Yes, I know you didn't say they were bad. I'm just a little perplexed by how many people say they've had bad experiences, or bad ride feel with air shocks, when I've had such good experience with them.
They've really gotten a bad rep over the years, and I can't understand why.

 

yeah mine have the new plastic fitting and o rings but they have been on 6 months and i check them regularly. they have not lost any pressure at all im pretty happy with them just got worried lol sounds like i got nothing to worry about

 

I think the reason alot of people dont like them is because they dont use them properly,way over inflating them,like i did on the nova i mentioned lol.Although the way you mentioned about using them with extended shackles sounds like it would work good like that as well as not needing to inflate them as much,but most people would not think to do that.

 

Just about evryone I knew had air shocks with stock length shackles, or just longer shackles without air shocks. The first causes a stiff ride, and the second causes springs to go flat.