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Yes you can.
Air shocks allow the vehicle to ride smoother than regular shocks. Also, it helps the car carry greater weight over longer distances than regular shocks.
Follow the instructions that come with the shocks.
You have to replace with springs and shocks
Yes you can.
The Oldsmobile van has struts on the front. If it has air suspension, then the rear has struts as well. If not air ssuspension, then it just has regular shocks.
You could do that. The air shocks would have to be manually inflated. You may run into a competition between the manually leveling system and the automatic levilng system.
U will either have a compressor powered by the engine that keeps the car level when you put weight on the rear or U can follow the air lines from the shock back to something that looks like air valve on your tires. Then use a regular air chuck to fill shocks to your own liking. The air valve could be anyplace on the car. I put mine in the back bumper next to the license plate.
I have done this and it works GREAT..!!!!! You just have to adapt your lines to fit the shocks.. Don't be afraid to buy your shocks and install them....as long as you have skills.
take a spray bottle with soapy water and spray the lines and shocks.
None but some people use the T-Bird springs and shocks.
They have air shocks in the back that are used for ride height control. This is not the same as an "air spring" system. They have regular rear springs and the air bladders in the shock are only pumped up when there is significant load in the rear, to prevent the rear end from sagging. This is a very simple and reliable system. Monroe makes great factory replacement rear air shocks and they are cheap too.