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Old May 1, 2009 | 01:12 AM
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Question The REAL gangsta lean!

Heres the real O.G TRIPPLE O.G. Gansta Lean!






and no,im am not on aftermarket air suspension.all my '01 UL has is a Data Systems controller and latley its been acting up on me.thats why im going to ditch the controller and the air struts and i'll be going with some coilovers.before this picture i was riding on setting "3".while driving home i setted it to setting "6" and it felt like i was doing a 3 wheel motion.this has happened many times since i've owned the car and im finally fed up with it.i dont know if its the controller itself or the factory ride height sensors.
im just wondering if anyone else that uses the Data Systems controller ever had problems with them.
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Old May 1, 2009 | 05:00 AM
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well i've read a lot of people saying that they had to replace their air struts after around 65-100k miles but i'm really not sure if this has anything to do with the use of the datasystems controller or not.. i can make my car do that (in your pics) but so far it has not acted up on its own, but i have only had my controller for about 8k miles. mines is an 05 UL w/ controller.
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Old May 1, 2009 | 07:55 AM
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I've run into the same issue b4, there is a thread on it on CL. What I noticed in someways which kind of makes since as well....is if you have someone riding in the back of the seat....I notice that it raises itself sometimes.....and I wonder if its b/c its trying to keep a smooth ride and it notice that there has been weight added. 2nd I usually dont play w/ the suspension while driving b/c while it trys to set itself the car is going up and down...not sure if that confuses the controller or not. But I use to have that issue. But for along time....I haven't seen it do that to my car.....when I put it on a setting, I have the car in parked and wait for it to be completely done...then drive off......(thats just my experience with it.)
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Old May 1, 2009 | 01:39 PM
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see my *****s dont dance
see we just pull up the pants and
do the roc-a-way
now lean back... lean back... lean back... lean back
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Old May 1, 2009 | 02:47 PM
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Infamous crooked UL stance!!!
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Old May 1, 2009 | 08:42 PM
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HOLY MOLY!!

You are ready for a low rider car show!

If you don't need the adjustable height feature of the air suspension, get rid of it. I am EXTREMELY happy with my steel springs conversion!!
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Old May 2, 2009 | 12:00 AM
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where can i get one of this data control thing?
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Old May 3, 2009 | 08:52 AM
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if you have a UL LS then you can get the controller from a couple places like L-tuned for one, but just search google for the 'asus datasystems controller asc680' make sure you get the proper harness for the specific year range of your vehicle... the 04-06 ls430 was the harness that ends in 'E'.
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Old May 4, 2009 | 12:49 AM
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biggz, when your ready to sell that controller lmk, still interested in it
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Old May 4, 2009 | 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by SH347
see my *****s dont dance
see we just pull up the pants and
do the roc-a-way
now lean back... lean back... lean back... lean back
HAHA. I was just listening to that song the other day.
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Old May 4, 2009 | 07:34 PM
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Respectable 3 wheel for a fac. suspension... lol

One of my fears of the UL and the extra $ lol

Sucks to have a issue like that, good luck w/ the fix
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Old May 5, 2009 | 01:04 AM
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Originally Posted by BNR34
HOLY MOLY!!

You are ready for a low rider car show!

If you don't need the adjustable height feature of the air suspension, get rid of it. I am EXTREMELY happy with my steel springs conversion!!
yeah im gonna replace them.i was gonna go with Tein CS coilovers but now im thinkng at going the same route as you.
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biggz, when your ready to sell that controller lmk, still interested in it
will do.i'll let you know.
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