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Old 07-13-16, 05:24 PM
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Default Converting to coils from air suspension. Can someone list parts i can remove?

Can anyone please list all of the air suspension parts that I can remove for the vehicle now that I'm switching over to coil shocks from the air suspension I'd like to remove all of the unnecessary Parts related to the ER suspension system but I'm not sure exactly which Parts can be removed.
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I recently did this. It's too much work to remove everything that goes along with the air suspension. They can be left in the car, as they don't interfered with anything and the weights is minimal all things considered.

All I did was remove the shocks, damping control units on top of the shocks and the fuse to keep the compressor off.

That's it.
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Thanks RRocket for replying to my post I understand that it probably is a lot of work but I'm not going to be doing the work myself I'd like to remove those parts therefore I can put them up for sale afterwards. Im just not exactly aware of all what's included in the air suspension package for the vehicle
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Hey also RRocket about how long did it take u 2 do the conversion urself?
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Originally Posted by Bennyd2420
Thanks RRocket for replying to my post I understand that it probably is a lot of work but I'm not going to be doing the work myself I'd like to remove those parts therefore I can put them up for sale afterwards. Im just not exactly aware of all what's included in the air suspension package for the vehicle
What makes you think their may be a market for all those unknown items? You may spend more money removing them than you can sell them for. The air shocks are about the only item that people have complained about that fail.
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Originally Posted by Bennyd2420
Thanks RRocket for replying to my post I understand that it probably is a lot of work but I'm not going to be doing the work myself I'd like to remove those parts therefore I can put them up for sale afterwards. Im just not exactly aware of all what's included in the air suspension package for the vehicle
You just need the struts with their top hats. Because the people who will usually buy used air struts just need them to be replaced in a 430 that already has air, I think that's the more likely the situation. So no need to over stress about the remaining parts.

Like they've said, leaving them would be the most efficient option.
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What makes you so sure that I don't already have a buyer for some of these parts. but if I'm going to go ahead and take the time to remove some of them why not remove them all. And I never said there was or wasn't a market for them but if someone's in need of them and the price is right it would be worth it for them. Thanks for the replies, but apparently no one is willing to answer the actual question I asked. They would rather give me advice about what I should do with my vehicle or they would do in my situation.
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