I did a bit more searching. IMO the best way to go here is hydraulic like I said before. I ran to the local farm supply store and took a look at their prices on cylinders. It looks like for a 2" cylinder with ~8" of throw, you're looking at $70 each. Compare this to the price of a strut and you're actually coming in fairly cheap. Now, you just have to find yourself a hydraulic motor off ebay. They go for less than $50 from what I've seen. Add a few rubber lines, some hard lines, and a bunch of check valves and you're almost done. If your car needed new shocks, I don't see any reason not to try it.
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