Now that I read this, it's simply a fix that was mentioned "as working", not suggested as a good idea. thaywood got the idea from someone and probably from a post such as his and it's working for him. With that said, if you know it's a bad fix, then don't do it. If you decide to try the idea (that someone obviously came up with) then try it but if it's going to be suggested, I would add "do so at your own risk" but I would never do this because I'm smart enough to understand what the consequence may be, if I did.
I would buy a strut from Jamie to hold me over until I found something better. I have a set of new Arnotts on the 93 out back and they have been slammed all winter because that car was crashed. I doubt they're in any shape to go on a car with a working air ride anymore but I am going to get them off before I call the wrecker to come get it just so I can have a possible backup. Am I wasting my time? Most likely because Arnotts are usually :q:q:q:q out of the box but one of them might hold for a few days until a known good one arrives. I have 98's on the front of the 95 and they're doing just fine but I will never slime my bags just because thaywood says it's working for him. Make sense?