old shocks.

Who keeps changing the rules?