Factory Air suspension to factory springs and visa versa
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Factory Air suspension to factory springs and visa versa
I have factory springs.. a customer of mine is having trouble with his factory air suspension.. can we just swap them? I know there are gonna be some differences but what can i expect?
Mine is a 93 his is a 96.. I run a complete automotive shop and can fab if i need to just would like to know what all I'm looking at..
Any help is greatly apperciated
Mine is a 93 his is a 96.. I run a complete automotive shop and can fab if i need to just would like to know what all I'm looking at..
Any help is greatly apperciated
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I have factory springs.. a customer of mine is having trouble with his factory air suspension.. can we just swap them? I know there are gonna be some differences but what can i expect?
Mine is a 93 his is a 96.. I run a complete automotive shop and can fab if i need to just would like to know what all I'm looking at..
Any help is greatly apperciated
Mine is a 93 his is a 96.. I run a complete automotive shop and can fab if i need to just would like to know what all I'm looking at..
Any help is greatly apperciated
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The 95-00 factory shock assembly is ~2" longer than the 90-94 LS's. Your 1-LS into his 2-LS is potentially 2" lower ride height and I don't know what the spring rates are between models. The 95+ had a slight tuning adjustment for improved handling (relative to the LS boat feel FWIW) so his may result in an even softer feeling with your springs and shocks.
Fabbing his to fit yours one possibility is altering the spring perch position. That would reduce the nominal piston travel about 2". With the normal compression, that would be close to 4-5" in piston travel used on a non-moving car. Same would happen if hacking the coils off a spring to fit. Either way, the shock becomes the limiting factor as I see it.
Factory shocks are ~$100/corner. Top hats and springs added to that should ball park ~$6-700. (New, street retail) Plenty of springs can be found at the wrecking yard if thinking used.
Many here desire a reduced ride height so off the shelf adjustable lowering coils from Megan, BC-R, etc are $600-$1K. Nicer units will be $1K+.
Fabbing his to fit yours one possibility is altering the spring perch position. That would reduce the nominal piston travel about 2". With the normal compression, that would be close to 4-5" in piston travel used on a non-moving car. Same would happen if hacking the coils off a spring to fit. Either way, the shock becomes the limiting factor as I see it.
Factory shocks are ~$100/corner. Top hats and springs added to that should ball park ~$6-700. (New, street retail) Plenty of springs can be found at the wrecking yard if thinking used.
Many here desire a reduced ride height so off the shelf adjustable lowering coils from Megan, BC-R, etc are $600-$1K. Nicer units will be $1K+.
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Yea i took his complete system, compressor bags and lines and ran my own wires and made switches..
its SLOW as ***** but lays out nicely.. future holds an aftermarket tank and compressor, BMW 7 series wheels will be on this weekend
its SLOW as ***** but lays out nicely.. future holds an aftermarket tank and compressor, BMW 7 series wheels will be on this weekend
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they seem to be holding up fine.. doesn't seem to be effecting them..
He paid us $200 to swap so I'm not complaining about free parts!!
as i remember people also said they wouldn't swap over, so we will see how long they last
He paid us $200 to swap so I'm not complaining about free parts!!
as i remember people also said they wouldn't swap over, so we will see how long they last
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I sent a PM regarding details on how to wire up the switches. If anyone has any information detailing how to put in 2 simple switches or even one so I can control my stock front air suspension, that would be great.
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