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07-07-13, 10:24 PM

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post pics when you have it installed man. I'd be interested in knowing what bag psi you feel comfy with. I've searched and haven't found a baseline for bag psi on the heavier LS430.

Will do, should be complete by end of this week.

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07-10-13, 03:57 PM

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Will do, should be complete by end of this week.

I don't know why anyone whould run that air lift aor PSI stuff accuair make the best leveling kit on the market. It is a proven system.

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07-10-13, 04:17 PM

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I used an Eastwood rolling tool, heated up the fenders, rolled very slowly and paid extra attention near the holes in the lip where the dimples would occur.

What happens is the the holes cannot take the stress of the lip bending so the load goes to the next stiffest area: the quarter panel. If you take your time around the holes and use less force the lip will still bend up.

Once I rolled it as much I could with the Eastwood tool, I took a C-clamp and a block of teflon and pinched the lip flat against the quarter panel. Alot more work than shaving; but end result is the same as shaving but with more structural integrity of the quarter panel.

Where did get get the Teflon block?

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07-11-13, 08:19 AM

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Where did get get the Teflon block?

you could just use a piece of wood with some cloth to protect the paint. I happened to have a 1" thick block of teflon laying around.

you could even use a block of metal. just make sure there is a cloth between the block and the paint.

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07-15-13, 12:20 PM

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I don't know why anyone whould run that air lift aor PSI stuff accuair make the best leveling kit on the market. It is a proven system.

This of course is not fact, but pure opinion. Since the systems do not opperate in the same way, some may prefer one over the other. some may rather have a guage that tells them the pressures in the vehicle like the Air Lift V2, while others may wish to take the extra time to install height sensors to their vehicle. some may want to have a Pre-determined height without the need to adjust pressures (AccuAir), or some may have a preset made for say, 2 passangeres in the rear(Air Lift). I think it would be very difficult to say that one is better than the other, when they simply cannot be compaired without understanding what each individual wants in their car. I prefer not to drill holes into the body of my car if I don't have to, so e-level is out of the question.