So for the folks who have adjusted the height of their rear air suspension, any wisdom you'd care to share?
I put in a new suspension last week and wanted to adjust the rear to try and level things out. I was sitting on 36" on the left and 36.5" on the right. Wanted to get 2 more inches so I jacked up the car and went to town.
Summary: Measuring from the center of the hub to the inside fender lining (easiest place to cram a yard stick and measure while I was adjusting) I was at 23" and 23.5" (L to R). The default measurement (internal length) of the adjuster was 1.23" so after much fiddling I went to 1.60" and 1.50" (L to R) respectively. This net 39" and 39.5" L to R (or using the fender method, 25" and 25.5")
So... I could not for the life of me get the two sides to balance out. Even with a 1" drop on the right (lowest position versus highest position on the adjuster) the right side remained the same.
For others, here's the procedure.
1. Tires: Loosen up the rear tires, jack up the rear and then remove the tires as it makes working on this a lot easier.
2. Using a 10mm (IIRC) socket remove the lower bolt holding the adjustor. Note the position of the adjustor but for me, it was already crammed to the highest position. This will allow the adjustor to drop about 3" and make modifications easier.
3. Using a 12mm socket and remove the upper bolt. You may need a 10mm socket as the upper bolt may spin preventing the removal of the nut itself.
Why remove it? This thing is exposed to air, dirt and everything. Getting both of the nuts loose isn't easy (no working room)
4. When you have the adjustor in your hand, note the space between the two ends. It's about 10 full turns to remove each one but you'll have to release the nuts first - and the were locked on. I used a bit of Kerosene to clean it.
So, here's where I measured the 1.23", with 10 twists to go. Increasing the distance between the adjustors to 1.5" on the right made both the left and right side increase the height by 2". Yes, that's right. I adjusted one side (left) and both sides increased by 2". This is where I got confused.
At the end of the day realizing this was huge mess (plus it was 1AM), I simply increased the right to 1.6" (6 additional twists on both ends) on the left, and 1.5" on the right.
And net a 39" on the left and 39.5" on the right.
I put in a new suspension last week and wanted to adjust the rear to try and level things out. I was sitting on 36" on the left and 36.5" on the right. Wanted to get 2 more inches so I jacked up the car and went to town.
Summary: Measuring from the center of the hub to the inside fender lining (easiest place to cram a yard stick and measure while I was adjusting) I was at 23" and 23.5" (L to R). The default measurement (internal length) of the adjuster was 1.23" so after much fiddling I went to 1.60" and 1.50" (L to R) respectively. This net 39" and 39.5" L to R (or using the fender method, 25" and 25.5")
So... I could not for the life of me get the two sides to balance out. Even with a 1" drop on the right (lowest position versus highest position on the adjuster) the right side remained the same.
For others, here's the procedure.
1. Tires: Loosen up the rear tires, jack up the rear and then remove the tires as it makes working on this a lot easier.
2. Using a 10mm (IIRC) socket remove the lower bolt holding the adjustor. Note the position of the adjustor but for me, it was already crammed to the highest position. This will allow the adjustor to drop about 3" and make modifications easier.
3. Using a 12mm socket and remove the upper bolt. You may need a 10mm socket as the upper bolt may spin preventing the removal of the nut itself.
Why remove it? This thing is exposed to air, dirt and everything. Getting both of the nuts loose isn't easy (no working room)
4. When you have the adjustor in your hand, note the space between the two ends. It's about 10 full turns to remove each one but you'll have to release the nuts first - and the were locked on. I used a bit of Kerosene to clean it.
So, here's where I measured the 1.23", with 10 twists to go. Increasing the distance between the adjustors to 1.5" on the right made both the left and right side increase the height by 2". Yes, that's right. I adjusted one side (left) and both sides increased by 2". This is where I got confused.
At the end of the day realizing this was huge mess (plus it was 1AM), I simply increased the right to 1.6" (6 additional twists on both ends) on the left, and 1.5" on the right.
And net a 39" on the left and 39.5" on the right.
